# The Provision of External Audit Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Leicester](/buyers/university-of-leicester/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Ernst & Young LLP](/contract-winners/ernst-young/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £442,000
- Tender value: £442,000
- Award date: 17 May 2018
- Published: 21 May 2018
- Contract start: 22 April 2019
- Contract end: 31 July 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6db1d05b-2fe2-48e2-a6d0-65688b217150-217331
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a89d39ed-0cfa-4d64-b828-9466a5638211

## Description

The University of Leicester is seeking to award two contracts for the provision of external audit services tocommence in April 2018: 1 - External Audit Services to the University of Leicester including its subsidiaries and subsidiary holdings 2 - External Audit Services to the University of Leicester pension and assurance scheme The contract term will be four years, with the option to extend for a further 12 months\. The University wishes toappoint one firm for both services and the successful tenderer will be awarded both contracts\. Tenderers will beexpected to submit a response for both services for the provision of both services\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6db1d05b-2fe2-48e2-a6d0-65688b217150-217331)