# The Provision of External Audit Services on behalf of NHS Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NHS Shared Business Services](/buyers/nhs-shared-business-services/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Grant Thornton UK LLP](/contract-winners/grant-thornton-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £127,500
- Tender value: £127,500
- Award date: 10 October 2016
- Published: 8 February 2017
- Contract start: 1 April 2017
- Contract end: 31 March 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: 5403d8a0-5ceb-416b-bc47-39b06b52085a-129399
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ae264ad5-ed22-45c3-9db9-127489cf033e

## Description

The aim of the Mini Competition/Invitation to Quote \(ITQ\) for The Provision of External Audit Services on behalf of NHS Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group was to provide a service which meets the requirements of the Local Accountability Act 2014: • an auditor panel must be appointed to advise on the appointments \(Part 3 section 8 and 9 of the Act\) • a local \(external\) auditor must be appointed to audit the annual accounts by 31 December of the preceding year \(Part 3, section 7\(1\) of the Act\) • an external auditor must be eligible for appointment in line with the Financial Reporting Council's \(FRC\) requirements \(Part 4 and Schedule 5 of the Act\) • the appointment can be for longer than a year but there must be a new appointment at least once every 5 years \(Part 3, section 7\(2\) of the Act\) • an auditor can be re-appointed for further terms \(Part 3, section 7\(3\) of the Act\)\. Additional information: This ITQ was run by NHS Shared Business Services on behalf of the CCG as a mini-competition using Lot 5\.4 of the ConsultancyOne Framework Agreement\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5403d8a0-5ceb-416b-bc47-39b06b52085a-129399)