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INSPIRATION TRUST

External Audit Services to the Inspiration Trust multi academy trust

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 79200000 79210000 79212000
Value£135k
Awarded23 Feb 2024
Published12 Apr 2024
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£135ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Business Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Inspiration Trust is tendering for an External Audit contract which will incorporate the following: • Preparation of the Inspiration Trust Annual Report and Accounts • Expressing an opinion on the above financial statements • Accountants Assurance Report on Regularity as required by the ESFA • Preparation of the Annual Accounts Return as required by the ESFA • Attendance at the Audit and Risk Committee meeting at which the Statutory Accounts and auditor's management letter are scrutinised • Pre and post audit meetings as required, including but not limited to planning and close out meetings • Audit of the Teachers' Pension Scheme End of Year Certificate • Preparation and submission of the Corporation Tax return • Review and assurance relating to specific grant funding requirements • VAT returns and advice • Ad hoc advice as required We would seek a three-year contract (to cover three year end audit cycles) with the scope to add on two further years (3+1+1 contract).

We would anticipate the contract needing to start as soon as possible to allow for interim audit work etc to be undertaken.

Tenders should be submitted by email to georginahardingham@inspirationtrust.org

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Tenders should be submitted by email

Tenders should be submitted by email to georginahardingham@inspirationtrust.org.

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