RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Audit Scotland

External audit of public bodies in Scotland

Business ServicesCPV 79212100
Value£7.3m
Deadline
Published28 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
John Gilchrist
jgilchrist@audit.scot
+44 7970331736

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£7.3mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£7.9m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Audit Scotland has published 4 Business Services notices, about every 11 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around April 2027.

47% of Audit Scotland’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Financial audit of Scottish public sector bodies under the Code of Audit Practice 2026

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a73e
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
050147-2026
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