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THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED

Research into the challenges faced by SMEs in relation to audit and corporate reporting

R&DCPV 73000000
Value£94k
Awarded27 Mar 2025
Published10 Apr 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded

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£94ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

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The brief

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries and sets the UK's Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes.

As the Competent Authority for audit in the UK, we set auditing and ethical standards and monitor and enforce audit quality.

The purpose of the FRC is to serve the public interest and support UK economic growth by upholding high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting, audit and actuarial work.

We seek to promote transparency and integrity in business; our work is aimed at investors and others who rely on company accounts, audit, and high-quality risk management.

The FRC were seeking Research Services into the challenges faced by SMEs in relation to audit and corporate reporting.

This research project aims to allow the FRC to build a greater understanding of the challenges affecting SMEs and the decisions they make about financial audits.

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The purpose of the FRC is

The purpose of the FRC is to serve the public interest and support UK economic growth by upholding high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting, audit and actuarial work.

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2d96bfc6-7bc5-4e14-811b-962773cc95f2
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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FRC2025-031
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