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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Appointment of Sandwell Childrens Trust External Auditor

Business ServicesCPV 79212000
Value£200k
Deadline28 Dec 2025
Published27 Nov 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 27 Nov 2025ClosedCloses 28 Dec 2025
Who to contact
Neil Whitehouse
michelle_hackwood@sandwell.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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£200ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Sandwell Children’s Trust invites tenders from suitably qualified and competent registered auditors with a high level of knowledge and understanding of the public sector for the provision of a statutory external audit and certain related services.

For the period 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.

The auditor must have previous experience of auditing a local authority children’s service, Children’s Trust or public bodies providing welfare services.

Further details of the external audit and other services can be found in the attached document within the In-Tend ITT Pack, Schedule 5 – External Auditor Service Specification.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The auditor must have previous experience

The auditor must have previous experience of auditing a local authority children’s service, Children’s Trust or public bodies providing welfare services.

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OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
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