United Kingdom-Edinburgh: Statutory audit services – Framework Lead

The current contract for Statutory audit services – Framework Lead is projected to end on 16-APR-21 and may be available for retender. Audit Scotland invitation to tender for the external audit of public bodies in Scotland.
The Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission for Scotland require to appoint external auditors for the audit of several public sector bodies within their remits. This work is expected to compromise 36 % by value of their overall annual audit work. These appointments are for the audit years 2016/17 to 2020/21.
Applicants must satisfy statutory qualification requirements. The conduct of the audits is also governed by Audit Scotland’s Code of Audit Practice, which is wider in scope than for the audit of private sector organisations, and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland).
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