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External audit of public bodies in Scotland

Audit Scotland · Public body

In brief

Audit Scotland has announced plans to buy accountancy work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £7,300,000 excluding VAT.

It is split into 20 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for accountancy contracts in this region (from 30 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Category A: Regional local government and health: Tayside
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council, Perth and Kinross Council, Angus Council, Tayside Pension Fund, Dundee City Integration Joint Board, Angus Integration Joint Board, Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board and Tayside Contracts Joint Committee under the Code of audit practice 2016 Additional information: 25/26 value 1,107,100 GPB

Accountancy and audit—
Category A: Regional local government and health: Lanarkshire
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: NHS Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board and South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 936,800 GPB

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Category A: Regional local government and health: Lothian
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: West Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, East Lothian Council, Lothian Pension Fund, Midlothian Integration Joint Board, West Lothian Integration Joint Board and East Lothian Integration Joint Board under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 854,200 GPB

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Category A: Regional local government and health: Glasgow
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Glasgow City Council, Strathclyde Pension Funds and Glasgow City Integration Joint Board under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 814,400 GPB

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Category A: Regional local government and health: Scottish Borders
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: NHS Borders, Scottish Borders Council, Scottish Borders Pension Fund and Scottish Borders Integration Joint Board under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 444,200 GPB

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Category A: Regional local government and health: Western Isles
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: NHS Western Isles, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and Curam Is Slainte nan Eilean Siar under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 333,000 GPB

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Category A: Regional local government and health: Renfrewshire
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Renfrewshire Council, Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board and Scotland Excel under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 311,300 GPB

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Category A: Regional local government and health: Inverclyde
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Inverclyde Council and Inverclyde Integration Joint Board under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 255,200 GPB

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Category A: Regional local government and health: East Renfrewshire
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: East Renfrewshire Council and East Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 241,000 GPB

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Category B: Central government: Land and Forestry
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Forestry and Land Scotland, Scottish Canals, NatureScot and Scottish Forestry under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 315,100 GPB

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Category B: Central government: Charities
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: National Galleries of Scotland, National Museums of Scotland, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and National Library of Scotland under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 147,800 GPB

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Category B: Central government: Lottery funding
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Creative Scotland, sportscotland, sportscotland Lottery Fund and Creative Scotland Lottery Fund under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 154,300 GPB

Accountancy and audit—
Category B: Central government: Companies
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Zero Waste Scotland, Scottish Futures Trust and Independent Living Fund Scotland under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 117,800 GPB

Accountancy and audit—
Category C: Central government specialist: Scottish Water
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Scottish Water under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 401,300 GPB

Accountancy and audit—
Category D: Central government specialist: Scottish National Investment Bank
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Scottish National Investment Bank under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 239,700 GPB

Accountancy and audit—
Category E: Further education: West
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: New College Lanarkshire, West College Scotland, South Lanarkshire College and West Lothian College under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 184,400 GPB

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Category E: Further education: Glasgow
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: City of Glasgow College, Glasgow Kelvin College and Glasgow Clyde College under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 163,800 GPB

Accountancy and audit—
Category F: Local government small bodies: Tayside
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Tay Road Bridge Joint Board, Tayside and Central Scotland Transport Partnership (TACTRAN) and Tayside Valuation Joint Board under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 65,500 GPB based on ISA (UK) audit The alternative assurance framework will be set out in the 2026 Code and supplementary guidance, available as part of the full tender.

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Category F: Local government small bodies: Glasgow
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet Joint Committee and West of Scotland Archaeology Service Joint Committee under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 32,900 GPB based on ISA (UK) audit The alternative assurance framework will be set out in the 2026 Code and supplementary guidance, available as part of the full tender.

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Category G: Central government small bodies: SPCB sponsored bodies
What this lot covers

Financial audit of: Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Scottish Information Commissioner, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, Scottish Human Rights Commission, Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland, Standards Commission for Scotland and Scottish Biometrics Commissioner under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 177,000 GPB based on ISA (UK) audit The alternative assurance framework will be set out in the 2026 Code and supplementary guidance, available as part of the full tender.

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Timeline

  1. Prior information notice · notice 050147-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 050147-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 28 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.