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External audit of public bodies in Scotland

Estimated Value

Up to £7,300,000

Deadline

Not specified

Published

28 May 2026

Type

services

GBCPV: 79212100
CategoryBusiness & professional

Overview

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

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 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

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 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

Additional details

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

Financial audit of: Scottish Water under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 401,300 GPB Financial audit of: Scottish National Investment Bank under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 239,700 GPB

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 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

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. 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. 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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