Independent financial audit of an EU funded project

Natural England runs several externally funded projects. One of which is Dynamic Dunescapes DuneLIFE (LIFE 17 NAT/UK/000570), which is co-funded by the European Union LIFE 2018-2025 programme and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Dynamic Dunescapes DuneLIFE project (LIFE 17 NAT/UK/000570) is a six-year project running from September 2018 to 30 Sept 2025 . The audit needs to be:  Undertaken in accordance with the Commission's audit methodology;  Use the evidence obtained from these procedures as the basis for the Report of factual findings; and  Presented in the Commission's audit model report template. The auditor is required to undertake the sampling, testing and reporting between 1 October and 30 November 2025. Audit and final report must be completed by 30 November 2025. To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to Marc.Read@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 05/03/2025. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Marc.Read@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.