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    ContractsResearch Study: Audit Training Practices at Non-PIE UK Audit Firms
    Closed contract

    Research Study: Audit Training Practices at Non-PIE UK Audit Firms

    Contract value
    £50k
    Closed 19 Aug 2026

    The FRC seeks research to understand audit training practices and barriers through structured interviews with UK non-PIE audit firms, delivering anonymised findings and themed reports by December.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 22 Jul 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £50k
    Closed 19 Aug 2026
    Tender deadline passed on 19 Aug 2026.

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£50,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      19 Aug 2026
      1 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Lifecycle

    Closed

    Tender closed on 19 Aug 2026. Awaiting award.

    22 Jul 2026Today19 Aug 2026

    Brief

    The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is seeking research services to conduct structured interviews with UK audit firms that do not audit Public Interest Entities (PIEs). This research will examine pre-qualification education, training, and assessment practices for statutory auditors at non-PIE firms, including those that currently employ trainee auditors and those that do not. The study aims to understand current training approaches and identify barriers to effective training delivery. The successful supplier will conduct interviews with a selected sample of firms, deliver anonymised full transcripts, present early findings by late September, and produce interim and final themed reports with illustrative quotes by mid-October and late-December respectively. All outputs will be appropriately anonymised so individual firms and participants cannot be identified, though anonymised findings may be quoted in published FRC documents such as consultation papers. Suppliers should refer to the full Invitation to Tender (ITT) for complete details and submission requirements.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06d0a4
    FR
    Buyer
    THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED
    Sector
    Research & Innovation