The phrase "a team of external" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a group of individuals from outside an organization or entity, often in a professional or collaborative context.
Example: "We have assembled a team of external consultants to help us with the project."
Alternatives: "a group of outside experts" or "an external team of specialists".
Laidlaw's investigation was assisted by a team of external accountants.
He also hired a team of external consultants to search the firm's books for unexploded ordnance.
Acting on information received from a whistleblower, he called in a team of external accountants and lawyers from city firms Deloitte and Freshfields to assess the true financial position.
A team of external accountants from KPMG, the consultancy that has been advising other parts of the London 2012 set-up on cost-cutting measures, has now been called in to investigate the whereabouts of the missing money.
But corporate executives may decide that a certain issue calls for a team of external, independent problem solvers working full-time.
Indeed, the problems are so acute in 11 that a team of external experts - the hit squads as they have been dubbed - will be sent in to make sure progress is made.
In early 2006, the government requested an external review of the health sector by a team of international and national experts.
Four million unique visitors a month now come to the Guardian for our environmental coverage – provided, at its peak, by a team including seven environmental correspondents and editors as well as a team of 28 external specialists.
At baseline and at 6 months, an oral examination of the random sample of 30 residents is carried out by a team of trained external examiners (dentists, master dental students, and master dental hygiene students).
The evaluation was conducted by a team of independent external evaluators and included comprehensive assessments of CMAM in five countries (Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal and Pakistan) and drawing synthesized findings and recommendations based on broader research and a global internet survey targeting all countries implementing CMAM.
This would require UNICEF's making a commitment to establish a core team of external trainers and developing a longer-term institutional or contractual relationship with them as well as strengthening their understanding of how UNICEF systems and programmes operate.
