Notice Information
Notice Title
BP1031 - Housing Benefit Subsidy Assurance Services
Notice Description
Broxtowe Borough Council is conducting the procurement exercise on behalf of the Council's listed below, to establish contracts for the supply of Housing Benefit Assurance Services. * Broxtowe Borough Council * Gedling Borough Council * Newark and Sherwood District Council * Rushcliffe Borough Council (The Council/s) Each of the participating Councils will award contracts separately and day-to-day transactions under the agreement will be conducted between the appointed Service Provider (Auditor) and the particular Council concerned. In any event, any formal contracts which emerge from this process will be entered into separately with the Service Provider by each council, with no relationship of joint or several liabilities between them. The Council requires a Service Provider (Auditor) to audit their Housing Benefit (HB) Subsidy Grant claims in England, commencing with the subsidy period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. (equivalent dates for any extension period), to meet the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) requirements to give the DWP assurance of a valid and true claim. The Service Provider will conduct testing of all Housing Benefit Assurance Procedure (HBAP) aspects of the audit. Bidders must be currently registered on the Local Public Audit Register and available to facilitate the HBAP in respect of the FYE ending March 2023 and FYE March 2024, as detailed in the LA Welfare Direct Bulletin - LAWD 12/2022, otherwise your bid will fail. The initial contract period is 12 months. The contract is estimated to commence 1 April 2024 and expire 31 March 2025. There will be an option to extend the contract for 24 months in 12 month increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 36 months, covering 2023, 2024 and 2025 audit requirements Please visit the Council's e-tendering system https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system). Please search for BP1031. Additional information: Option to extend annually for two further years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-93b4c5b4-3f27-497a-8691-b65f2f090647
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5b0c528-afcf-4ced-9a78-0067d80a9c1a
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212000 - Auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Oct 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Mar 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Sep 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BROXTOWE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG9 1AB
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF East Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Broxtowe
- Electoral Ward
- Beeston West
- Westminster Constituency
- Broxtowe
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5b0c528-afcf-4ced-9a78-0067d80a9c1a
18th October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae1644cf-f3cb-454a-b078-7654c1085dee
10th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/caf8bcdc-33e1-4e42-a86e-49302b4a6fb7
Bidder Guidance - Registering and Accessing Opportunities on East Mids Tender Portal -
https://www.eastmidstenders.org
Link to E-Procurement Portal. Please visit the Council's e-tendering system https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system). Please search for BP1004
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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