Notice Information
Notice Title
Cottsway Housing Association Audit Services
Notice Description
The scope of the Contract is the provision of audit services. The Contract is divided into 2 Lots. Lot 1 - internal audit Services Lot 2 - external audit services The Contract will last for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend at Cottsway's discretion for a further 2 years, giving a total potential term of 5 years. The Contract will commence in January 2025. Bidders may bid for both Lots. Bidders shall note that Cottsway cannot award Lot 1 and Lot 2 to the same Bidder. Therefore, Bidders who are bidding for both Lots are required to state their first and second preference out of Lot 1 and Lot 2. If the same Bidder achieves the highest scoring bid for both Lot 1 and Lot 2 it will be awarded its preferred Lot, and the Bidder that submitted the second highest scoring bid for the other Lot will be awarded that Lot.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a8297714-e1a4-4ba3-96c2-4f7fe4fb9f4e
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73f1fc0e-e140-4ae6-942c-f28d7c658c5d
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
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
- £910,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £910,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Jan 2026 - 7 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- 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
- COTTSWAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nathan@clarityprocurement.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441942725438
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WITNEY
- Postcode
- OX28 4YG
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Witney South
- Westminster Constituency
- Witney
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73f1fc0e-e140-4ae6-942c-f28d7c658c5d
23rd January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=936250172
Please follow this link to view the notice.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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