Tender

Invitation to tender External Audit Services

THE LEASE ADVISORY SERVICE

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05 Dec 2016 at 14:57

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Lease Advisory Service is currently inviting tenders for External Audit Services, with the procurement classified under legal advisory services. Located in London, this active tender is at the planning stage, and submissions will be accepted until 20 January 2017. The total contract value is £5,000, and the selected auditor will need to commence services from 1 April 2017 through to 31 March 2020, following competitive standards applied to public sector audit contracts every three years.

This tender presents an opportunity for smaller businesses and SMEs with expertise in legal advisory services to expand their portfolio and contribute to an essential public body. Companies with a background in external auditing or a focus on legal frameworks related to residential leasehold and park home law would be particularly well-suited to compete, given LEASE’s commitment to high-quality service and the review process for contracted auditors based on quality and independence.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Invitation to tender External Audit Services

Notice Description

Invitation to tender for the provision of External Audit Services for the Leasehold Advisory Service and Lease Conferences Ltd. The Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) is an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) funded by government for the provision of free advice on residential leasehold law in England and Wales. LEASE also advises the public on Park Homes legislation. The principal sponsor is the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and there are supplemental contributions from the Welsh Government (WG). LEASE supplements its grant funding with commercial income earned through its wholly owned subsidiary, Lease Conferences Ltd (LC). Leasehold and park homes law are both complex and our advisory staff are all legally qualified. We deal with around 30,000 personal enquiries a year. Advice is in the main delivered online through our website (www.lease-advice.org), but a substantial proportion of enquiries also come to us by telephone, letter, personal visits to our office in Salisbury Square, London and outreach events across England and Wales. With the intention of removing reliance on public funding, in order to sustain free advice services, LEASE has developed a commercial revenue stream through the provision of training, seminars and conferences on the relevant areas as well as through directly charging leasehold and park home practitioners for initial advice (written and by telephone), advertising and a practitioner's directory on the website. The external auditors of LEASE will be appointed by LEASE's Board, following recommendations from the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARC). There is a presumption throughout the public sector that audit contracts are put out to competition every three years, and LEASE, as an NDPB, intends to follow this practice. In addition, after the end of each accounting year and before reappointing the external auditor for a further accounting year, LEASE will carry out a review of the audit in terms of quality, cost and independence.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bdbc6f90-cb61-4d2e-90b4-f8ae7ee9b341
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8ec349e-b61f-4d16-be89-4f2745b46ce2
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not applicable
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79111000 - Legal advisory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Dec 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jan 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE LEASE ADVISORY SERVICE
Contact Name
Anthony Essien, Chief Executive
Contact Email
anthonyessien@lease-advice.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC4Y 8JX
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Castle Baynard
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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