Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
External audit services for a social housing provider based in the West Midlands. We are ideally seeking a provider that is fully familiar with the operating environment and regulatory issues faced by housing associations, however we are willing to consider tenderers who may have limited experience or current client base within the sector. The contract is for an initial period of 5 year with an option to extend this by a further 2 years should that be satisfactory to all parties.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Please see Invitation to Tender for full details of requirements
Renewal: There is an option to extend the contract for a further 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d6d2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002871-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79212000 - Auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BLACK COUNTRY HOUSING GROUP LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Kaye Coulthard
- Contact Email
- procurement@bchg.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1215611969
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ROWLEY REGIS
- Postcode
- B65 0EE
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG37 Sandwell
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
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- Local Authority
- Sandwell
- Electoral Ward
- Blackheath
- Westminster Constituency
- Smethwick
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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