Notice Information
Notice Title
ID558 External Audit
Notice Description
The Aspire Group is seeking to appoint an auditor for the provision of external audit services to the Group. The auditor will be required to audit the financial statements for the 3 Group companies.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The term of the contract is to be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Max term 5 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05065d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016536-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 6 Feb 2026 - 6 Feb 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-10-21
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ASPIRE HOUSING
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- contracts@aspirehousing.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME
- Postcode
- ST5 0QW
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Electoral Ward
- May Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016536-2025
23rd April 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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