Notice Information
Notice Title
The Growth Company ITT for the Provision of External Audit and Corporation Tax Services
Notice Description
The Growth Company Group (GC) are tendering to appoint a high quality, independent provider of External Audit and Corporation Tax Services. The contract requirements include, statutory audit and ad hoc advisory work, together with the preparation of corporation tax computations and returns, iXBRL filing and ad hoc corporation tax advisory work.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The successful provider will be contracted for an initial 5 year period, with the option to extend for a further 5 years, subject to performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050983
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075972-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
79212500 - Accounting review services
79221000 - Tax consultancy services
79222000 - Tax-return preparation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £4,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 27 Feb 2026 - 1 Apr 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MANCHESTER INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SERVICE LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Marc Ripley
- Contact Email
- busdev@growthco.uk, tenders@growthco.uk
- Contact Phone
- +447734769344
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 5JW
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075972-2025
21st November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017790-2025
30th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017739-2025
29th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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