Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of External Audit Services
Notice Description
Caledonia Housing Association Group, comprising Caledonia and its subsidiary, Cordale Housing Association, is one of Scotland's leading Registered Social Landlords. The Group owns and manages approximately 6,000 homes across Tayside, Fife, the Highlands, East and West Dunbartonshire, and North Lanarkshire. Following a competitive tender process, the Group has appointed RSM UK Audit LLP as external auditor for an initial three-year term, with the option to extend for a further two years, subject to satisfactory performance.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The appointed auditor will be responsible for auditing the Group's annual financial statements and providing related advisory services, including technical guidance on accounting standards, taxation matters, and legislative changes. The auditor will also liaise with internal auditors and support the Executive Management Team and Audit & Risk Management Committee as required.
Renewal: 24 months optional extension available subject to satisfactory performance
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05495c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070770-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
79212000 - Auditing services
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212200 - Internal audit services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £149,135 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Sep 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- After 5 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CALEDONIA HOUSING ASSOCIATION
- Contact Name
- Samuel Zachariah
- Contact Email
- info@caledoniaha.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7732495034
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PERTH
- Postcode
- PH2 0PA
- Post Town
- Perth
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Electoral Ward
- Perth City South
- Westminster Constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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