Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit and Taxation Services
Notice Description
External Audit and taxation services
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of future audit and related services commencing with the audit of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026. Although this is a joint invitation from Manor Estates Group (MEG) and Lister Housing Co-operative Ltd (LHC) neither organisation is bound by the decision of the other. Scope of Service to follow in ITT.
Renewal: 5 years initial contract with potential for 2*1 year extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059329
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076263-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212000 - Auditing services
79221000 - Tax consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £262,500 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £262,500 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £265,780 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MANOR ESTATES HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Kathryn Miller
- Contact Email
- jrankin@lister.coop, kmiller@manorestates.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312296176, +44 1315108540
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH14 1RW
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice URLs
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