Notice Information
Notice Title
Auditor to undertake the Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Assurance Process
Notice Description
The Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk is inviting tenders for a Reporting Accountant for the Housing Benefit Subsidy Assurance work for the Subsidy Claim for the years 2023/2024 to 2026/2027.
Planning Information
The exercise will consist of written responses to the Pre-Market Engagement document. The Council reserves the right to hold subsequent meetings with those that have responded to the written questions (Participants). Any such meetings would be to discuss the responses to the questions in further detail.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f51c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039787-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
79212100 - Financial auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £201,600 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 29 Apr 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 May 2026 - 12 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BOROUGH COUNCIL OF KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KING'S LYNN
- Postcode
- PE30 1EX
- Post Town
- Peterborough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH52 North and West Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH16 North and West Norfolk
-
- Local Authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Electoral Ward
- St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas
- Westminster Constituency
- North West Norfolk
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039787-2026
30th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012936-2026
12th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082633-2025
12th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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