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First Garden Cities Homes Statutory External Audit

First Garden Cities Homes

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

11 Sep 2026 at 08:32

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

01 Jul 2026 at 13:48

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

04 Jun 2026 at 17:28

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

First Garden Cities Homes appointed a statutory external auditor to audit its financial statements under the UK Housing Statement of Recommended Practice and applicable UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. The requirement also covers independent examination of Saint Saviors Almshouses, a small charity for which First Garden Cities Homes is sole trustee, and preparation of consolidated group accounts. This is an accounting and auditing services contract for work connected with First Garden Cities Homes in England. The buyer is a public authority and housing organisation based in Letchworth Garden City. The requirement is suited to audit firms with expertise in social housing, charity examinations and group reporting.

The procurement has reached the award stage: BUZZACOTT AUDIT LLP was selected on 10 September 2026, subject to the stated appointment process, for a gross value of £430,000. The contract runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with a single optional two-year extension potentially taking it to 31 March 2034. It followed an open competitive flexible procedure with written tender and presentation stages. Seven bids were received and two reached the final stage. Evaluation weighted written qualitative responses at 45%, fee at 40% and presentation at 15%. The enquiry deadline was 24 July 2026 and tender deadline 31 July 2026. The award standstill ends on 22 September 2026, with signature scheduled for 9 October 2026.

For audit firms assessing future social-housing work, this procurement demonstrates demand for a statutory auditor able to work confidently with English Registered Providers of Social Housing and apply the UK Housing Statement of Recommended Practice alongside UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Credible suppliers would need a proven track record in external audit for this sector, strong technical financial reporting capability and the capacity to deliver audit work alongside an independent examination for a small charity. They would also need to consolidate the housing organisation and charity into group accounts, manage a structured written assessment and presentation process, and provide a sufficiently experienced team to support the buyer’s governance and audit requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

First Garden Cities Homes Statutory External Audit

Notice Description

The appointment of a suitably qualified Statutory Auditor to audit FGCH's financial statements prepared in accordance with the UK Housing Statement of Recommended Practice and applicable UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, commencing with the audit of the 2026-27 financial year. FGCH is also the sole Trustee for Saint Saviors Almshouses, a small charity with an annual income of approximately PS70,000. The appointed firm is required to act as the independent examiner for that charity, concurrent with the external audit for FGCH and to produce consolidated group accounts.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: A single, optional extension of 2 years to align with partner rotation requirements. If exercised, to be ratified by Board at the 2031 AGM

Planning Information

First Garden Cities Homes welcomes engagement from suitably qualified parties with a proven track record of performing external audit for English Registered Providers of Social Housing. To arrange an individual initial briefing on the opportunity and procurement timeline in the first instance please contact us using the email address provided on this notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae1e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086179-2026
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
Competitive flexible 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

79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£430,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£430,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£430,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
6 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
10 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 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
First Garden Cities Homes
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY
Postcode
SG6 1NY
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Local Authority
North Hertfordshire
Electoral Ward
Letchworth South West
Westminster Constituency
North East Hertfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BUZZACOTT AUDIT LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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