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Audit Services

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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28 Aug 2026 at 11:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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12 Jun 2026 at 11:25

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority procured professional external audit services for its financial accounts. The requirement covers auditing work, classified under CPV 79212000, for the Authority’s financial year 2025/26. The appointed auditor is Forvis Mazars LLP. The buying organisation is the fire and rescue authority serving Merseyside, with its headquarters in Bootle. The work is associated with public-sector audit activity across England. This is a services requirement rather than the supply of goods or construction works. It is relevant to accountancy practices, audit firms and professional services businesses that undertake statutory or comparable financial audits for public authorities and can deliver the assurance, reporting and governance work expected from an external auditor.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, and comprised one lot. Forvis Mazars LLP was awarded the work on 12 June 2026 for £110,793 excluding VAT, or £132,951.60 including VAT. The contract was signed on 30 June 2026 and runs from 30 June 2026 to 31 March 2027. The contract value is £204,593 excluding VAT, or £245,511.60 including VAT. The difference between the award and contract values is reported in the procurement record. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement description states that PSAA appointed Forvis Mazars as the Authority’s auditor.

This completed procurement is a useful indicator of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority’s demand for externally delivered financial audit services. A supplier considering the requirement when it next returns to market would need a professional audit practice with the capacity to serve a public-sector fire and rescue authority, deliver work across the relevant financial reporting cycle, and provide credible independent assurance. The selected supplier is a large professional services firm, showing that scale and established audit capability can be relevant to this requirement. Businesses should also understand that this procurement was handled as a below-threshold direct award without competition, so monitoring the buyer’s future procurement route will be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Audit Services

Notice Description

For the financial year 2025/26, PSAA have appointed Forvis Mazars as auditors for MFRA.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b3d3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082120-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
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

79212000 - Auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£110,793 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£204,593 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOOTLE
Postcode
L30 4YD
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Netherton and Orrell
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Forvis Mazars LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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