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EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES

Paradigm Housing Group

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20 Aug 2026 at 11:59

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Paradigm Housing Group is seeking external audit services for itself and its subsidiaries. The appointed auditor will carry out the statutory annual external audit of the group, applying current auditing standards and providing opinions on the statutory financial statements. These statements will be published on the group’s website and submitted to the Regulator of Social Housing, funders and investors. The requirement is classified as accounting and auditing services (CPV 79210000). Delivery is in South East England. This is a public-sector service opportunity for audit firms able to take responsibility for a group audit and the audit of subsidiary entities, with reporting suitable for regulatory, investor and funding stakeholders. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has reached tender: Paradigm Housing Group invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. It has two stages. The first assesses participation conditions, price and written quality submissions; the three highest-scoring tenderers proceed to stage two, a presentation, while the others are deselected. The submission deadline is 17 September 2026 at 12:00 and enquiries close on 10 September 2026 at 17:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 December 2026 to 30 June 2029, with two one-year extension options, giving a maximum end date of 30 June 2031. Estimated value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000 including VAT). Evaluation is price 15%, written quality 35% and presentation 50%.

This opportunity suits an external audit practice with experience auditing housing groups, subsidiaries and statutory financial statements, and with the technical capability to work to current auditing standards. Suppliers must be able to address the economic and technical conditions of participation set out in the procurement documents. The work calls for a team capable of managing a group audit, coordinating subsidiary audits and producing clear, defensible opinions for publication and submission to the Regulator of Social Housing, funders and investors. Strong written quality responses and the ability to deliver a convincing presentation to an evaluation panel are particularly important, since these together account for most of the scoring. Firms should also have the capacity to support the planned core term and potential extensions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES

Notice Description

SettleParadigm wishes to appoint an external auditor to undertake the statutory annual financial external audit of the group and its subsidiaries. The intention is to commence with the year ending 31 March 2027 for a period of three years with an option to extend for up to two more years on a plus one basis (i.e. 3 years + 1 year + 1 year). For clarity, the maximum duration of the contract will be to complete the audit for year ending 31 March 2031 if both options to extend are taken. The scope of Services to be delivered under the Contract will be to undertake the external audit of the Group and its subsidiaries in line with current auditing standards and to opine on the statutory financial statements of the Group and subsidiaries that will be published on our website and submitted to the Regulator of Social Housing, our funders and investors.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for +1, +1 years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e875
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079392-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
17 Sep 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Paradigm Housing Group
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WOOBURN GREEN
Postcode
HP10 0DF
Postcode Area
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns
Westminster Constituency
Beaconsfield

Further Information

Notice Documents

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