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Teachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit 2025/26

Durham County Council

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14 Oct 2026 at 10:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council commissioned an audit of its 2025/26 Teachers’ Pensions End of Year Certificate. The work is a specialist public-sector pension scheme audit, checking the annual certificate associated with teachers’ pension arrangements. Durham County Council is the buying organisation, and delivery is in County Durham, England. The requirement concerns a single audit service rather than pension administration or general financial audit work.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to FORVIS MAZARS LLP. The council used a direct award below the public procurement threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 20 October to 30 November 2026. Its value is £10,841 excluding VAT (£13,010 including VAT). The award covers one lot and relates to the 2025/26 Teachers’ Pensions End of Year Certificate audit.

This award shows that Durham County Council buys a defined, time-limited audit service for its Teachers’ Pensions annual certificate. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable capability in auditing pension-scheme reporting and producing or verifying the relevant end-of-year certificate, alongside the professional capacity to complete a focused engagement within a short delivery window. Experience with public-sector pension arrangements and the associated reporting obligations would be directly relevant. The council used a direct award for this contract, so the result also indicates that this instance was placed without a competitive process; it does not establish that a future procurement would use the same route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Teachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit 2025/26

Notice Description

Provision of Teachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit 2025/26

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078729
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096842-2026
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75320000 - Government employee pension schemes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,841 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Oct 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 1-6 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
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Forvis Mazars LLP

Further Information

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