Award

Provision of External Audit Services

TRUST HOUSING ASSOCIATION

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Summary of the contracting process

The Trust Housing Association is conducting a public procurement process for the "Provision of External Audit Services," aimed at supporting its growth and diversification in the housing and care sectors. This tender is currently in the Award stage, having completed its tendering phase on 22 July 2021. The successful bidder, Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP, will sign a contract valued at £98,200 to provide these services over an initial period of three years, starting in October 2021, with options to extend for two additional one-year terms. The procurement method followed was an open procedure, allowing for broad participation from suppliers.

This procurement opportunity presents a significant chance for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in audit services tailored to the care and housing sectors. Companies that specialise in external auditing, particularly those familiar with the complexities of social enterprise operations, are well-positioned to compete. With the focus on sustainable growth, businesses that can demonstrate a strong understanding of the challenges faced by the housing and community amenities sector will have an advantage in this competitive tendering process.

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Notice Title

Provision of External Audit Services

Notice Description

External Audit services with an organisation that has experience of both care and housing, and understands the potential challenges facing our organisation as we grow and diversify our business in a sustainable way.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Trust Housing Association is looking to renew its External Audit Services requirement with an organisation that has experience of both care and housing for an initial contract period of 3 years from October 2021 with the option to extend for two further periods each of 1 year. Max term will be 5 years.

Options: Ad-hoc services at an additional hourly rate.

Renewal: There is an option to extend for a further 2 periods each of 1 year.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000657522
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP426742
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79212000 - Auditing services

79212300 - Statutory audit services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£98,200 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Aug 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
June 2026

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRUST HOUSING ASSOCIATION
Contact Name
Procurement Manager
Contact Email
sharonsi@trustha.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH14 1RL
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ANDERSON ANDERSON & BROWN

Further Information

Notice Documents

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