Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
Langstane Housing Group has awarded a contract for an external auditor. The contract will start in November 2025 with the first audit being in relation to the financial statements ending 31 March 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Langstane Housing Group is awarding a contract for external audits. The contract will start in November 2025 with the first audit being in relation to the financial statements ending 31 March 2026.. Community benefits will be required
Options: There may be additional (related) services required over the course of the contract. The supplier will be asked to provide quotations for any additional work.
Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions - optional
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000801934
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541628
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- June 2030
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANGSTANE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- mandy.macarthur@langstane-ha.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1224423000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB24 1SL
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN533101&idx=1
23rd June 2025 - Schedule 1 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN533101&idx=2
23rd June 2025 - Schedule 2 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN533101&idx=3
23rd June 2025 - Schedule 3 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN533101&idx=4
23rd June 2025 - Schedule 4 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533101
External Audit Services - Langstane Housing Group comprises Langstane Housing Association and Langstane Property Limited. Langstane Housing Association is a registered social landlord and a registered charity based in Aberdeen. The group owns 2,988 properties in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. The group is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced external auditor. The contract is likely to start in September 2025 with the first audit being in relation to the financial statements ending 31 March 2026. The annual value is circa GBP30,000. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541628
External Audit Services - Langstane Housing Group has awarded a contract for an external auditor. The contract will start in November 2025 with the first audit being in relation to the financial statements ending 31 March 2026.
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