Notice Information
Notice Title
Gardeen Housing Association External Audit 2026
Notice Description
The successful Candidate will be responsible for the provision of External Audit Services to be undertaken for the Employer, as detailed in the Description of Services & Requirements (refer Schedule 2) which in summary includes the following: Annual audit of the financial statements for the Association in accordance with the relevant regulatory and financial standards. Attendance at meetings with staff and committee members by a senior member of your audit team and at the Association's Annual General Meeting to present the draft audit and financial statements. Completion of any Corporation Tax returns (Gardeen HA has charitable status). Any ad hoc associated financial queries that may arise during the year.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The tender documents comprise the SPD document available via the SPD Module in the Contract Notice on PCS; the Tender Document (ref 6426, contract & tender pricing document); and the Tender Quality Questionnaire [TQQ]. The tender documents evaluated will comprise the SPD, your quality score for the TQQ; and the Tender Sum stated on the Form of Tender. The submitted SPD will be assessed as a pass or fail to identify consultants who meet the criteria. Only those consultants who achieve an SPD pass will have their tender quality and cost considered/ evaluated The criteria for scoring will be to reach a total percentage score as follows: Price (tender sum)- deducting 1% from 100 for every percentage point each tender sum is in excess of the lowest tender sum, prior to weighting. Quality- out of 100 for your TQQ submission, ranked in relation to the other candidates. The candidates will be scored relative to each other (best answer scoring highest), based on the Employer's individual aspirations/ requirements and the information provided by the candidate(s).. Refer to the 'Instructions to Consultants' at pages 3-11 of the Tender Document
Renewal: The initial contract period will be on or after 1st April 2031 to 31st March 2033, reviewable annually subject to satisfactory performance, with options to extend the contract solely at the Employer's discretion on an annual basis thereafter to 31st March 2033.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000816483
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544034
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 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
- GARDEEN HOUSING ASSOCIATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G33 4UD
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM82 Glasgow City
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- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- East Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North East
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544034
Gardeen Housing Association External Audit 2026 - The successful Candidate will be responsible for the provision of External Audit Services to be undertaken for the Employer, as detailed in the Description of Services & Requirements (refer Schedule 2) which in summary includes the following: Annual audit of the financial statements for the Association in accordance with the relevant regulatory and financial standards. Attendance at meetings with staff and committee members by a senior member of your audit team and at the Association's Annual General Meeting to present the draft audit and financial statements. Completion of any Corporation Tax returns (Gardeen HA has charitable status). Any ad hoc associated financial queries that may arise during the year.
Notice URLs
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