--- title: "Invitation to tender External Audit Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bdbc6f90-cb61-4d2e-90b4-f8ae7ee9b341" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bdbc6f90-cb61-4d2e-90b4-f8ae7ee9b341" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bdbc6f90-cb61-4d2e-90b4-f8ae7ee9b341.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bdbc6f90-cb61-4d2e-90b4-f8ae7ee9b341.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE LEASE ADVISORY SERVICE" published: "2016-12-05" --- # Invitation to tender External Audit Services Buyer: THE LEASE ADVISORY SERVICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bdbc6f90-cb61-4d2e-90b4-f8ae7ee9b341 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bdbc6f90-cb61-4d2e-90b4-f8ae7ee9b341) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bdbc6f90-cb61-4d2e-90b4-f8ae7ee9b341.json) ## Summary The Lease Advisory Service is currently inviting tenders for External Audit Services, with the procurement classified under legal advisory services. Located in London, this active tender is at the planning stage, and submissions will be accepted until 20 January 2017. The total contract value is £5,000, and the selected auditor will need to commence services from 1 April 2017 through to 31 March 2020, following competitive standards applied to public sector audit contracts every three years. This tender presents an opportunity for smaller businesses and SMEs with expertise in legal advisory services to expand their portfolio and contribute to an essential public body. Companies with a background in external auditing or a focus on legal frameworks related to residential leasehold and park home law would be particularly well-suited to compete, given LEASE’s commitment to high-quality service and the review process for contracted auditors based on quality and independence. ## Notice Invitation to tender for the provision of External Audit Services for the Leasehold Advisory Service and Lease Conferences Ltd. The Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) is an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) funded by government for the provision of free advice on residential leasehold law in England and Wales. LEASE also advises the public on Park Homes legislation. The principal sponsor is the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and there are supplemental contributions from the Welsh Government (WG). LEASE supplements its grant funding with commercial income earned through its wholly owned subsidiary, Lease Conferences Ltd (LC). Leasehold and park homes law are both complex and our advisory staff are all legally qualified. We deal with around 30,000 personal enquiries a year. Advice is in the main delivered online through our website (www.lease-advice.org), but a substantial proportion of enquiries also come to us by telephone, letter, personal visits to our office in Salisbury Square, London and outreach events across England and Wales. With the intention of removing reliance on public funding, in order to sustain free advice services, LEASE has developed a commercial revenue stream through the provision of training, seminars and conferences on the relevant areas as well as through directly charging leasehold and park home practitioners for initial advice (written and by telephone), advertising and a practitioner's directory on the website. The external auditors of LEASE will be appointed by LEASE's Board, following recommendations from the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARC). There is a presumption throughout the public sector that audit contracts are put out to competition every three years, and LEASE, as an NDPB, intends to follow this practice. In addition, after the end of each accounting year and before reappointing the external auditor for a further accounting year, LEASE will carry out a review of the audit in terms of quality, cost and independence. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8ec349e-b61f-4d16-be89-4f2745b46ce2 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not applicable | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Dec 2016 | | Submission deadline | 20 Jan 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE LEASE ADVISORY SERVICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC4Y 8JX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | City of London | | Electoral ward | Castle Baynard | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79111000 - Legal advisory services ## Release History - 5 Dec 2016 at 15:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8ec349e-b61f-4d16-be89-4f2745b46ce2 - 5 Dec 2016 at 14:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8ec349e-b61f-4d16-be89-4f2745b46ce2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8ec349e-b61f-4d16-be89-4f2745b46ce2 5th December 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e5db0aae-f6e9-4976-b30d-c96be8a64ead Invitation to tender External Audit Services - http://www.lease-advice.org/files/2016/12/External-audit-invitation-to-tender2016Final.pdf Invitation to tender External Audit Services ## Notice URLs - http://www.lease-advice.org ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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