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title: "External Audit & Taxation Services"
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# External Audit & Taxation Services

Buyer: MOSSCARE ST VINCENT'S HOUSING GROUP LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028f2e

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## Summary

Mosscare St Vincent's Housing Group Limited, located in Manchester, has completed a procurement process for External Audit & Taxation Services within the auditing services category. Utilising the Crown Commercial Services Audit & Assurances Services framework, the contract was awarded through a selective procurement method detailed as a Restricted procedure. The contract covers the North West of England with key dates including an award date of 17 September 2025. Similarly, MSV Housing awarded a contract for Internal Audit Services also using a similar framework, with the award date being 4 February 2025, focusing on internal audit services in the same geographic area.

These contracts offer substantial business growth opportunities for firms specialising in audit and assurance services. Companies with expertise in external and internal audits can engage with public sector clients like Mosscare St Vincent's Housing Group Limited to provide critical advisory services, supporting regulatory compliance and improving financial and governance processes. Such contracts are particularly beneficial for large-scale firms like Menzies LLP and RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP, who possess the capacity and proficiency to deliver high-quality auditing services. The selective procurement approach highlights opportunities for businesses to showcase their quality and price competitiveness in this thriving sector.

## Notice

MSV Housing are currently looking to source an advisor to provide External Audit & Taxation Services on a 1 year with an option for a further 3 x 1 year based on satisfactory performance. We will utilise the Crown Commercial Services - Audit & Assurances Services

### Lot Information

Internal Audit & Assurance

MSV Housing are currently looking to source an advisor to provide External Audit & Taxation Services on a 1 year with an option for a further 3 x 1 year based on satisfactory performance. We will utilise the Crown Commercial Services - Audit & Assurances Services

Options: The contract will be for three (3) years initially, with an option to extend for any periods up to and including twenty-four (24) months.

External Audit

Provision of services relating to all aspects of external audits including inspecting documents, re-performing calculations and reviewing and reporting on controls and systems. Statutory audits requested by grant providers are included. * External statutory audit * External audit including but not limited to financial statements * Grant audits and certification * NHS audits including but not limited to external assurance on quality reports

Counter-Fraud & Investigation

Provision of services relating to proactive counter-fraud work and reactive investigation including forensics. Proactive counter-fraud services * Advice on and/or assessment of fraud, bribery and corruption awareness training and changes to legislation, policies and regulations * Advice on and/or assessment of fraud risk plan and support in improving fraud, bribery and corruption risk management and fraud risk identification * Advice on and/or assessment of fraud, bribery and corruption prevention and detection strategy including fraud response plan * Advice on and/or assessment of whistleblowing, gifts and hospitality and conflicts of interest policies and procedures, and other routes for reporting suspected fraud * Advice/assessment and/or delivery of proactive testing and compliance activity in key risk areas * Advice on fraud loss including prevention estimation methodologies * Use of technology including but not limited to data analytics to support the delivery of proactive counter-fraud services including fraud prevention and detection Reactive investigation capabilities * Corporate intelligence techniques * Financial irregularity investigations * Investigation of non-financial irregularities, including but not limited to, regulatory breaches and misconduct * Investigation of suspected fraud, bribery or corruption allegations made through all established reporting routes, including whistleblowers and digital analytics * Forensic extraction and review of structured digital evidence including but not limited to email data * Forensic extraction and review of unstructured digital evidence including but not limited to social media postings and data held in audio and video formats * Support with the delivery of criminal investigations in line with investigatory legal powers, including the Criminal Procedures andv Investigations Act and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act * Expert witness services including but not limited to offering the services of individuals who have previously acted as an expert witness * Use of data analytical technology tools and techniques to investigate fraud * Upskilling of new technology and techniques of fraud detection and prevention

Other Independent Assurance

Provision of services relating to assurance over aspects of organisational, operational and programme performance, benefitting from objective examination and assessment. * Advice on and assurance over non-financial information including but not limited to strategy, risk and corporate governance * Advice on and assurance over KPIs including but not limited to environmental, sustainability and workforce reporting * Compliance monitoring and risk management * Grant funding assurance including but not limited to programme reviews and impact assessments * Independent assurance reviews including special purpose reviews and investigations * Regulatory reporting * Service auditor reports including but not limited to international standard on assurance engagements (ISAE) 3402 standards * Social responsibility including but not limited to modern slavery audits * Third party risk management including but not limited to supply chain and contract assurance * Well led governance reviews * Workforce audit services including but not limited to temporary, fixed term or permanent staffing (clinical and non-clinical

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079878-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £258,682,170 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MOSSCARE ST VINCENT'S HOUSING GROUP LIMITED |
| Additional buyers | BRITISH BUSINESS BANK; THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE; UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Trafford |
| Electoral ward | Gorse Hill & Cornbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Stretford and Urmston |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England), TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | AGILIA INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS; ASM (B; DELOITTE (NI; KPMG; LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST (360 ASSURANCE; MENZIES; RSM UK RISK ASSURANCE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 66113000 - Credit granting services
- 66113100 - Micro-credit granting services
- 66151000 - Financial market operational services
- 66152000 - Financial market regulatory services
- 72224200 - System quality assurance planning services
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 72810000 - Computer audit services
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
- 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 79212100 - Financial auditing services
- 79212110 - Corporate governance rating services
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services
- 79212400 - Fraud audit services
- 79212500 - Accounting review services
- 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
- 79313000 - Performance review services
- 90714000 - Environmental auditing
- 90714200 - Corporate environmental auditing services
- 90714300 - Sectoral environmental auditing services
- 90714400 - Activity specific environmental auditing services

## Release History

- 4 Dec 2025 at 16:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079878-2025
- 4 Nov 2025 at 16:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070986-2025
- 23 Feb 2024 at 12:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005952-2024
- 11 Sep 2022 at 18:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025445-2022
- 9 Sep 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022470-2021
- 1 Feb 2021 at 22:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002008-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ulster.ac.uk
- https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:520555-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=999028390
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs
- https://www.msvhousing.co.uk

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