--- title: "EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e875" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e875" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e875.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e875.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Paradigm Housing Group" published: "2026-08-20" --- # EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES Buyer: Paradigm Housing Group Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e875 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e875) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e875.json) ## Summary Paradigm Housing Group is seeking external audit services for itself and its subsidiaries. The appointed auditor will carry out the statutory annual external audit of the group, applying current auditing standards and providing opinions on the statutory financial statements. These statements will be published on the group’s website and submitted to the Regulator of Social Housing, funders and investors. The requirement is classified as accounting and auditing services (CPV 79210000). Delivery is in South East England. This is a public-sector service opportunity for audit firms able to take responsibility for a group audit and the audit of subsidiary entities, with reporting suitable for regulatory, investor and funding stakeholders. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procurement has reached tender: Paradigm Housing Group invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. It has two stages. The first assesses participation conditions, price and written quality submissions; the three highest-scoring tenderers proceed to stage two, a presentation, while the others are deselected. The submission deadline is 17 September 2026 at 12:00 and enquiries close on 10 September 2026 at 17:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 December 2026 to 30 June 2029, with two one-year extension options, giving a maximum end date of 30 June 2031. Estimated value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000 including VAT). Evaluation is price 15%, written quality 35% and presentation 50%. This opportunity suits an external audit practice with experience auditing housing groups, subsidiaries and statutory financial statements, and with the technical capability to work to current auditing standards. Suppliers must be able to address the economic and technical conditions of participation set out in the procurement documents. The work calls for a team capable of managing a group audit, coordinating subsidiary audits and producing clear, defensible opinions for publication and submission to the Regulator of Social Housing, funders and investors. Strong written quality responses and the ability to deliver a convincing presentation to an evaluation panel are particularly important, since these together account for most of the scoring. Firms should also have the capacity to support the planned core term and potential extensions. ## Notice SettleParadigm wishes to appoint an external auditor to undertake the statutory annual financial external audit of the group and its subsidiaries. The intention is to commence with the year ending 31 March 2027 for a period of three years with an option to extend for up to two more years on a plus one basis (i.e. 3 years + 1 year + 1 year). For clarity, the maximum duration of the contract will be to complete the audit for year ending 31 March 2031 if both options to extend are taken. The scope of Services to be delivered under the Contract will be to undertake the external audit of the Group and its subsidiaries in line with current auditing standards and to opine on the statutory financial statements of the Group and subsidiaries that will be published on our website and submitted to the Regulator of Social Housing, our funders and investors. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: Option to extend for +1, +1 years ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079392-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 17 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | Lots value | £1,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Paradigm Housing Group | | Locality | WOOBURN GREEN | | Postcode area | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP10 0DF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire | | Local authority | Buckinghamshire | | Electoral ward | Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns | | Westminster constituency | Beaconsfield | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services ## Release History - 20 Aug 2026 at 11:59 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079392-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079392-2026 20th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.paradigmhousing.co.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Login/Index?ReturnUrl=%2fLogin%2fLogoutConfirmation - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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