---
title: "Teachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit 2025/26"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078729"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Durham County Council"
published: "2026-10-14"
---

# Teachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit 2025/26

Buyer: Durham County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078729

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## Summary

Durham County Council commissioned an audit of its 2025/26 Teachers’ Pensions End of Year Certificate. The work is a specialist public-sector pension scheme audit, checking the annual certificate associated with teachers’ pension arrangements. Durham County Council is the buying organisation, and delivery is in County Durham, England. The requirement concerns a single audit service rather than pension administration or general financial audit work.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to FORVIS MAZARS LLP. The council used a direct award below the public procurement threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 20 October to 30 November 2026. Its value is £10,841 excluding VAT (£13,010 including VAT). The award covers one lot and relates to the 2025/26 Teachers’ Pensions End of Year Certificate audit.

This award shows that Durham County Council buys a defined, time-limited audit service for its Teachers’ Pensions annual certificate. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable capability in auditing pension-scheme reporting and producing or verifying the relevant end-of-year certificate, alongside the professional capacity to complete a focused engagement within a short delivery window. Experience with public-sector pension arrangements and the associated reporting obligations would be directly relevant. The council used a direct award for this contract, so the result also indicates that this instance was placed without a competitive process; it does not establish that a future procurement would use the same route.

## Notice

Provision of Teachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit 2025/26

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096842-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Oct 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,841 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Durham County Council |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Postcode area | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Framwellgate & Newton Hall |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Forvis Mazars LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75320000 - Government employee pension schemes

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 10:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096842-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096842-2026
  14th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk/
- https://www.forvismazars.com/group/en
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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