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title: "Appointment of External Auditor"
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# Appointment of External Auditor

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-external-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee68). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Platform Housing Limited: "Appointment of External Auditor". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Platform Housing Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/platform-housing-limited-rsh-5084)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-external-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee68#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ee68`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-external-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee68#tl-md)

## Description
The Group intends to undertake a procurement exercise for the appointment of its external auditor and is conducting pre-market engagement to inform the development of its procurement strategy, specification and proposed approach to market.
The requirement will be for the provision of independent external audit services to the Group and relevant entities within the Group structure. The appointed auditor will be expected to deliver high-quality, independent and effective audit services in accordance with all applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, professional standards and relevant guidance.
The purpose of this pre-market engagement is to obtain views and information from suitably experienced organisations regarding the proposed requirement and the current external audit market. In particular, the Group is seeking to understand:
•	the capacity and capability of the market to deliver the proposed requirement;
•	the level and type of experience, expertise and resources required to deliver the services effectively;
•	appropriate approaches to audit planning, delivery, technology, data analytics and quality assurance;
•	mobilisation and transition requirements, particularly where there is a change of external auditor;
•	commercial and pricing considerations, including factors that may influence the cost of the services;
•	potential barriers to participation and opportunities to encourage effective competition; and
•	any other matters that the market considers relevant to the successful procurement and delivery of the services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2027 to 31/07/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082114-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T10:37:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:24:15.315Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee68