Official UK procurement notice
Audit of Leaseholder Service Charges
Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI44)
Awarded value£46,710published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Menzies LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is required to commission an independent annual audit of Leaseholder Service Charges to ensure the accuracy of charges and enable the timely issue of revised bills. The audit must be completed between 1 May and 30 August, with adjustments processed in September. This is a critical service, and failure to complete the audit within the required timeframe would place up to £10m of annual leaseholder income at risk.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Apr 2026, 11:56 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2026, 11:56 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037523- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068a93Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published24 Apr 2026, 11:56 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £46,7101 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menzies LLP1 May 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 | £46,710 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MenziesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender