Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 8 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£134,075published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Mazars LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For the Financial year 2024/25, PSAA has appointed Forvis Mazars as auditors to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority.

Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) is an independent company limited by guarantee incorporated by the Local Government Association in August 2014.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

79212000 Auditing services

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: 8 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST
Last source update: 10 Oct 2025, 16:43 BST
Authority reference: MFRS 2526-46
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-064359
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05aa3b Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2025

Contract award notice published
8 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
9 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
10 Oct 2025, 16:43 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £134,0751 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mazars LLP10 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£134,075	25 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Audit Services · Mazars LLP
Signed
24 Sept 2025
Value
£134,075
Period
10 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNJC-6862-YTRY Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Bridle Road,, Bootle, North West, L30 4YDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FORVIS MAZARS LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC308299GB-PPON: PNCL-5949-VHVD 30 Old Bailey, London, London, EC4M 7AUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Oct 2025, 16:43 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST