Official UK procurement notice
Auditor to undertake the Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Assurance Process
Authority: Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk (Local council)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH16)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT32.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Mar 2026awarded 30 Apr 2026
Awarded to Azets Audit Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk is inviting tenders for a Reporting Accountant for the Housing Benefit Subsidy Assurance work for the Subsidy Claim for the years 2023/2024 to 2026/2027.
CPV: Financial and insurance services · Financial auditing services · Financial consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Experience, Skills and Resources: 20%
- Compliance: 10%
- Methodology: 15%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Price
- Experience, Skills and Resources: Experience, Skills
- Compliance
- Methodology
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 11:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
BCKLWN381- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012936- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f51cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Dec 2025 → 30 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published313 days ago12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Market engagement285 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
The exercise will consist of written responses to the Pre-Market Engagement document.
The Council reserves the right to hold subsequent meetings with those that have responded to the written questions (Participants). Any such meetings would be to discuss the responses to the questions in further detail.
- Next notice expected269 days ago25 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published251 days ago12 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by223 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline216 days ago19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by216 days ago19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent175 days ago30 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published174 days ago30 Apr 2026, 11:48 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published12 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active12 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed12 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT12 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Contract award notice published30 Apr 2026, 11:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Apr 2026, 11:48 BST
- Contract signature expected12 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £201,6001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azets Audit Services LimitedAuditor to undertake the HB (Subsidy) Assurance Process13 May 2026 – 12 May 2029 · up to 12 May 2032Extensions: Up to 3 years | £201,600 inc. VAT | 30 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AZETS AUDIT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender