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# CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF HOUSING BENEFIT (SUBSIDY) ASSURANCE PROCESS - REPORTING ACCOUNTANT SERVICES

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-housing-benefit-subsidy-assurance-process-reporting-accounta-ocds-h6vhtk-05f1d7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gloucester City Council: "CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF HOUSING BENEFIT (SUBSIDY) ASSURANCE PROCESS - REPORTING ACCOUNTANT SERVICES". Published status: complete. Published Value: £160,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Gloucester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gloucester-city-council-ons-e07000081)
- **Published Value:** £160,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £105,022 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-housing-benefit-subsidy-assurance-process-reporting-accounta-ocds-h6vhtk-05f1d7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f1d7`

## 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/contract-for-the-provision-of-housing-benefit-subsidy-assurance-process-reporting-accounta-ocds-h6vhtk-05f1d7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-housing-benefit-subsidy-assurance-process-reporting-accounta-ocds-h6vhtk-05f1d7#participate

## Description
Provision of Reporting Accountant: Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Assurance Process
(HBAP)
Scope
Housing Benefit Assurance work to be carried out in accordance with the HBAP
reporting framework instruction and in accordance with all the current Department of
Work and Pensions guidance for FYE 26, FYE 27, FYE 28.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £160,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 30/03/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BDO LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150960`
  - Value: £105,022 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £105,022
  - Signed Date: 10/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081083-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-11T15:25:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T10:03:18.515Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f1d7