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title: "DDPT026 Reporting Accountant for Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Assurance Process (HBAP)"
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# DDPT026 Reporting Accountant for Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Assurance Process (HBAP)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ddpt026-reporting-accountant-for-housing-benefit-subsidy-assurance-process-hbap-ocds-h6vhtk-04d6b0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Derbyshire Dales District Council: "DDPT026 Reporting Accountant for Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Assurance Process (HBAP)". Published status: active. Published Value: £155,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Derbyshire Dales District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derbyshire-dales-district-council-ons-e07000035)
- **Published Value:** £155,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 February 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ddpt026-reporting-accountant-for-housing-benefit-subsidy-assurance-process-hbap-ocds-h6vhtk-04d6b0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d6b0`

## 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/ddpt026-reporting-accountant-for-housing-benefit-subsidy-assurance-process-hbap-ocds-h6vhtk-04d6b0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D1a190082-a9dc-ef11-8133-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ddpt026-reporting-accountant-for-housing-benefit-subsidy-assurance-process-hbap-ocds-h6vhtk-04d6b0#participate

## Description
Derbyshire Dales District Council (the Council) requires a suitably experienced and qualified reporting accountant (external auditor) to audit and certify their Housing Benefit (HB) Subsidy Grant claims in England, commencing with the subsidy period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 (equivalent dates for any extension period), to meet the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) requirements to give the DWP assurance of a valid and true claim. The reporting accountant will conduct testing of all Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) aspects of the audit.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002821-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-28T12:05:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:43:50.792Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d6b0