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# External Assurance Reviews of Local Authorities

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-assurance-reviews-of-local-authorities-ocds-h6vhtk-0551fe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government: "External Assurance Reviews of Local Authorities". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-5407.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government-gov-d1419)
- **Published Value:** £4,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 October 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £4,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 9 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-assurance-reviews-of-local-authorities-ocds-h6vhtk-0551fe#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0551fe`

## Before you bid
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- **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/external-assurance-reviews-of-local-authorities-ocds-h6vhtk-0551fe#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-5407.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-5407.my.site.com%2Flogin%3Flocale%3Dus)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-assurance-reviews-of-local-authorities-ocds-h6vhtk-0551fe#participate

## Description
To appoint an external Supplier that can quickly mobilise resources to coordinate and conduct external assurance reviews of local authorities where those local authorities are identified as carrying significant risk and / or exhibiting evidence of failure. The reviews may cover a range of subject areas that include but are not limited to: governance processes, financial management, financial sustainability, commercial and companies, and procurement and contract management. Reviews will include recommendations on appropriate steps local authorities could take to address the issues / risks identified.
It is expected that the areas of focus for each review will not be mutually exclusive, and the Supplier is expected to consider the interdependencies across the different areas as required. There may be additional focuses for specific local authorities that may be included in review scopes, for instance, specific demand pressures or investments / companies that are driving financial pressures.
External Assurance Reviews will be categorised as either (but not limited to)
"in depth assessment (finance and governance)" - will encompass a wide scope across a range of subject areas
"in depth assessment (finance)" - scopes which are principally focused on financial management & sustainability and/ or capital / debt & investments / assets, and improvement only
"in depth assessment (governance)" - reviews focused on the governance, culture and leadership of organisation or service delivery (and improvement) - with only limited focus on financial elements of the authority under view
"rapid review" (which could be financial or governance focused in nature)
Under this contract the Supplier will be expected to deliver against the following objectives:
Objective 1 - Delivering Reviews: To deliver to MHCLG completed external assurance reviews of local authorities to an agreed timeframe to enable timely actions to be taken in response to their findings;
Objective 2 - Consistency and Quality: To ensure consistency of quality, depth, and presentation of external assurance reviews, and that all reviews meet a good standard of written English;
Objective 3 - Constructive Working Relationships: To work constructively with local authorities subject to an external assurance review to ensure review analysis and findings are robust, and maintain as far as possible a collaborative working relationship between local authority, Supplier and MHCLG;
Objective 4 - Due Diligence to Reduce Legal Risk: To ensure that conflicts of interest are managed appropriately, and that the Supplier undertakes due diligence to reduce legal risk in all respects, this includes ensuring appropriate due diligence where a review implicates an identifiable individual.
Objective 5 - Resource Capacity: To ensure resource capacity and flexibility is provided so that reviews can continue to be delivered to the agreed timeframes, particularly where reviews are occurring concurrently.
Objective 6 - Expertise:...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-assurance-reviews-of-local-authorities-ocds-h6vhtk-0551fe)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66171000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 28/11/2025 to 01/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-86913`
  - Value: £4,500,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/10/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** External Assurance Reviews of Local Authorities (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,500,000
  - Signed Date: 25/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054317-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-30T11:13:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T03:35:09.911Z
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