Official UK procurement notice
External Audit 2027 onwards
Authority: Delta Housing Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOur intention is to appoint an experienced external audit provider to deliver statutory audit services to Delta Housing Ltd and its subsidiaries. The contracted services will support Delta in meeting its regulatory, statutory, and financial reporting obligations, while ensuring high‐quality assurance over the Group’s financial position, controls and governance.
The Auditor must be authorised to audit Public Interest Entities (PIEs) in the UK and registered with the FRC for this purpose.
The Auditor shall provide;
- An independent and statutory external audit service for the Group and all registered and non‐registered subsidiaries, in accordance with UK auditing standards.
- Clear, timely and accurate audit opinions for all required entities.
- Constructive, risk‐based insight to support robust financial governance, internal controls and Value for Money (vfm).
- Review of internal financial controls relevant to financial reporting.
- Audit planning, interim audit, year-end audit and clearance meetings.
- Review of key accounting judgements and treatment of areas of material estimation.
- Attendance at relevant governance meetings, including Audit and Risk Committee.
- Provision of audit reports, management letters and recommendations alongside certificates of compliance to our lenders.
The estimated total value is based on the initial four-year term of the contract.
CPV: Accounting and auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£864,000
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Pricing: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Pricing
- Quality
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 6 May 2026, 16:39 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Aug 2026, 09:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
DH-2026-0001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041617- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0692a0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 May 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published169 days ago6 May 2026, 16:39 BST
- Clarification questions by139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline133 days ago11 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by110 days ago3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent69 days ago14 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published69 days ago14 Aug 2026, 09:50 BST
- Standstill ends57 days ago25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 10 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026- Tender notice published6 May 2026, 16:39 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published4 Jun 2026, 11:33 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 11 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST4 Jun 2026, 11:33 BST+6 days · was 5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Aug 2026, 09:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Aug 2026, 09:50 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMGSME1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2036Extensions: Up to a further six years at Delta Housing’s discretion, including satisfactory performance by the Auditor | £1,046,000 inc. VAT | 13 Aug 2026standstill to 25 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMG LLPAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender