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Published 5 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit and Accountancy Services

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire Catering Limited (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£120,000≈ £30k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2026
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Jan 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hertfordshire Catering Limited (HCL) is a limited company, limited by a single share wholly owned by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC). It is a specialist contract caterer delivering catering service in the education sector. We are looking for a suitable qualified provider to provide external audit and accountancy services. The Procurement will be evaluated based on MEAT criteria. For further details of the procurement, please refer to the tender documents.

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CPV: Accounting and auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 4 yrsSMEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £120,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The possibility of 9 months extension.
79210000 Accounting and auditing services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions including Presentation: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality Questions including Presentation
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
5 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
8 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
Authority reference
HCL/EAAS/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080383
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f03e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A3J96ZWUP9 ↗

Timeline

5 Dec 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published321 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by307 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Latest notice published287 days ago
    8 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
  4. Submission deadline286 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts264 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    8 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    8 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
    +0 days · was 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Change in Tender submission deadline from 9th January @ 12pm (midday) to 9th January @11:59pm (midnight). No further amendments or details have been made to the tender documents other than the deadline schedule.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertfordshire Catering Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZRN-7198-PBPY Mundells, Welwyn Garden City AL7 1FT, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL7 1FTContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender