Official UK procurement notice
External Audit and Taxation Services
Authority: Manor Estates Housing Association Limited (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExternal Audit and taxation services
CPV: Auditing services · Tax consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Provision of future audit and related services commencing with the audit of the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£262,500
Provision of future audit and related services commencing with the audit of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026. Although this is a joint invitation from Manor Estates Group (MEG) and Lister Housing Co-operative Ltd (LHC) neither organisation is bound by the decision of the other. Scope of Service to follow in ITT.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Sept 2025, 13:38 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
- Authority reference
MEC/175/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076263- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059329Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:816593)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Oct 2025 → 28 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline385 days ago1 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected384 days ago3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published331 days ago24 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until326 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTSME | £265,780 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 076263-2025-MEC/175/25-1 · CTSME
- Signed
- 21 Nov 2025
- Value
- £265,780
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Lister Housing Co-operative LtdContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sherriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.