Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Bron Afon Community Housing (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBron Afon Community Housing (BA) is looking for a suitably qualified, accredited and experienced Service Provider to deliver comprehensive External Audit Services and independent assurance of the Bron Afon Group, including the activities of the Registered Social Landlord (RSL) and its subsidiaries.
The Service Provider will be required to provide an independent external audit service which meets all statutory and regulatory requirements.
The estimated start date for the Contract is September 2023 for the financial year 2023/2024.
The contract term will be for 3 Years with the option to extend for up to 2 x 1-year periods (3+1+1) subject to the provisions of BA Rules which state that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall approve the appointment of external auditors on an annual basis (september).
- Recurrence: 6 months prior to expiry
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Bron Afon has two active subsidiaries Afon Community Trust (ACT) and Ardal Homes…CancelledRenewal
Bron Afon has two active subsidiaries Afon Community Trust (ACT) and Ardal Homes (formally Afon Community Services Limited) and one dormant subsidiary, Bron Afon Energy. These along with Bron Afon Community Housing Limited form the Bron Afon Group (Bron Afon Group).
Bron Afon (BA) is seeking suitably a qualified, accredited and experienced Service Provider to deliver comprehensive external audit services and independent assurance of BA as a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) organisation and its ongoing operations.
The Service Provider shall be required to conduct two (2) audits per year of Bron Afon Community Housing Limited and one (1) audit per year of the subsidiaries and provide the Bron Afon Board, Audit and Ethics Committee and senior management with a comprehensive management report on the findings of each final audit carried out.
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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 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: 60
- Price: 40
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- Yes · 6 months prior to expiry
- First published
- 4 Apr 2023, 09:29 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2026, 09:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
BA1361- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055508- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bc44Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:166457)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2023, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 May 2023, 10:30 BST
Timeline
5 May 2023 → 12 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 May 2023, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened5 May 2023, 10:30 BST
- Notice published131 days ago12 Jun 2026, 09:24 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled12 Jun 2026, 09:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria