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# External Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-044649). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Together Housing Association: "External Audit Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Together Housing Association](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/together-housing-association-rsh-l4160)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 April 2024 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,250,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-044649#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044649`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-044649#tl-md)

## Description
Together Housing Group wishes to engage a service provider for external audit services in respect of the financial year commencing 1st April 2024, therefore the first audit will be of the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025. The financial year is from 1st April to 31st March so this date coincides with the start of the annual audit/financial cycle. The Audit Together Housing Group’s objectives for this tender process are to appoint a firm who: •	Has extensive experience in auditing financial statements for Registered Providers in England of similar or larger size and complexity through its external audit service•	Is a high-quality provider, with high standards of professional service for the delivery of external audit services •	Will deliver the service from an office based in the North of England in order to attend in person planning and committee meetings if required

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** External Audit Services

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** External Audit Services (active)
  - Award id: `027365-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **BDO LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150960`
  - Value: £1,250,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** External Audit Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,250,000
  - Signed Date: 14/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027365-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-28T07:24:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:56:27.727Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044649