Lot 1
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AwardedFind a Tender · award
External Audit Services
Buyer: B3 Living →
View official notice ↗Official source
BuyerB3 Living
StatusAwarded
Deadline27 Mar 2026
Value£600,000
Published29 Apr 2026
What is being bought
B3Living is seeking to appoint an External Auditor to audit and express an opinion on its financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and the UK auditing standards (and related guidance) as issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for B3L and its subsidiary companies. Please note that the scoring criteria for this Tender has been changed and is reflected in the amended documents available for download from the Tender Portal. The scoring criteria will now be marked based on 40 marks for quality and 40 marks for the schedule of rates and charges.
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Awards
1
Statuspending
Value£600,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2031
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|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 038889-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Wed Apr 29 2026 07:07:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018913-2026 |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | award, contract | 038889-2026 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | tenderUpdate | 018913-2026 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | tender | 016843-2026 |
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