Official UK procurement notice
External Audit & Taxation Services
Authority: Mosscare St Vincent's Housing Group Limited (Housing)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionMSV Housing are currently looking to source an advisor to provide External Audit & Taxation Services on a 1 year with an option for a further 3 x 1 year based on satisfactory performance. We will utilise the Crown Commercial Services – Audit & Assurances Services
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting review services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Activity specific environmental auditing services · Auditing services · Computer audit services · Corporate environmental auditing services · Corporate governance rating services · Credit granting services · Economic impact assessment · Environmental auditing · Financial auditing services · +10 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 28 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · win at most 4 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £150,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Internal Audit & AssuranceAwarded UK, North West +1ceiling above
Lot #2External AuditAwarded UKceiling above
Provision of services relating to all aspects of external audits including inspecting documents, re-performing calculations and reviewing and reporting on controls and systems. Statutory audits requested by grant
providers are included.
- External statutory audit
- External audit including but not limited to financial statements
- Grant audits and certification
- NHS audits including but not limited to external assurance on quality reports
Lot #3Counter-Fraud & InvestigationAwarded UKPublished value£100,000,000
Provision of services relating to proactive counter-fraud work and reactive investigation including forensics. Proactive counter-fraud services
- Advice on and/or assessment of fraud, bribery and corruption awareness training and changes to legislation, policies and regulations
- Advice on and/or assessment of fraud risk plan and support in improving fraud, bribery and corruption risk management and fraud risk identification
- Advice on and/or assessment of fraud, bribery and corruption prevention and detection strategy including fraud response plan
- Advice on and/or assessment of whistleblowing, gifts and hospitality and conflicts of interest policies and procedures, and other routes for reporting suspected fraud
- Advice/assessment and/or delivery of proactive testing and compliance activity in key risk areas
- Advice on fraud loss including prevention estimation methodologies
- Use of technology including but not limited to data analytics to support the delivery of proactive counter-fraud services including fraud prevention and detection Reactive investigation capabilities
- Corporate intelligence techniques
- Financial irregularity investigations
- Investigation of non-financial irregularities, including but not limited to, regulatory breaches and misconduct
- Investigation of suspected fraud, bribery or corruption allegations made through all established reporting routes, including whistleblowers and digital analytics
- Forensic extraction and review of structured digital evidence including but not limited to email data
- Forensic extraction and review of unstructured digital evidence including but not limited to social media postings and data held in audio and video formats
- Support with the delivery of criminal investigations in line with investigatory legal powers, including the Criminal Procedures andv Investigations Act and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act
- Expert witness services including but not limited to offering the services of individuals who have previously acted as an expert witness
- Use of data analytical technology tools and techniques to investigate fraud
- Upskilling of new technology and techniques of fraud detection and prevention
Lot #4Other Independent AssuranceAwarded UKPublished value£100,000,000
Provision of services relating to assurance over aspects of organisational, operational and programme performance, benefitting from objective examination and assessment.
- Advice on and assurance over non-financial information including but not limited to strategy, risk and corporate governance
- Advice on and assurance over KPIs including but not limited to environmental, sustainability and workforce reporting
- Compliance monitoring and risk management
- Grant funding assurance including but not limited to programme reviews and impact assessments
- Independent assurance reviews including special purpose reviews and investigations
- Regulatory reporting
- Service auditor reports including but not limited to international standard on assurance engagements (ISAE) 3402 standards
- Social responsibility including but not limited to modern slavery audits
- Third party risk management including but not limited to supply chain and contract assurance
- Well led governance reviews
- Workforce audit services including but not limited to temporary, fixed term or permanent staffing (clinical and non-clinical
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Internal Audit & Assurance | 50% | 50% | |
| 2 · External Audit | 70% | 30% | |
| 3 · Counter-Fraud & Investigation | 70% | 30% | |
| 4 · Other Independent Assurance | 70% | 30% |
- Suitability
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.
- Price carries 30–50 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 30 points.
- “External Audit & Taxation Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Mar 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079878- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028f2eFind a Tender
- Review procedure
MSV Housing will conduct itself in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and will observe a ten (10) day standstill period before entering into the proposed contract.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=999028390 GO Reference: GO-2025124-PRO-33562740
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Mar 2021, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
12 Mar 2021 → 4 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened12 Mar 2021, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published325 days ago4 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2021- Status changed to complete9 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Sept 2022, 19:38 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Feb 2024, 12:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMT
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2022-09: 1 release · 11 Sept 2022
- 2021-09: 1 release · 9 Sept 2021
- 2021-02: 1 release · 1 Feb 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £150,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 079878-2025-1
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2025
- Value
- £206,000
- Status
- active
Contract 070986-2025-1
- Signed
- 4 Feb 2025
- Value
- £204,000
- Status
- active
Post Claims Assurance Services
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2023
- Value
- £7,646,710
- Status
- active
Contract 025445-2022-project_26822-1
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2022
- Value
- £625,460
- Status
- active
Internal Audit & Assurance
- Signed
- 10 Aug 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
External Audit
- Signed
- 10 Aug 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Counter-Fraud & Investigation
- Signed
- 10 Aug 2021
- Value
- £100,000,000
- Status
- active
Other Independent Assurance
- Signed
- 10 Aug 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Internal Audit & Assurance | 28bids · 5 electronic · 10 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · External Audit | 14bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Counter-Fraud & Investigation | 22bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Other Independent Assurance | 27bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- British Business BankContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
- University of UlsterContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview contact point
- High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
9 commercial parties on the notice- ASM (B) LTDFramework contractor
- Agilia Infrastructure Partners LimitedFramework contractor
- Deloitte (NI) LimitedFramework contractor
- KPMG LLPFramework contractor
- Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (360 Assurance)Framework contractor
- Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (360 Assurance)Framework contractor
- Menzies LLPFramework contractor
- RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLPFramework contractor
- RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria