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Published 29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Auditing Services - Statutory Audit

Official notice

Authority: Norse Commercial Services Ltd (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Planned pipeline value£1,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 3 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 Sept 2028 · up to 4 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norse Group is seeking suitably qualified suppliers to bid for the External Auditing services for its portfolio of businesses and divisions across the UK.

A statutory audit will be required to be carried out for year ending March 31st 2026 and for the subsequent years thereafter in-line with the contract duration.

To view this notice, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 2 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 4 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: A 1 x year extension may be awarded after the initial 3 x years.
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services79212100 Financial auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Jul 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017571
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050909 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Delta E will be used for all bid submissions

Timeline

29 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    3 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Clarification questions by
    16 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    30 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    31 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  6. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK3

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norse Group Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRLT-2616-PGPY Norse Group Ltd, Unit Place, 280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR6 6EQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure