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title: "External Auditor Services and General Taxation Advice to BH Group"
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# External Auditor Services and General Taxation Advice to BH Group

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-auditor-services-and-general-taxation-advice-to-bh-group-ocds-h6vhtk-038056). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bolton at Home: "External Auditor Services and General Taxation Advice to BH Group". Published status: complete. Published Value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bolton at Home](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bolton-at-home-GB-FTS-4239)
- **Published Value:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 December 2022 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services, Financial auditing services, Statutory audit services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £395,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038056`

## 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-auditor-services-and-general-taxation-advice-to-bh-group-ocds-h6vhtk-038056#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-auditor-services-and-general-taxation-advice-to-bh-group-ocds-h6vhtk-038056#participate

## Description
External Audit Services for Bolton at Home Group
Bolton at Home (BH) wish to select a supplier for the provision of external audit services to BH Group and also companies that Arcon are a trustee and managing agents for. The aim is to enable it the Group to meet its statutory, financial, and regulatory obligations.
The Contract start date is expected to be 1st February 2023
Social Value requirements apply to this tender.
The supplier will be required to submit a supplier questionnaire, and this will be evaluated on a PASS/FAIL basis.
The tender will be evaluated using 90 % Price and 10 % Quality. If required, a clarification meeting will be arranged.
The initial contract term is for a period of two years with the option to extend annually for 3 x 1year periods (Total term – 5 years).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212100, 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £450,000
- **Description:** External Audit Services for Bolton at Home Group
Bolton at Home (BH) wish to select a supplier for the provision of external audit services to BH Group and also companies that Arcon are a trustee and managing agents for. The aim is to enable it the G...
- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2023 to 31/01/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** External Auditor Services and General Taxation Advice to BH Group (active)
  - Award id: `004907-2023-DN641897-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Azets Audit Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:09652677`
  - Value: £395,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** External Auditor Services and General Taxation Advice to BH Group (active)
  - Signed Value: £395,000
  - Signed Date: 17/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004907-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-17T14:32:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:22:55.108Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038056