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# Financial Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-077fc2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Places for People on behalf of PfP & Anchor Hanover Group: "Financial Audit Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,900,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 2 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Places for People on behalf of PfP & Anchor Hanover Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/places-for-people-group-ltd-rsh-l4236)
- **Published Value:** £1,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 October 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Auditing services, Financial auditing services, Statutory audit services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-077fc2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077fc2`

## 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/financial-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-077fc2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocurementhub.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2F57H2M6D999)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-077fc2#participate

## Description
The Places for People Group (“PfP”) invites proposals from suitably qualified and experienced audit firms to provide external audit services for the Group.
PfP is one of the UK's leading social enterprises as it owns, manages and develops homes and communities across the UK. The Group comprises registered housing providers together with commercial, leisure, development and support services businesses.
The purpose of this tender is to appoint an external auditor capable of delivering a high-quality, efficient and value-adding audit service across the Group.
The Group's auditor for the financial year ending 31 March 2027 is MHA. The successful bidder will be expected to participate in a structured transition and shadowing period during the FY26/27 audit cycle to ensure an effective transfer of knowledge and responsibilities.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Accounting%2C-auditing-and-fiscal-services./57H2M6D999
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com/respond/57H2M6D999

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Lot 1: All Group entities
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79212100, 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,900,000
- **Description:** The successful bidder for this lot will be expected to provide audit services for the Group company and all subsidiaries and JVs as required.  Please note that responsibility for production and audit of JV accounts varies between partners on a case-b...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Lot 2: Group accounts and key components
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79212000, 79212100, 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** The successful bidder for this lot will be expected to undertake the audit of the consolidated group accounts as well as for any key components of the Group.  The successful bidder for this lot will be expected to determine which components need to b...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3: Commercial, Development and Leisure Entities
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79212000, 79212100, 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** The successful bidder for this lot will be expected to undertake the audit of the Group’s commercial companies, development companies (including JVs and other special purpose vehicles) and the individual entities within the Leisure sub-group.  The sp...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F093365-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-02T12:42:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T18:29:57.440Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077fc2