Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 16 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

France external auditors · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableAccelerated

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: France (FR)

Published estimate£265,000≈ £44k / year · £318,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 2 Feb 2026awarded 17 Feb 2026

Awarded to FORVIS MAZARS SA

Contract term 6 yrsends 23 Feb 2032 · starts 24 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The French office in Paris is looking for external auditors services to audit the France SASU accounts for local filing.

CPV: Statutory audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 6 yrsPublished value£265,000

Contract period: 24 Feb 2026 – 23 Feb 2032 (6 yrs)Value: £265,000 exc. VAT · £318,000 inc. VAT

Delivery listed: France (FR)

79212300 Statutory audit services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

Supplier Response Document: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

Supplier Response Document: Evaluating Social value, Quality, Methodology and Approach, Commercial

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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
Last source update: 23 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 9 Feb 2026
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-083508
Accelerated: State of urgency
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Statutory audit services
Delivery area in notice: France (FR)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f710 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026, 22:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

16 Dec 2025 → 23 Apr 2026 · 6 dates

Tender notice published314 days ago
16 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
Submission deadline265 days ago
2 Feb 2026, 22:00 GMT
Award decision expected by258 days ago
9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent251 days ago
17 Feb 2026
Contract starts244 days ago
24 Feb 2026
Latest notice published186 days ago
23 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST

Notice history

10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
16 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
18 Dec 2025, 15:48 GMT
UK4
Deadline moved to 26 Jan 2026, 22:00 GMT
18 Dec 2025, 15:48 GMT
+1 days · was 25 Jan 2026, 22:00 GMT
Tender notice published
16 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
UK4
Deadline moved to 2 Feb 2026, 22:00 GMT
16 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
+7 days · was 26 Jan 2026, 22:00 GMT
Contract award notice published
17 Feb 2026, 14:57 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
17 Feb 2026, 14:57 GMT
Buyer details updated
17 Feb 2026, 14:57 GMT
Contract signature expected
16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
23 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-12: 2 releases · 16 Dec 2025, 18 Dec 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FORVIS MAZARS SA1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2032	€246,000 inc. VAT	17 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · FORVIS MAZARS SA
Signed
27 Mar 2026
Value
€246,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2032
Status
active
3 agreed KPIs: Bookkeeping and préparation of the financial statements · Internal control Systems · Fraud and error, compliance with laws and régulations
- Bookkeeping and préparation of the financial statements
- Internal control Systems
- Fraud and error, compliance with laws and régulations

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000060 · GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 1 Redman Place, Stratford,, London, London, E20 1JQContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

British CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH London, LondonContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FORVIS MAZARS SAAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYBR-8435-TWHT 45 RUE KLEBER, Levallois-Perret, FR, 92300, FRContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Feb 2026, 14:57 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 15:48 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT