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Published 13 Mar 2026, 09:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Housing Benefits and Housing Pooling Audit for South Tyneside Council

Official notice

Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£57,600£57,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Apr 2026awarded 17 Aug 2026
Awarded to AZETS AUDIT SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 7 moends 30 Nov 2026 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South Tyneside Council require the services of a company to audit Housing Benefits and Housing Pooling Claims for a number of financial years. All 6 audits need to be complete by November 2026

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 7 moSMEPublished value£57,600
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 (7 mo)Value: £57,600 exc. VAT · £57,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
66000000 Financial and insurance services79210000 Accounting and auditing 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: 25%Price: 75%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Evidence of Delivery Similar Projects: 5%
  • Ability to Meet the Requirements: 5%
  • Delivery Methodology for the Overall Project: 10%
  • Delivery Team: 5%
  • Tender Price: 75%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Evidence of Delivery Similar Projects
  • Ability to Meet the Requirements
  • Delivery Methodology for the Overall Project
  • Delivery Team
  • Tender Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Mar 2026, 09:23 GMT
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST
Authority reference
F8841
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022687
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesFinancial and insurance services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06692c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

13 Mar 2026 → 25 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published225 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 09:23 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by205 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline205 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts176 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published29 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 09:23 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £143,9281 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AZETS AUDIT SERVICES LIMITED£143,928 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYPB-8737-VBHG Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, North East, NE33 2RLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AZETS AUDIT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09652677GB-PPON: PVCT-6233-QTRG 5th Floor, 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, London, WC2B 5DGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender