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# Provision of External Auditor and Tax Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Ltd

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-auditor-and-tax-advisory-services-for-lancashire-county-developments-ocds-h6vhtk-049cd6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lancashire County Council: "Provision of External Auditor and Tax Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Ltd". Published status: complete. Published Value: £180,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.lancashire.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017)
- **Published Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 October 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial auditing services, Tax consultancy services, Tax-return preparation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £180,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-049cd6`

## 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/provision-of-external-auditor-and-tax-advisory-services-for-lancashire-county-developments-ocds-h6vhtk-049cd6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lancashire.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lancashire.gov.uk%2Fisupplier%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-auditor-and-tax-advisory-services-for-lancashire-county-developments-ocds-h6vhtk-049cd6#participate

## Description
Lancashire County Council (LCC) invited tenders for the provision of external audit and taxation advisory services to Lancashire County Developments Limited. The tender was comprised of 3 Lots:
Lot 1: External Audit Services for Lancashire County Developments Ltd
Lot 2: Taxation Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Ltd
Lot 3: Combined External Audit and Taxation Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Ltd. 
Tenderers could bid for Lot 1 and/or Lot 2. If tenderers bid for Lot 1 and Lot 2 they were required to provide a price for Lot 3. Tenderers were not able to bid for Lot 3 only.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: External Audit Services for Lancashire County Developments Ltd
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Lot 1: External Audit Services for Lancashire County Developments Ltd

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Taxation Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Limited
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79221000, 79222000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Lot 2: Taxation Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Limited

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Combined External Audit and Taxation Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Limited
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212100, 79221000, 79222000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Combined External Audit and Taxation Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Limited.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Combined External Audit and Taxation Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Limited (active)
  - Award id: `001800-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Beever & Struthers**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-135460`
  - Value: £180,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Combined External Audit and Taxation Advisory Services for Lancashire County Developments Limited (active)
  - Signed Value: £180,000
  - Signed Date: 20/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001800-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-20T08:24:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T14:06:26.103Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-049cd6