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Published 19 Aug 2026, 16:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tax Consultancy Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Thirteen Housing Group Limited (Housing)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£180,000≈ £90k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT8.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Sept 2026awarded 9 Oct 2026
Awarded to Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

At Thirteen, we’ve been working to help improve the lives of people in our neighbourhoods for years. We provide our customers with homes, support and opportunities to grow.

We own and manage 35,000 properties across the North East and Yorkshire and offer a home for life, providing housing and support services. We’re here for anyone who needs a home and a helping hand too.

We’re the largest housing provider in the North East of England, and amongst the biggest 25 nationally, but we remain locally responsive. We work hard to support communities in the places we have homes to help address the social, economic and environmental issues that matter to our customers and partners.

Further information is available on the Group’s website www.thirteengroup.co.uk ↗

This tender is for service required (hereinafter “the Service”) to Thirteen Housing Group Limited a registered community and benefit society under number 7522 whose registered office is at Hudson Quay, Windward Way, Middlesbrough, TS2 1QG

The purpose of this tender is to provide all interested parties with the opportunity to propose an accurately priced solution for the provision of services– contract title in accordance with the Specification of requirements, terms and conditions of contract.

We’re looking for a trusted partner to be appointed as our retained tax advisors for direct and indirect taxes for Thirteen Housing Group and its subsidiaries. You may be asked to undertake Ad-Hoc project work at Thirteens cost.

The advice and support you may provide as our retained tax advisor will cover corporation tax, VAT, payroll and employment taxes, stamp taxes and any other tax.

You will help Thirteen understand its tax affairs and identify opportunities for tax efficiency through great, easy to understand tax advice and support.

You will help Thirteen to meet its regulatory and legal requirements through compliance activities such as the preparation and submission of the corporation tax computations for the entities within the group or you maybe asked to assist with making a disclosure to HMRC.

CPV: Tax consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2032 with extensionsValue: £180,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 X 24 month extensions

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: 85%Price: 15%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality will be scored at 85%: 85%
  • Price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality will be scored at 85%: The evaluation panel will evaluate the quality submissions
  • Price: Pricing will be scored at 15% of the overall mark
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

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
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
19 Aug 2026, 16:40 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
Authority reference
THIR 26 409
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079186
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Tax consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7fe Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days

Review and risk notes
Risks

There is a risk that new projects or legislative changes could lead to a scope change or an increase in the scope of the contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Aug 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published63 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 16:40 BST
  2. Submission deadline30 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Assessment summaries sent13 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published12 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST
  5. Award decision expected by12 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Today
    21 Oct 2026
  7. Contract startsin 40 days
    1 Dec 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 16:40 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £165,4001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 135 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2032Extensions: 2 x 24 months£165,400 inc. VAT9 Oct 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13final-stage tenders50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thirteen Housing Group Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-MPR: 7522 2 Hudson Quay, Windward Way, MIDDLESBROUGH, North East, TS2 1QGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender