Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cairn Housing Association
Bellevue House, 22 Hopetoun Street
Edinburgh
EH7 4GH
UK
Contact person: Stephen McDougall
Telephone: +44 8009903405
E-mail: stephen.mcdougall@cairnha.com
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cairnha.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA17262
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Housing Association
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Cairn Housing Association: External Audit Services 2025-26
Reference number: CHG08/25-02
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
External audit services to provide independent, third-party assessment of Cairn Housing Association’s and Pentland Community Enterprise’s financial statements and internal controls to ensure:
-Financial statements are prepared according to applicable accounting standards
-Financial controls are sufficiently robust to prevent errors and detect fraud
-Financial data is accurate and reliable
-External audit reports provide a "true and fair" view of the Association's financial performance, including recommendations for improvements to systems, processes, internal controls, reporting procedures and / or data analysis techniques
-External audit reports presented to the Board and Housing Regulator provide an independent assessment of the Association’s financial statements and internal controls
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
43 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Across mainland Scotland but primarily Edinburgh office.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As per appended invitation to tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Sector Knowledge
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Accreditations & Qualifications
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality Assurance
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Business Continuity & Staff Assurance
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Community Benefit
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Presentation to the Evaluation Panel
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-047242
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Azets Technology Solutions Limited
2nd Floor Regis House, 45 King William Street
London, England
EC4R 9AN
UK
Telephone: +44 1314733500
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 43 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:825111)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/02/2026