Scope
Procurement description
The Places for People Group (“PfP”) invites proposals from suitably qualified and experienced audit firms to provide external audit services for the Group.
PfP is one of the UK's leading social enterprises as it owns, manages and develops homes and communities across the UK. The Group comprises registered housing providers together with commercial, leisure, development and support services businesses.
The purpose of this tender is to appoint an external auditor capable of delivering a high-quality, efficient and value-adding audit service across the Group.
The Group's auditor for the financial year ending 31 March 2027 is MHA. The successful bidder will be expected to participate in a structured transition and shadowing period during the FY26/27 audit cycle to ensure an effective transfer of knowledge and responsibilities.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Accounting%2C-auditing-and-fiscal-services./57H2M6D999
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com/respond/57H2M6D999
Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)
1900000.00 GBP to 1900000.00GBP
Contract dates (estimated)
01 April 2027, 00:00AM to 31 March 2032, 23:59PM
Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2034
Lots
Divided into 3 lots
Lot 1: Lot 1: All Group entities
Lot number: 1 Description
The successful bidder for this lot will be expected to provide audit services for the Group company and all subsidiaries and JVs as required. Please note that responsibility for production and audit of JV accounts varies between partners on a case-by-case basis and so not all JV entities will be audited by the successful bidder.
The successful bidder will be expected to be able to complete work on the Group audit, including all necessary work on key components, as well as any other entities in the Group with statutory or covenant deadlines, by the date of the Group Board meeting at the end of July each year. Any entities with deadlines in advance of that date will also need to be completed in time to allow filing of audited accounts within the specified deadline. All other audit activity will need to completed in a timely manner to enable submission of audited accounts within the statutory deadline of 9 months from the Group’s financial year end.
CPV classifications
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
- 79212100 - Financial auditing services
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services
Lot value (estimated)
1900000.00 GBP Excluding VAT
2280000.00 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
01 April 2027, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
31 March 2032, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
31 March 2034, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
Initial term: 5 years
Extension option: 2 additional years subject to performance and governance approvals
Start date: term to commence with the audit of the financial year beginning 1 April 2027
Award criteria
Type: quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality
Weighting: 65
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: price
Name
Price
Description
Price
Weighting: 35
Weighting type: percentageExact
Lot 2: Lot 2: Group accounts and key components
Lot number: 2 Description
The successful bidder for this lot will be expected to undertake the audit of the consolidated group accounts as well as for any key components of the Group. The successful bidder for this lot will be expected to determine which components need to be audited as part of this work on an annual basis as part of their planning approach, however as a minimum each year they will be expected to complete the following audits as a minimum:
•Group company and consolidated Group accounts
•All Registered Providers of Social Housing
•All plcs
•All obligor entities
•All FCA-regulated entities
•Any other entities that may have statutory or regulatory deadlines within the first six months of the financial year end.
In addition to this minimum, the successful bidder will be expected to identify at the earliest opportunity the other entities on which it expects to need to conclude in order to reach an opinion on the Group accounts and either to complete this work or to ensure that the successful bidder completes the work to the necessary timeframe and completes any required specified procedures.
The successful bidder will be required to complete all of the above in good time to allow approval of all relevant accounts at the Group Board’s meeting at the end of July each year.
CPV classifications
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 79212100 - Financial auditing services
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services
Lot value (estimated)
0.00 GBP Excluding VAT
0.00 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
01 April 2027, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
31 March 2032, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
31 March 2034, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
Initial term: 5 years
Extension option: 2 additional years subject to performance and governance approvals
Start date: term to commence with the audit of the financial year beginning 1 April 2027
Award criteria
Type: quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality
Weighting: 65
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: price
Name
Price
Description
Price
Weighting: 35
Weighting type: percentageExact
Lot 3: Commercial, Development and Leisure Entities
Lot number: 3 Description
The successful bidder for this lot will be expected to undertake the audit of the Group’s commercial companies, development companies (including JVs and other special purpose vehicles) and the individual entities within the Leisure sub-group. The specific entities to be audited may vary according to which specific entities are required to be completed as key components of the Group audit.
The successful bidder for this lot will be required to complete all work necessary to enable filing of audited accounts within the statutory deadline of 9 months from the Group’s financial year end, 31 March each year.
CPV classifications
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 79212100 - Financial auditing services
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services
Lot value (estimated)
0.00 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
01 April 2027, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
31 March 2032, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
31 March 2034, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
Initial term: 5 years
Extension option: 2 additional years subject to performance and governance approvals
Start date: term to commence with the audit of the financial year beginning 1 April 2027
Award criteria
Type: quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality
Weighting: 65
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: price
Name
Price
Description
Price
Weighting: 35
Weighting type: percentageExact