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The Growth Company ITT for the Provision of External Audit and Corporation Tax Services

MANCHESTER INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SERVICE LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:45.

Opportunity overview

The Growth Company Group (GC) are tendering to appoint a high quality, independent provider of External Audit and Corporation Tax Services. The contract requirements include, statutory audit and ad hoc advisory work, together with the preparation of corporation tax computations and returns, iXBRL filing and ad hoc corporation tax advisory work.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

RSM UK AUDIT LLP

Matched by number
Published award value
£4.3m
Awarded
21 Nov 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH OC325350
Location
London, UKI31, EC4A 4AB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services
  • CPV79212300 — Statutory audit services
  • CPV79212500 — Accounting review services
  • CPV79221000 — Tax consultancy services
  • CPV79222000 — Tax-return preparation services

Lots

  • Lot 1£4.3m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
GC25 - 015
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
27 May 2025, 17:00

Covered By

GPA

Procedure

Features
Stage 1) Participation Stage incorporating a down-selection stage. The 5 highest scoring suppliers will be invited to the next stage. Stage 2) Invitation to Tender incorporating a down-selection stage. Stage 3) Presentation. Where deemed necessary, we may include a further final tender stage. Please refer to the document pack for full details.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
017790-2025
Description
Contracting Authority and Other Organisation Company Names were included in the incorrect positions and amended.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
19 Dec 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
9 May 2025, 18:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
4,300,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
5,160,000

Renewal

Description
The successful provider will be contracted for an initial 5 year period, with the option to extend for a further 5 years, subject to performance.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2031, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2036, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79222000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tax-return preparation services
Entry 2
Id
79221000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tax consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
79212500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting review services
Entry 4
Id
79212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statutory audit services
Entry 5
Id
79212100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial auditing services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
017739-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
29 Apr 2025, 16:36
Entry 3
Id
017790-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 Apr 2025, 08:36

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-02443911
Name
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
Role Details
Undertaking the Procurement on behalf of itself and Manchester Investment & Development Agency Service Limited

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 5JW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Lee House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
02443911
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Marc Ripley
Telephone
+447734769344

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PLRD-7665-DLPV
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03323710
Name
MANCHESTER INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SERVICE LIMITED
Role Details
Customer to the Procurement

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 6EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Greater Manchester Combined Authority C/O P.Harris 1st Floor, Churchgate House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
03323710
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Marc Ripley

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PHGY-3648-HJZN
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-OC305127
Name
BDO LLP

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1U 7EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
55 Baker Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
OC305127
Scheme
GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PMQV-8736-WMJD
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-OC325350
Name
RSM UK AUDIT LLP

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 4AB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
6th Floor 25 Farringdon Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
OC325350
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PBQN-5654-MTWY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Nov 2025, 00:00
Title
The Growth Company ITT for the Provision of External Audit and Corporation Tax Services
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
21 Nov 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79212100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 2
Id
79212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statutory audit services
Entry 3
Id
79212500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting review services
Entry 4
Id
79221000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tax consultancy services
Entry 5
Id
79222000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tax-return preparation services

Value

Amount
4,300,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
5,160,000

Renewal

Description
The successful provider will be contracted for an initial 5 year period, with the option to extend for a further 5 years, subject to performance.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
075972-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Nov 2025, 11:43

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC325350
Name
RSM UK AUDIT LLP

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
27 Feb 2026, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2031, 23:59
Starts
27 Feb 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2036, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
3 Dec 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M1 6EU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050983-2025-11-21T11:43:27ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·