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Norse Commercial Services Ltd · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Norse Commercial Services a subsidiary of the Norse Group is seeking suitably qualified bids for the supply of the Norse Group Ltd External Statutory Audit Services. The successful organisation will be required to provide the following external audit services (the services): •Independent audit of the financial statements of all legal entities in the Norse Group from financial year 2025/26 except where the exemption for audit under the BEIS rules for wholly owned subsidiaries or where another audit exemption applies. Please see Appendix C FY24 Company Summary and Appendix D Non-Wholly Owned for list of companies to be audited. •The Financial Statements of Norse Group Limited are required to be consolidated into the accounts of Norfolk County Council (NCC) and this requires a revised presentation of its annual results into a ‘group reporting pack’ as determined by NCC. There is a requirement to audit and produce a report to the Group auditors of NCC on the ‘Group Reporting Pack’ under International Standards on Auditing (ISA’s) in accordance with ISA 800, ‘Audits of Financial Statements prepared in accordance with Special Purpose Frameworks’ as to conformity with the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=990232994

Awarded to

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Grant Thornton UK LLP

Matched by number
Published award value
£3.9m
Awarded
10 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC307742
Location
London, UKI43, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services
  • CPV79212300 — Statutory audit services

Lots

  • Lot 1£3.6m · Including VAT

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
NGRP0108
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
12 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
29 Jul 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
18 Jul 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,600,000

Renewal

Description
Any extension to the Contract are at Norse’s discretion and will be subject to review of performance and agreed between Norse and the supplier. For any extension(s) to the Contract, discussions with suppliers shall be conducted sufficiently far in advance of the Contract expiry date to arrive at an agreed position or to allow for the retendering of the contract.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Sept 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH15
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

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
037238-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
3 Jul 2025, 16:29

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRLT-2616-PGPY
Name
Norse Commercial Services Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Locality
Norwich
Postal Code
NR6 6EQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
280 Fifers Lane

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PRLT-2616-PGPY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
+44 01603894162
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-OC307742
Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2A 1AG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Grant Thornton UK LLP, 8 Finsbury Circus

Details

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

Identifier

Id
OC307742
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
11 Aug 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
11 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH15
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

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,941,785.2

Renewal

Description
Any extension to the Contract are at Norse’s discretion and will be subject to review of performance and agreed between Norse and the supplier. For any extension(s) to the Contract, discussions with suppliers shall be conducted sufficiently far in advance of the Contract expiry date to arrive at an agreed position or to allow for the retendering of the contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047741-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
11 Aug 2025, 16:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC307742
Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
1 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Sept 2031, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
20 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
24 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,941,785.2

Period

Ends
24 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
25 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
24 Oct 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Any extension to the Contract are at Norse’s discretion and will be subject to review of performance and agreed between Norse and the supplier. For any extension(s) to the Contract, discussions with suppliers shall be conducted sufficiently far in advance of the Contract expiry date to arrive at an agreed position or to allow for the retendering of the contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
070998-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
4 Nov 2025, 16:27

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Norwich · UKH15 · NR6 6EQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH15 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055899-2025-11-04T16:27:03ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·