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First Garden Cities Homes Statutory External Audit

First Garden Cities Homes · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 19:12.

Opportunity overview

The appointment of a suitably qualified Statutory Auditor to audit FGCH's financial statements prepared in accordance with the UK Housing Statement of Recommended Practice and applicable UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, commencing with the audit of the 2026-27 financial year. FGCH is also the sole Trustee for Saint Saviors Almshouses, a small charity with an annual income of approximately £70,000. The appointed firm is required to act as the independent examiner for that charity, concurrent with the external audit for FGCH and to produce consolidated group accounts.

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.

BUZZACOTT AUDIT LLP

Matched by number
Published award value
£430k
Awarded
9 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH OC329687
Location
London, UKI31, EC2V 6DL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
FGCH 26-06/1
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
First Garden Cities Homes
Id
GB-PPON-PJPX-6686-VBQQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJPX-6686-VBQQ

Address

Street Address
Pioneer House, Norton Way South
Locality
Letchworth Garden City
Postal Code
SG6 1NY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
BUZZACOTT AUDIT LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC329687

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC329687

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRXQ-7695-CDRV

Address

Street Address
130 Wood Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2V 6DL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
11 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79210000
Description
Accounting and auditing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
430,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC329687
Name
BUZZACOTT AUDIT LLP

Standstill Period

Ends
22 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
A single optional extension of 2 years is available subject to mutual agreement.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086179-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Sept 2026, 08:32
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
9 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Letchworth Garden City · UKH23 · SG6 1NY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 053065-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 061751-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 086179-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·