AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Thirteen Housing Group Limited has announced an award for retained direct and indirect tax advisory support to GRANT THORNTON UK LLP. The published award value is £165,400 gross for the stated initial two-year period, with up to two 24-month renewal periods.
Published outcomeAward announced to GRANT THORNTON UK LLP under an open procedure. A future signature date was scheduled for 21 October 2026; the supplied data does not confirm signature.
Market significanceA housing-group tax advisory requirement covering corporation tax, VAT, payroll and employment taxes, stamp taxes and potential ad-hoc work.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 165400 GBP · Awarded; signature not confirmed
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-OC307742 and has gross value £165,400. Supplier verification matched company number OC307742 to GRANT THORNTON UK LLP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence19 August 2026
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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-08-19.
Submission deadline
99% confidence21 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Process field submission_deadline: 2026-09-21T17:00:00+01:00.
Award decision/date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-09; award notice published on 2026-10-09.
Signature status
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled for 21 October 2026; signature not confirmed
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00 and status scheduled.
Initial contract period
99% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2026-12-01 and endDate 2028-11-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£165,400 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 165400 GBP.
Tender value ceiling
96% confidence£180,000 gross
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Process value_max is 180000 GBP with value_basis gross.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award document 095471-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-09T09:31:10+01:00.
Planned start
99% confidence1 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-12-01.
Initial end
99% confidence30 November 2028
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2028-11-30.
Maximum possible end
99% confidence30 November 2032
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate: 2032-11-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceRetained tax advisory services for Thirteen Housing Group and its subsidiaries
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Tender description states the buyer sought a retained tax adviser for direct and indirect taxes.
Tax areas
98% confidenceCorporation tax, VAT, payroll and employment taxes, stamp taxes and other tax matters
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Tender description lists these advisory areas.
Compliance support
97% confidenceMay include corporation tax computations and submissions, and assistance with HMRC disclosures
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Tender description describes these potential compliance activities.
Additional work
96% confidenceAd-hoc project work may be requested at the buyer's cost
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Tender description says the supplier may be asked to undertake ad-hoc project work.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79221000 — Tax consultancy services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 79221000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details: Open procedure.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne completed lot; no lot title or description published in the supplied data
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Tender and award reference lot 1; supplied lot record has null title and description.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence24 months
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Contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028.
Renewal options
99% confidenceUp to two extensions of 24 months each
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Award renewal description: 2 x 24 months.
Maximum term
98% confidenceUp to 72 months
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Initial two-year period plus two 24-month renewal options; maxExtentDate is 30 November 2032.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award is active, but the only signature-related milestone is scheduled rather than completed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value positioning
97% confidenceThe published £165,400 gross award value is £14,600 below the published £180,000 gross tender ceiling.
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Award value is £165,400 gross; process value_max is £180,000 gross.
Commercial allocation
98% confidenceThe published value is attached to the single award and should not be interpreted as a price breakdown by tax workstream or renewal period.
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The award has one total gross value; no pricing schedule or workstream-level values are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceVerified legal identity used
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The source supplier name differs from the verified Companies House legal name. GRANT THORNTON UK LLP, company number OC307742, is used as the supplier identity.
Signature and activation evidence
98% confidenceAward notice does not confirm a signed contract
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Future signature milestone is scheduled for 21 October 2026; no completed signature event is supplied.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, lot title, lot value, pricing breakdown and signed-contract evidence.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice announces an award but does not provide evidence that the contract has been signed; the signature milestone was scheduled rather than completed.
- The source supplier name, “Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP”, differs from the verified legal name, GRANT THORNTON UK LLP; the verified identity is used throughout this analysis.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation methodology and scores, award rationale, individual pricing, lot title and description, and lot-level value.
- The £165,400 gross figure is a total award value; no allocation across tax workstreams, ad-hoc services, initial term or renewal options is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Thirteen Housing Grouptax consultancy supportGRANT THORNTON UK LLPtax advisory contractFind a TenderVAT consultancycorporation tax
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded Thirteen Housing Group's tax consultancy support requirement?
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP, verified against company number OC307742. The source notice names Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP.
What is the published award value?
£165,400 gross for the published award. No workstream or lot-level pricing breakdown is supplied.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It records a future signature date scheduled for 21 October 2026.
How long could the arrangement run?
The stated initial period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028, with up to two 24-month renewal options and a maximum possible end date of 30 November 2032.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.