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Financial Audit Services

Places for People Group Limited · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 15:11.

Opportunity overview

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

Classification

  • CPV79200000 — Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • CPV79212000 — Auditing services
  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services
  • CPV79212300 — Statutory audit services

Lots

  • Lot 1: Lot 1: All Group entities£1.9m
  • Lot 2: Lot 2: Group accounts and key componentsValue not stated
  • Lot 3: Commercial, Development and Leisure EntitiesValue not stated · 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
ocds-h6vhtk-077fc2
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Initial Tenders. Shortlisted providers will then be invited to a presentation and to submit a Final Tender

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
28 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
21 Oct 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
15 Mar 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1: Lot 1: All Group entities
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.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
2,280,000
Amount
1,900,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
65
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
35
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

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

Renewal

Description
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
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2: Lot 2: Group accounts and key components
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.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
0
Amount
0
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
65
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
35
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

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

Renewal

Description
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
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Lot 3: Commercial, Development and Leisure Entities
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.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
0
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
65
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
35
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

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

Renewal

Description
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

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79200000
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212100
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212300
Description
Statutory audit services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79200000
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212100
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212300
Description
Statutory audit services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79200000
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212100
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212300
Description
Statutory audit services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
093365-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Oct 2026, 13:42
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Places for People Group Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PCLC-2366-MYPY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCLC-2366-MYPY

Address

Street Address
305 Gray's Inn Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1X 8QR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Name
Craig Ainscow

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · WC1X 8QR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 093365-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·