Planning

External Auditing Services - Statutory Audit

  • Norse Group Ltd

UK3: Planned procurement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-017571

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050909

Published 29 April 2025, 12:05pm



Scope

Description

Norse Group is seeking suitably qualified suppliers to bid for the External Auditing services for its portfolio of businesses and divisions across the UK.

A statutory audit will be required to be carried out for year ending March 31st 2026 and for the subsequent years thereafter in-line with the contract duration.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=945493237

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,500,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 2 September 2028
  • Possible extension to 4 September 2029
  • 4 years, 4 days

Description of possible extension:

A 1 x year extension may be awarded after the initial 3 x years.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
  • 79212000 - Auditing services
  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services

Contract locations

  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

3 June 2025

Enquiry deadline

16 June 2025, 1:00pm

Tender submission deadline

30 June 2025, 1:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Delta E will be used for all bid submissions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

31 July 2025


Other information

Applicable trade agreements

  • Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
  • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Contracting authority

Norse Group Ltd

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRLT-2616-PGPY

Norse Group Ltd, Unit Place, 280 Fifers Lane

Norwich

NR6 6EQ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Simon Bullimore

Telephone: 01603 894256

Email: simon.bullimore@norsegroup.co.uk

Region: UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government