Planning

ID558 External Audit

  • Aspire Housing

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-017782

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0509a5

Published 30 April 2025, 8:12am

Scope

Reference

ID558

Description

The Aspire Group is seeking to appoint an auditor for the provision of external audit services to the Group. The auditor will be required to audit the financial statements for the 3 Group companies.

The contract will be for 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years and we anticipate the new contract starting February 2026.

Total value (estimated)

  • £400,000 excluding VAT
  • £480,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 2 February 2026 to 2 February 2029
  • Possible extension to 2 February 2031
  • 5 years, 1 day

Description of possible extension:

The term of the contract is to be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Max term 5 years.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

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

Contract locations

  • UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Participation

Particular suitability

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

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

5 July 2025

Tender submission deadline

4 August 2025, 1:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/aspirehousing/aspx/Tenders/Current

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

16 September 2025

Recurring procurement

Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 22 October 2030

Award criteria

This table displays the award criteria of the lot
Name Description Type
Simple description

60% Quality 40% Price - Clarification interviews will also be required (this is for clarification purposes based on the Quality response, not scored separately).

 Price

Weighting description

60% Quality 40% Price - Clarification interviews will also be required (this is for clarification purposes based on the Quality response, not scored separately).

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contracting authority

Aspire Housing

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTCP-1774-DYCR

Kingsley, The Brampton

Newcastle Under Lyme

ST5 0QW

United Kingdom

Email: contracts@aspirehousing.co.uk

Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government