Award

ID558 External Audit

  • Aspire Housing

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-059572

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0509a5 (view related notices)

Published 25 September 2025, 11:08am



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.


Contract 1. ID558 External Audit

Supplier

Contract value

  • £381,570 excluding VAT
  • £457,884 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

25 September 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

25 September 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 6 October 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

13 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2028
  • Possible extension to 2 November 2030
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

2x 12 month extensions available

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services

Information about tenders

  • 9 tenders received
  • 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

BDO LLP

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMQV-8736-WMJD

55 Baker Street,

London

W1U 7EU

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. ID558 External Audit


Contracting authority

Aspire Housing

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTCP-1774-DYCR

Kingsley, The Brampton

Newcastle Under Lyme

ST5 0QW

United Kingdom

Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government