Tender

GCC001 - Provision of Reporting Accountant: Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Assurance Process (HBAP)

  • Gloucester City Council

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-081083

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f1d7

Published 9 December 2025, 2:33pm

Last edited 9 December 2025, 4:41pm

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Scope

Reference

GCC001 Procontract DN800024

Description

The Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) is the testing and reporting requirements to be followed by Reporting Accountants undertaking engagement work for a local authority's claim for Housing Benefit subsidy from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP reporting framework instruction requires local authorities to appoint a Reporting Accountant, by the 1 March prior to the commencement of the financial year for which this procedure will apply.

Gloucester City Council seeks to appoint a Reporting Accountant for the HBAP FYE 2026, FYE 2027, and FYE 2028.

Total value (estimated)

  • £160,000 excluding VAT
  • £192,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 30 March 2029
  • 2 years, 11 months, 30 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

7 January 2026, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline

16 January 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Pro-Contract Tender Opportunities

https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Award criteria

Section Section Weighting

Quality 50%

Financial 40%

Social Value 10%

Total 100%

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Documents

Associated tender documents

https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

The RFQ is published on Procontract - DN800024

Pro-Contract Tender Opportunities

Contracting authority

Gloucester City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPNG-4413-GZXP

North Warehouse

Gloucester

GL1 2FB

United Kingdom

Contact name: John Bessant

Telephone: +447789798976

Email: procurement@gloucester.gov.uk

Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government