Financial Audit Services

What the buyer is asking for

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

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 65%qualityQuality
• 35%pricePrice

3 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Lot 1: Lot 1: All Group entities£1.9m

  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 stat

• Lot 2: Lot 2: Group accounts and key components

  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 op

• Lot 3: Commercial, Development and Leisure Entities

  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.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   2 Oct 2026, 13:42 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 18 days

   21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 25 days

   28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 164 days

   15 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice2 Oct 2026, 13:42 BST093365-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender