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Published 5 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT

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External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: B3 Living (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)
Published estimate£600,000≈ £120k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Mar 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 May 2031 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

B3Living is seeking to award a Framework Agreement valued at up to £600,000.00 to a single Supplier for the provision of External Audit Services as described within the Invitation to Tender (ITT): the scope will be as described within the specification in Part B of the ITT and the pricing template (Part E of the ITT) is reflective of the anticipated demand.

To view this notice, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Cancelled 5 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £600,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 25%Price: 75%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions: 25%
  • Schedule of Rates: 75%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Schedule of Rates
  • Quality Questions
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT
Last source update
25 Feb 2026, 12:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010298
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAuditing services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0647af Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks

Just to let all know that the name of this Tender should be Tender for External Audit Services and not Tender for External Tender Services, although the Tender Notice was correctly named as Tender for External Audit Services.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
26 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
4 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35X556M3NP ↗

Timeline

5 Feb 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published263 days ago
    5 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT
  2. Latest notice published243 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 12:07 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by236 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline214 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by179 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts148 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    24 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
    UK4
  3. Procurement termination notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 12:07 GMT
    UK12
  4. Status changed to cancelled
    25 Feb 2026, 12:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—25 Feb 2026CancelledB3Living will be re-advertising this Tender and introducing a Supplier Meeting Stage to the process, increasing the the scoring based on a split of 60 marks for the Schedule of Rates, 40 marks for the Supplier Quality Questions , with a Supplier Meeting.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

B3Living

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRJD-7336-PDHX Part First Floor, Building A, Turnford Place, Great Cambridge Road, Cheshunt, East of England, EN10 6NHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender