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Published 25 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: B3 Living (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Published estimate£600,000≈ £120k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Mar 2026awarded 29 Apr 2026
Award (standstill) to UHY HACKER YOUNG (BIRMINGHAM) LLP
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 May 2031 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

B3Living is seeking to appoint an External Auditor to audit and express an opinion on its financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and the UK auditing standards (and related guidance) as issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for B3L and its subsidiary companies. Please note that the scoring criteria for this Tender has been changed and is reflected in the amended documents available for download from the Tender Portal. The scoring criteria will now be marked based on 40 marks for quality and 40 marks for the schedule of rates and charges.

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £600,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services79212100 Financial auditing services79212300 Statutory audit 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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions: 50%
  • Schedule of Rates: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Schedule of Rates
  • Quality Questions
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
Awarded
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
25 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT
Last source update
29 Apr 2026, 08:07 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016843
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing servicesStatutory audit services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065bea Find a Tender

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 not allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/76W… ↗

Timeline

25 Feb 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published243 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT
  2. Submission deadline213 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Assessment summaries sent181 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published180 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 08:07 BST
  5. Award decision expected by179 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends168 days ago
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts148 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 13:01 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    29 Apr 2026, 08:07 BST
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    29 Apr 2026, 08:07 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    10 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £600,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 3
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UHY HACKER YOUNG (BIRMINGHAM) LLP1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2031£600,000 inc. VAT29 Apr 2026standstill to 11 May 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders00—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender