Published date: 28 January 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 27 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting and auditing services - 79210000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£155,000

Procurement reference

DDDC001-DN760706-23990557

Published date

28 January 2025

Closing date

27 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 May 2025

Contract end date

4 May 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Derbyshire Dales District Council (the Council) requires a suitably experienced and qualified reporting accountant (external auditor) to audit and certify their Housing Benefit (HB) Subsidy Grant claims in England, commencing with the subsidy period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 (equivalent dates for any extension period), to meet the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) requirements to give the DWP assurance of a valid and true claim. The reporting accountant will conduct testing of all Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) aspects of the audit.

A condition of participation is that you must be currently registered on the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) register of licensed local auditors Local Auditor Register.

The initial contract period is for the audit relating to the housing benefit subsidy claim for 2024/25; the contract is estimated to commence 5 May 2025 and expire 4 May 2026.

There will be an option to extend the contract for up to four years in 2 yearly increments subject to satisfactory performance and business needs, to meet the 2025/26, 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 audit requirements. The maximum contract period is five years.

More information

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Additional text

The procurement is being managed electronically, using the councils e-tendering system, please select the link which will transfer you to our e-tendering system where you can register your interest and access the documents. The council will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system

About the buyer

Contact name

Sherry Russell

Address

Town Hall
Bank Road
Matlock
DE4 3NN
United Kingdom

Email

sherry.russell@derbyshiredales.gov.uk

Website

https://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/