PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Cottsway Housing Association Audit Services

Cottsway Housing Association · published 23 Jan 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID73f1fc0e-e140-4ae6-942c-f28d7c658c5d-880437
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-a8297714-e1a4-4ba3-96c2-4f7fe4fb9f4e
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-296847
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£910,000
award field
Tender value
£910,000
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV
79212000
Auditing services
Delivery
South East, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The scope of the Contract is the provision of audit services. The Contract is divided into 2 Lots. Lot 1 - internal audit Services Lot 2 - external audit services The Contract will last for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend at Cottsway's discretion for a further 2 years, giving a total potential term of 5 years. The Contract will commence in January 2025. Bidders may bid for both Lots. Bidders shall note that Cottsway cannot award Lot 1 and Lot 2 to the same Bidder. Therefore, Bidders who are bidding for both Lots are required to state their first and second preference out of Lot 1 and Lot 2. If the same Bidder achieves the highest scoring bid for both Lot 1 and Lot 2 it will be awarded its preferred Lot, and the Bidder that submitted the second highest scoring bid for the other Lot will be awarded that Lot.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release23 Jan 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published12 Feb 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published9 Jan 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published7 Mar 2031
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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BDO LLP

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Published name only

RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 23 Jan 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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