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Financial Audit Services

Places for People Group Limited(buyer)

Published
Published 2 October 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 28 October 2026 (8 days left)

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Overview

Places for People Group Limited is seeking proposals from qualified audit firms to provide external audit services across the Group, covering its registered housing providers, commercial, leisure, development, and support services businesses. The contract holds an estimated value of £1,900,000, with the successful bidder required to undergo a structured transition and shadowing period during the FY26/27 audit cycle. Submissions for this active tender opportunity close on 28 October 2026.

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Lots (3)

  • Lot 1: Lot 1: All Group entities

    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 statutory deadline of 9 months from the Group’s financial year end.

    £1,900,000
  • 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 opinion on the Group accounts and either to complete this work or to ensure that the successful bidder completes the work to the necessary timeframe and completes any required specified procedures. The successful bidder will be required to complete all of the above in good time to allow approval of all relevant accounts at the Group Board’s meeting at the end of July each year.

    £0
  • 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.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
£1,900,000
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
2 October 2026
Questions by
21 October 2026
Deadline
28 October 2026
Classification (CPV)
Accounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing servicesStatutory audit services

Notice history

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  1. Contract Notice

    2 October 2026

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