Financial Audit Services

Buyer
Places for People Group Limited
Value
£1,900,000
Closes
28 October 2026
Where
London
Type
Open tender

In plain English

Places for People Group, a major UK housing and social enterprise organisation, is looking for an external audit firm to audit their group accounts and all subsidiary companies for the financial year ending 31 March 2027. The successful bidder will take over from the current auditor (MHA) and must participate in a knowledge transfer period during the 2026/27 audit cycle.

What the buyer wants

• Provide external audit services for the Group's consolidated accounts, all registered providers of social housing, all plcs, all obligor entities, and all FCA-regulated entities • Complete all audits with statutory or covenant deadlines by the end of July each year, and all other audit work within 9 months of the financial year end • Participate in a structured transition and shadowing period during FY26/27 to ensure effective handover of knowledge and responsibilities from the incumbent auditor

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Likely requirements

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This contract is for large external audit services valued at £1.9 million and requires extensive experience auditing complex housing groups, FCA-regulated entities, and consolidated accounts. Small tradesperson businesses and most SMEs would be completely disqualified: this is a specialist professional services contract for established audit firms only.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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