Gardeen Housing Association External Audit 2026

Tender description

The successful Candidate will be responsible for the provision of External Audit Services to be undertaken for the Employer, as detailed in the Description of Services & Requirements (refer Schedule 2) which in summary includes the following: Annual audit of the financial statements for the Association in accordance with the relevant regulatory and financial standards. Attendance at meetings with staff and committee members by a senior member of your audit team and at the Association’s Annual General Meeting to present the draft audit and financial statements. Completion of any Corporation Tax returns (Gardeen HA has charitable status). Any ad hoc associated financial queries that may arise during the year. Lot 1: The tender documents comprise the SPD document available via the SPD Module in the Contract Notice on PCS; the Tender Document (ref 6426, contract & tender pricing document); and the Tender Quality Questionnaire [TQQ]. The tender documents evaluated will comprise the SPD, your quality score for the TQQ; and the Tender Sum stated on the Form of Tender. The submitted SPD will be assessed as a pass or fail to identify consultants who meet the criteria. Only those consultants who achieve an SPD pass will have their tender quality and cost considered/ evaluated The criteria for scoring will be to reach a total percentage score as follows: Price (tender sum)- deducting 1% from 100 for every percentage point each tender sum is in excess of the lowest tender sum, prior to weighting. Quality- out of 100 for your TQQ submission, ranked in relation to the other candidates. The candidates will be scored relative to each other (best answer scoring highest), based on the Employer’s individual aspirations/ requirements and the information provided by the candidate(s).. Refer to the 'Instructions to Consultants' at pages 3-11 of the Tender Document