Stale Pre-tender

External Audit Services

Details

Value
£5,000,000
Topic
Auditing services
Published
20 November 2025
Submission
4 December 2025

Tender description

Southern Housing are procuring External Audit Services to undertake an independent audit of Southern Housing and its related subsidiaries to be carried out in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)). Southern Housing published a Preliminary Market Engagement notice related to this procurement and have undertaken Preliminary Market Engagement. The contract will be for a maximum term of 5 years and will be subject to the annual re-appointment of the external auditors by the Southern Housing Board. The Client is targeting the following strategic objectives and added value benefits: a. Deliver work requirements in line with the scope and specified instructions b. Deliver works within the required timelines c. Proactive communication – working in partnership d. Act as a professional and informed sounding board e. Provide proactive support to the Audit & Risk Committee f. Being kept informed of forthcoming / potential changes in financial reporting requirements g. Ideas for how the external audit process could be delivered more efficiently by SH / audit firm each year.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published20 November 2025
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About the buyer

Southern Housing Group is a housing association that owns over 80,000 homes across London, the South East, the Midlands and the Isle of Wight. The group now trades as Southern Housing following its merger with Optivo. Refurbishment and new build works run through about 20 contracts, split by element of work and area. Plans to replace these with new framework agreements were announced in 2024. Market engagement on how works are packaged comes before tendering.

Over the past 5 years, most of Southern Housing Group's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and repair and maintenance.

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