Awarded contract

External Audit Services

Details

Buyer: Southern Housing Group
Supplier(s): BDO LLP (London)
Value: £3,255,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Auditing services
Published: 5 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

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. ## Contract award Title: External Audit Services

Timeline

Completed: Award date16 April 2026
Completed: Award published5 May 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2031in 5 years

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.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southern-housing-group.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southern-housing-group.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southern-housing-group.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southern-housing-group.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southern-housing-group.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southern-housing-group.gov