The Growth Company ITT for the Provision of External Audit and Corporation Tax Services

THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITEDcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-050983Procurement Act 2023SME suitableactive
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Estimated value

£4.3m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

29 Apr 2025

Description

The Growth Company Group (GC) are tendering to appoint a high quality, independent provider of External Audit and Corporation Tax Services. The contract requirements include, statutory audit and ad hoc advisory work, together with the preparation of corporation tax computations and returns, iXBRL filing and ad hoc corporation tax advisory work. Further details of the specification, requirements and tender objectives are available within the tender documentation. The successful provider will be contracted for an initial 5 year period, with the option to extend for a further 5 years, subject to performance. GC invites bidders to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire and a Participation Questionnaire to participate in this tender opportunity. Responses to this participation process will be used as the first step to select suppliers to participate in a full competitive tender process, which will be undertaken in stages. The participation stage requires potential suppliers to meet conditions of participation. Suppliers must satisfy these conditions if they are to be awarded the contract. Elements of the participation response will be evaluated and scored against objective criteria in order to reduce the number of suppliers proceeding to the next stage. To apply for this tender opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents and complete the online Procurement Specific Questionnaire. Your submission must be made on the Panacea Portal. Please ensure ALL the relevant documents are included within the 'Response' section of the Questionnaire. You can add these individually or utilise a Zip folder to submit your response. Once uploaded, this will allow you to 'Submit' your bid. The document pack contains instructions and information for your tender, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess responses. The deadline for submission of the required documents is at 16:00pm on Tuesday 27th May 2025.

Scope

Reference
GC25 - 015
Total value
£4,300,000 excluding VAT
£5,160,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2031
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2036

The successful provider will be contracted for an initial 5 year period, with the option to extend for a further 5 years, subject to performance.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79222000
79221000
79212500
79212300
79212100
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Quality quality60.00%
Priceprice20.00%
Social Value quality20.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
09 May 2025, 5:00 pm
Submission address
https://app.panacea-software.com/growth
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure