Yarlington is wishing to set up a Long-term Agreement with a highly competent organisation that will provide external audit services. Yarlington is in a period of substantial growth and therefore require auditors who will be both proactive and supportive in their advice to us whilst building a strong working relationship.

Services will commence with the audit of the 2018/19 Statutory accounts and continue for a period of 4 years up to and including the audit of the 2021/2022 Statutory accounts.

The procurement of this Contract is being undertaken in accordance with the Open procedure prescribed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Instructions on how tenders are to be presented and the timescales for submissions are detailed further in the tender document.

Yarlington is wishing to set up a Long-term Agreement with a highly competent organisation that will provide external audit services as follows:

— carry out an annual external audit of all legal entities in the Yarlington Housing group structure

— review of internal control statement,

— verifications of the RTB Calculation,

— create a high quality and transparent audit,

— complete all audit work within agreed timescales and with minimum disruption to operations,

— ensure that Yarlington is working within the standard and guidelines produced by the HCA,

— provide assurance to the Board on its annual accounts, as well as an opinion on its systems of internal control,

— provide additional advice and services as and when required.

We expect the successful tenderer to have substantial experience of the affordable housing sector, and of group structures, adhere to all standards and guidelines for the professional practice as set out by the Auditing practices board, able to audit a public limited company and provide a dedicated Account manager that will have over responsibility for the Yarlington Contract.