Scope
Description
Maidstone Borough Council is looking for audit support to assist us in Mid Kent Audit Partnership to deliver a number of audits to support the delivery of the Annual Audit Opinion for 2025/26 and 2026/27.
Mid Kent Audit is a partnership of four authorities - Ashford, Maidstone, Swale and Tunbridge Wells Borough Councils - delivering audit and assurance services to each member of the partnership. We have been established as a shared service since 2010 and are recognised as providing comprehensive, innovative and high-quality services. We provide 1506 audit days across the partnership and our full 2025/26 audit plans and approach are published at: Maidstone, Swale, Ashford and Tunbridge Wells.
Contract 1. MBC Provision of Internal Audits for Mid Kent Audit 2025
Supplier
Contract value
- £366,408 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
2 June 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
3 July 2025
Standstill period
- End: 15 July 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
16 July 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 16 July 2025 to 16 July 2027
- Possible extension to 16 July 2029
- 4 years, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
1 year + 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79212200 - Internal audit services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Information about tenders
- 12 tenders received
- 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 4 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
SOUTH WEST AUDIT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- Companies House: 08215338
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDDT-9646-VQJM
Ground Floor, Blackbrook Gate One
Taunton
TA1 2PX
United Kingdom
Email: accounts@swapaudit.co.uk
Website: https://www.swapaudit.co.uk/
Region: UKK23 - Somerset
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: Yes
Contract 1. MBC Provision of Internal Audits for Mid Kent Audit 2025
Contracting authority
Maidstone Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGRT-5366-CGWY
Maidstone House, King Street
Maidstone
ME15 6JQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ45 - Mid Kent
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government