Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
KCH Business Park, 129 Coldharbour Lane
London
SE5 9NY
Contact
Sunday Okhiria
Telephone
+44 2045340573
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI45 - Lambeth
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of External Audit Service.
Reference number
C398857
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This contract provides statutory external audit services to the Trust and its subsidiaries (KIFM, KCHM, and KCS). The external auditor will deliver independent assurance over the Trust’s financial statements, governance, internal controls, and value-for-money arrangements, in accordance with the NHS Act 2006 and NAO Code of Audit Practice..
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,479,079
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI45 - Lambeth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A mini-competition was conducted via the EOECPH Statutory Audit and Multi-Specialty Services Framework (Ref: 2024/S 000-002425)..
The tender was evaluated against the published criteria: Technical Capability & Quality (60%), Social Value (10%), and Commercial (30%).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Up to 2 years (potential extension to 18 November 2030)
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-002425
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 November 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Grant Thornton UK LLP
8 Finsbury Circus London UNITED KINGDOM
London
EC2M 7EA
Telephone
+44 2077283347
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
National registration number
OC307742
Internet address
http://www.grantthornton.co.uk
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,479,079
Lowest offer: £1,479,079 / Highest offer: £1,479,079 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP
Unit 1, KCH Business Park, 129 Coldharbour Lane
London
SE5 9NY
Country
United Kingdom