Buyer Name: Maidstone Borough Council
Buyer Address: Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, UKJ45, ME15 6JQ, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
MBC Provision of Internal Audits for Mid Kent Audit
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
366408.0 GBP
366408.0 GBP
Published
03 Jul 2025, 12:09
03 Jul 2025, 12:09
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
15 Jul 2025, 23:00
15 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
16 Jul 2027, 22:59
16 Jul 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
79212200 - Internal audit services
79212200 - Internal audit services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
SOUTH WEST AUDIT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
SOUTH WEST AUDIT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
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.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Awards
Award Title: MBC Provision of Internal Audits for Mid Kent Audit 2025
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