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CBC - Mini Comp ESPO 664_25 Lot 2c - Housing Subsidy Benefit Audit Services - AWARD

Authority: Crawley Borough Council

Other -
CPV: Auditing services (79212000)
Published contract value£194,500VAT basis not stated
Contract ends 31 Mar 2028
Awarded to Grant Thornton UK LLP
Contract starts 23 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

​​Crawley Borough Council​ ("the Council") invites tenders for the provision of Housing Subsidy Benefit Audit services.

The Commencement Date for the delivery of the ​services​ is scheduled to be on ​Thursday 01 January 2026​ at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of two years and three months until ​Friday 31 March 2028​ with two options to extend for a further one year period each subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Council (with the maximum possible contract duration lasting until Sunday 31 March 2030).

The Council is procuring this Contract following a mini competition tender process using Lot 2c External Audit Services of Framework ESPO 664_25, and will be awarding one Contract for the provision of all services detailed within the Specification.

The Council is seeking to Contract with an organisation that will manage the Services to the highest levels of satisfaction, professional standards and cost effectiveness. The Contractor will be expected to deliver improvements to service delivery and value for money over the life of the Contract.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Other -
Buyer reference
IT-234-38738-CRBC - 038738 - AWARD
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
RH10 1UZ; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    10 Dec 2025
  2. Contract starts
    23 Mar 2026
  3. Notice published
    14 Apr 2026
  4. Contract ends
    31 Mar 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Crawley Borough CouncilContracting authority The Boulevard, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1UZ, United KingdomContact name, email, phone

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Grant Thornton UK LLPSupplier 30, Finsbury Square, London, London, United Kingdom, EC2A 1AG

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-19dc593f-fb0c-41ca-ac3d-da75b92d8cf2-2026-04-14T16:33:26+01:00
Published
14 Apr 2026
Latest update
14 Apr 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-19dc593f-fb0c-41ca-ac3d-da75b92d8cf2
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-19dc593f-fb0c-41ca-ac3d-da75b92d8cf2-1