Audit Services for Housing Benefit Claim 2025-28

Official notice

Authority: The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ44)

Awarded value£150,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Auditing services for the Council's Housing Benefit claim.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

79212000 Auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMT
Last source update: 4 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMT
Authority reference: DN776817
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-079767
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05eed3 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
4 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP	£150,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Audit Services for Housing Benefit Claim 2025-28 · Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP
Signed
17 Mar 2025
Value
£150,000
Period
1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHJN-7589-LMHY Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, South East, CT20 2QYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GRANT THORNTON UK LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC307742GB-PPON: PVBL-2249-QHWW 8 Finsbury Circus, London, London, EC2M 7EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Dec 2025, 13:57 GMT