Auditors for the Housing Benefit Subsidy claim

Official notice

Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD41)

Awarded value£27,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Grant Thornton UK LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for Auditors for the Housing Benefit Subsidy claim

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

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: 21 May 2026, 10:26 BST
Last source update: 21 May 2026, 10:26 BST
Authority reference: DN816873
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-046850
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069e98 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
21 May 2026, 10:26 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £27,5001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 20 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Grant Thornton UK LLP	£27,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Auditors for the Housing Benefit Subsidy claim · Grant Thornton UK LLP
Signed
20 May 2026
Value
£27,500
Period
1 Jun 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackburn with Darwen

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYGR-1856-CVXM Town Hall, Blackburn, North West, BB1 7DYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Grant Thornton UK LLPAwarded supplierGB-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 Tender21 May 2026, 10:26 BST