Future Kent Project · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£78,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Mazars LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist advice on converting the 23/24 and 24/25 accounts to US GAAP, as required to meet US Dept of Education requirements in order to approve change in ownership from 1 August 2026. Mazars previously did some work for us on the going concern notes and so is familiar with the accounts to be able to turn it around in the timeframe.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

66000000 Financial and insurance 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 Jun 2026, 12:53 BST
Last source update: 4 Jun 2026, 13:17 BST
Authority reference: 26-032
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-052786
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ad69 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
4 Jun 2026, 12:53 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
4 Jun 2026, 13:17 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £78,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mazars LLP4 Jun 2026 – 30 Sept 2026	£78,000 inc. VAT	1 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ · GB-UKPRN: 10007150 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7NZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FORVIS MAZARS LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC308299GB-PPON: PNCL-5949-VHVD 30 Old Bailey, London, London, EC4M 7AUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender4 Jun 2026, 13:17 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender4 Jun 2026, 12:53 BST