Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 11 Apr 2025, 09:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Internal Audits

Official notice

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£456,000≈ £249k / year · £456,000 inc. VAT19.7% below published estimate

Submissions closed 9 May 2025awarded 2 Jun 2025

Awarded to SWAP Internal Audit

Contract term 1 yr 10 moends 1 May 2027 · up to 1 May 2029 with extensions · starts 22 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 10 moPublished value£456,000

Contract period: 22 Jun 2025 – 1 May 2027 (1 yr 10 mo) · up to 1 May 2029 with extensionsValue: £456,000 exc. VAT · £456,000 inc. VAT

Extensions: 1 year + 1 year options of extension

79212200 Internal audit services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 40%Price: 60%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 40%
Cost: 60%

Published award criteria (2)

Cost
Quality

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Apr 2025, 09:02 BST
Last source update: 23 Feb 2026, 08:29 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 7 Jun 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-014434
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Internal audit services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0500f3 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Risks: Local Government Reorganisation - High Risk - Potential novation of contract
Internal staff recruitment and retention difficulties - Medium - Risk - Requirement for additional support over and above the original specifications identified.

How it was run

Official notice

Requests to participate (first stage): 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline: 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

11 Apr 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
11 Apr 2025, 09:02 BST
Clarification questions by
9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
7 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts
22 Jun 2025
Assessment summaries sent
3 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published235 days ago
23 Feb 2026, 08:29 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
11 Apr 2025, 09:02 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
3 Jul 2025, 13:09 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Jul 2025, 13:09 BST
Contract signature expected
16 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
23 Feb 2026, 08:29 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £366,4081 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SWAP Internal AuditMBC Provision of Internal Audits for Mid Kent Audit 202516 Jul 2025 – 16 Jul 2027 · up to 16 Jul 2029Extensions: 1 year + 1 year	£366,408 inc. VAT	2 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Internal Audits for Mid Kent Audit · SWAP Internal Audit
Signed
27 Aug 2025
Value
£366,408 inc. VAT
Period
27 Aug 2025 – 16 Jul 2027 · up to 16 Jul 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract includes two optional extension periods: + 1 year + 1 year These extensions may be used at the Council's discretion, depending on continued operational need, supplier performance, and availability of funding.
No agreed KPIs: The contract is valued at under £5million. Whilst KPI's are likely to be used during the standard management of the contract, these have not been written into the contract itself.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 12 at stage one	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maidstone Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRT-5366-CGWY Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6JQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SOUTH WEST AUDIT PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08215338GB-PPON: PDDT-9646-VQJM Ground Floor, Blackbrook Gate One, Taunton, South West, TA1 2PXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Feb 2026, 08:29 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2025, 13:09 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Apr 2025, 09:02 BST