AwardedFind a Tender · award

Future Kent Project

BuyerThe University Of Kent

StatusAwarded

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published4 Jun 2026

What is being bought

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.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents0

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statusactive

SupplierFORVIS MAZARS LLP

Value£78,000

Contract periodFrom 4 Jun 2026 to 30 Sept 2026

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

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Latest release timestamp	Thu Jun 04 2026 12:17:21 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Procurement method	direct
Procurement method details	Below threshold - without competition
Main procurement category	Not published
Above threshold	Not published
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	0
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	1
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	2

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
4 Jun 2026	award, contract	052786-2026
4 Jun 2026	award, contract	052765-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)

4 Jun 2026 · 052786-2026 · award, contract

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4 Jun 2026 · 052765-2026 · award, contract

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