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 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 LLP	£150,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Audit Services for Housing Benefit Claim 2025-28 · Grant Thornton UK 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