External Auditors (PSAA) · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Kesteven District Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Awarded value£1,200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Nov 2022no call for competition

Awarded to KPMG

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Audit of financial statements. The provision of external auditors as a statutory requirement under the local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd (PSAA) conducted a procurement exercise for the…Awarded

Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd (PSAA) conducted a procurement exercise for the audits of the accounts (as per the Code of Audit Practice) eligible bodies across England that opt in for the purposes of the appointment of auditors under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the requirements of the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015, South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) opted into this scheme and were assigned an auditor.

www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/procurement/ocds-h6v… ↗

Delivery: East Midlands

79212000 Auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Apr 2026, 11:35 BST
Last source update: 24 Apr 2026, 11:35 BST
Authority reference: DN814174
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-037501
Classification (CPV): Auditing services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068a8a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd (PSAA) conducted a procurement exercise for the audits of the accounts (as per the Code of Audit Practice) eligible bodies across England that opt in for the purposes of the appointment of auditors under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the requirements of the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015, South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) opted into this scheme. PSAA awarded multiple contracts to six firms (including KPMG who were assigned to SKDC as our auditor) under multiple lots.

Publisher note: Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd (PSAA) conducted a procurement exercise for the audits of the accounts (as per the Code of Audit Practice) eligible bodies across England that opt in for the purposes of the appointment of auditors under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the requirements of the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015, South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) opted into this scheme. PSAA awarded multiple contracts to six firms (including KPMG who were assigned to SKDC as our auditor) under multiple lots.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Nov 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
KPMG	£1,200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 037501-2026-1 · KPMG
Signed
30 Nov 2022
Value
£1,200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Kesteven District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, The Picture House, St Catherine's Road,, Grantham, East Midlands, NG316TTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

KPMG LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: 0301540OC London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.