Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Value
- £832,500
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Business services · Statutory audit services (CPV 79212300)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published10 Jun 2026Published 72 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of External Audit Service for NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board. While this is advertised for NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB, the ICB is requesting responses on behalf of itself i.e. NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care Board, NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (C&P) Integrated Care Board and Hertfordshire region of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE) Integrated Care Board. As part of the ongoing organisational changes the three ICB regions will come together and transition to form a new organisation Central East Integrated Care Board. It is anticipated that a new organisation, Central East ICB will be in place from 1st April 2026. This contract will therefore be novated during its lifetime from NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB to Central East ICB. This was procured using Crown Commercial Services RM6310 Provision of Audit and Assurance Services - Lot 2 External Audit.
About the supplier
Grant Thornton UK LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC307742).