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Provision of Internal Audits

Maidstone Borough Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Maidstone Borough Council

Buyer Address: Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, UKJ45, ME15 6JQ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@tunbridgewells.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
366408.0 GBP
Published
23 Feb 2026, 08:29
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
26 Aug 2025, 23:00
Contract End
16 Jul 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
79212200 - Internal audit services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
SOUTH WEST AUDIT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: Provision of Internal Audits for Mid Kent Audit

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