PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

CBC - Mini Comp ESPO 664_25 Lot 2c - Housing Subsidy Benefit Audit Services - AWARD

Crawley Borough Council · published 14 Apr 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID48b389f6-115f-44b8-850b-c440b582be79-892855
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-19dc593f-fb0c-41ca-ac3d-da75b92d8cf2
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-162314
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

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Award value
£194,500
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Other -
Category
services
CPV
79212000
Auditing services
Delivery
Not stated
RH10 1UZ
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

​​Crawley Borough Council​ ("the Council") invites tenders for the provision of Housing Subsidy Benefit Audit services. The Commencement Date for the delivery of the ​services​ is scheduled to be on ​Thursday 01 January 2026​ at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of two years and three months until ​Friday 31 March 2028​ with two options to extend for a further one year period each subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Council (with the maximum possible contract duration lasting until Sunday 31 March 2030). The Council is procuring this Contract following a mini competition tender process using Lot 2c External Audit Services of Framework ESPO 664_25, and will be awarding one Contract for the provision of all services detailed within the Specification. The Council is seeking to Contract with an organisation that will manage the Services to the highest levels of satisfaction, professional standards and cost effectiveness. The Contractor will be expected to deliver improvements to service delivery and value for money over the life of the Contract.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release14 Apr 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published28 Nov 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published23 Mar 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Published name only

Grant Thornton UK LLP

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 14 Apr 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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