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Provision of Internal Audit Services 2026

Dartford Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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09 Sep 2026 at 09:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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09 Sep 2026 at 09:08

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dartford Borough Council is procuring internal audit services for the Dartford and Sevenoaks Audit Partnership. The work involves carrying out internal audits following previous audit exercises, supporting the councils’ assurance, governance and risk-management requirements. The procurement is for services rather than goods or construction, and the relevant service classification is auditing services (CPV 79212000). Delivery is in Dartford and Sevenoaks, Kent. The purchasing organisation is Dartford Borough Council, acting for the partnership. The selected provider is Herefordshire Council, which is a large public-sector organisation. This requirement is therefore relevant to councils, public bodies and specialist audit providers able to deliver internal audit work for local-authority partnerships and to build on established audit programmes.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Dartford Borough Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. One lot covered the requirement. Herefordshire Council was awarded the contract on 9 September 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 10 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its value is £29,450 excluding VAT, or £35,340 including VAT. The award and contract are active. Evaluation was not conducted through a competitive tender: the route was a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract covers the provision of internal audits for the Dartford and Sevenoaks Audit Partnership, following previous audit exercises. This is a completed award rather than an opportunity for new bids.

For a supplier assessing future demand, this award demonstrates a short, defined requirement for internal audit services across a local-authority partnership in Kent. A credible competitor would need the capability to plan and perform internal audits for councils, understand public-sector governance and assurance requirements, and deliver work that follows and builds on previous audit exercises. Experience of working with more than one local authority or within a partnership model would be particularly relevant, as would the capacity to coordinate audit activity across Dartford and Sevenoaks. The successful supplier is another public-sector council, showing that the buyer accepted a public-body delivery model for this requirement. Providers with established local-government audit teams and evidence of comparable assignments would be well placed when this type of service is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Internal Audit Services 2026

Notice Description

To provide internal audits to Dartford and Sevenoaks partnership following previous audit exercises.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f524
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085175-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79212000 - Auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£29,450 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£29,450 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dartford Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARTFORD
Postcode
DA1 1DR
Postcode Area
Dartford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Dartford
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Dartford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Herefordshire Council

Further Information

Notice Documents

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