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title: "2038 External Audit Service for NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes ICB"
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# 2038 External Audit Service for NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes ICB

Buyer: NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON & MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a063e60f-81d1-4dbd-aaff-6b5361828aa1

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "2038 External Audit Service for NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes ICB" was concluded with an award stage dated 10th June 2026. The buying organisation, NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB), sought to secure statutory audit services under the CPV classification 79212300. This service covers areas within England, specifically involving NHS regions such as Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and parts of Hertfordshire, with an anticipated organisational transition to a new Central East Integrated Care Board effective from 1st April 2026. The tender was conducted as a selective procurement through a call-off from the Crown Commercial Services RM6310 framework, with the contract running from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2029.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in statutory audit services. Large firms, such as those with a scale and capability like Grant Thornton UK LLP, which successfully secured the contract worth £832,500, would be particularly well-suited to compete in this sector. The framework utilised signifies a preference for experienced providers capable of delivering comprehensive audit services across NHS entities undergoing significant organisational restructuring. The evolving structure of the ICB presents a dynamic environment where firms can position themselves as strategic partners supporting agile governance and financial oversight in the public health sector.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d3fe7da-1ec0-4638-8505-6176a8f7316f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £832,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON & MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK3 6RT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Bletchley Park |
| Westminster constituency | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRANT THORNTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212300 - Statutory audit services

## Release History

- 10 Jun 2026 at 13:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d3fe7da-1ec0-4638-8505-6176a8f7316f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d3fe7da-1ec0-4638-8505-6176a8f7316f
  10th June 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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