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title: "Housing benefit subsidy external audit"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e206"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "South Kesteven District Council"
published: "2026-08-12"
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# Housing benefit subsidy external audit

Buyer: South Kesteven District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e206

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## Summary

South Kesteven District Council commissioned external audit services for its Housing Benefit Subsidy claim. The requirement is to perform agreed-upon procedures in relation to the claim, within the auditing services category. The work supports the council’s verification and assurance of its housing benefit subsidy submission. The council is based at its offices in Grantham, and the services relate to its South Kesteven administrative area. This is a specialist public-sector assurance requirement rather than general housing management, benefits administration or financial audit across all council services. Businesses relevant to this opportunity would therefore include audit and assurance practices with experience examining benefit subsidy claims and carrying out agreed procedures for local authorities.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. South Kesteven District Council used a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to KPMG LLP. The award is active and the contract is also active. The contract was signed on 1 July 2025, runs from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2028, and is valued at £112,900 excluding VAT, or £135,480 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated through the limited-competition process for the stated audit service. This outcome records the selected supplier and the council’s agreed contract period and price for the Housing Benefit Subsidy external audit.

This procurement demonstrates recurring demand from South Kesteven District Council for focused assurance work on Housing Benefit Subsidy claims. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need staff able to interpret the relevant subsidy rules, test supporting records and transactions, perform agreed-upon procedures consistently, and produce clear findings suitable for local-authority governance and claim assurance. Experience working with councils or other public bodies would help demonstrate understanding of public-sector controls, evidence standards and reporting expectations. The incumbent is a large audit and assurance firm, so competing practices would need an appropriately qualified team, reliable quality controls and sufficient capacity to deliver a specialist review over the full contract term.

## Notice

Engagement to perform agreed upon procedures in relation to the claim for Housing Benefit Subsidy

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076526-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £112,900 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | South Kesteven District Council |
| Locality | GRANTHAM |
| Postcode area | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG31 6TT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | South Kesteven |
| Electoral ward | Grantham St Vincent's |
| Westminster constituency | Grantham and Bourne |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KPMG LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 09:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076526-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076526-2026
  12th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://KPMG.CO.UK
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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