---
title: "Provision of Internal Audit Services 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f524"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Dartford Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-09"
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# Provision of Internal Audit Services 2026

Buyer: Dartford Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f524

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085175-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £29,450 |
| Contracts value | £29,450 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Dartford Borough Council |
| Locality | DARTFORD |
| Postcode area | Dartford |
| Postcode | DA1 1DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Dartford |
| Electoral ward | Town |
| Westminster constituency | Dartford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Herefordshire Council |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 09:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085175-2026
- 9 Sep 2026 at 09:08 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085170-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085175-2026
  9th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085170-2026
  9th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dartford.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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