Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
KCH Business Park, 129 Coldharbour Lane
London
SE5 9NY
UK
Contact person: Sunday Okhiria
Telephone: +44 2045340573
E-mail: sunday.okhiria1@gmail.com
NUTS: UKI45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.kch.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.kch.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of External Audit Service
Reference number: C398857
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract provides statutory external audit services to the Trust and its subsidiaries (KIFM, KCHM, and KCS). The external auditor will deliver independent assurance over the Trust’s financial statements, governance, internal controls, and value-for-money arrangements, in accordance with the NHS Act 2006 and NAO Code of Audit Practice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 479 079.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI45
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A mini-competition was conducted via the EOECPH Statutory Audit and Multi-Specialty Services Framework (Ref: 2024/S 000-002425)..<br/><br/>The tender was evaluated against the published criteria: Technical Capability & Quality (60%), Social Value (10%), and Commercial (30%).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Up to 2 years (potential extension to 18 November 2030)
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-002425
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Grant Thornton UK LLP
OC307742
8 Finsbury Circus London UNITED KINGDOM
London
EC2M 7EA
UK
Telephone: +44 2077283347
E-mail: publicsector.bids@uk.gt.com
NUTS: UKI41
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.grantthornton.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1 479 079.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
1 479 079.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP
Unit 1, KCH Business Park, 129 Coldharbour Lane
London
SE5 9NY
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.kings-fm.co.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/11/2025