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

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board](/buyers/nhs-bedfordshire-luton-milton-keynes-integrated-care-board/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Grant Thornton UK LLP](/suppliers/grant-thornton-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £832,500
- Award date: 30 March 2026
- Published: 10 June 2026
- Contract start: 1 April 2026
- Contract end: 31 March 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0d3fe7da-1ec0-4638-8505-6176a8f7316f-901527
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a063e60f-81d1-4dbd-aaff-6b5361828aa1

## Description

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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d3fe7da-1ec0-4638-8505-6176a8f7316f-901527)