Notice Information
Notice Title
Research Audit Services
Notice Description
Ulster University ("the University") wishes to appoint research auditors to carry out an audit review where required of externally funded research grants in line with the scope outlined in the relevant funder's terms and conditions.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Ulster University ("the University") wishes to appoint research auditors to carry out an audit review where required of externally funded research grants in line with the scope outlined in the relevant funder's terms and conditions. Additional information: The estimated total value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial 26 month contract period and the option to extend the contract for any periods up to and including 36 months.
Options: The contract will be for 26 months initially, with an option to extend for any periods up to and including 36 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-043510
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016773-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212000 - Auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £215,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £170,656 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 May 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Feb 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 May 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Andy Gray
- Contact Email
- a.gray@ulster.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2870124227, +44 2895367783
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COLERAINE
- Postcode
- BT52 1SA
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Electoral Ward
- University
- Westminster Constituency
- East Londonderry
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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