Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal and External Audit Services
Notice Description
Procurement Assist Limited is seeking service providers to take part in tendering for a place on a 60 month Dynamic Purchasing System for Internal and External Auditing. The services will be split into 2 Categories, as follows: Category 1: Internal Audit Category 2: External Audit The DPS will be available for use by iFM Bolton and the whole public sector from across the United Kingdom. The DPS initial application period is 30 days but will remain open until 31 May 2029. Applications from service providers can be made at any time during this period. The DPS is intended to be a fast route to market for Clients, with Clients not needing any further engagement with OJEU procurement processes. Procurement Assist is publishing this Notice of Amendment made pursuant to the original Notice 2020/S 081-192468 to extend the DPS to 31 May 2029. The remaining information in relation to this DPS is unchanged.
Lot Information
Internal Audit
Including, but not limited to: *Provide a consultancy service to deliver external assurance to a Client in the areas of (but not limited to) finance, business assurance, governance, accreditations, risk management, asset management, business planning, and specialist areas. *Provision of an audit report for the Client that records findings (based on a RAG or HML rating) with suggestions for improvement. *Provide on site support and key stakeholder engagement. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CH4656758D
Renewal: Procurement Assist are extending the active period of the DPS to 31 May 2029. The DPS will be reviewed on an annual basis for amendment, further extension, termination or to re-procure.
External AuditIncluding, but not limited to: *Provide a consultancy service to assess/audit financial statements. Other elements to the external audit may include (but not limited to) operational and governance practices and compliance. *Provision of an audit report that records the findings, presented at a regulatory standard.
Renewal: Procurement Assist are extending the active period of the DPS to 31 May 2029. The DPS will be reviewed on an annual basis for amendment, further extension, termination or to re-procure.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04cf1c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000857-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £50,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £50,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 May 20294 years to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PROCUREMENT ASSIST LIMITED C/O INTEGRATED FACILITIES MANAGEMENT BOLTON LTD (IFM BOLTON)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@procurementassist.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3301281336
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOLTON
- Postcode
- BL4 0JR
- Post Town
- Bolton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bolton
- Electoral Ward
- Farnworth North
- Westminster Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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