Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal Audit Services
Notice Description
Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of East Midland Housing Group's internal audit services for the next three to six years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The initial contract term will be from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2029. The contract may be extended for a further three years in annual increments at the sole discretion of EMH.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058b5a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001335-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212200 - Internal audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST MIDLANDS HOUSING GROUP
- Contact Name
- Kylie Glover-King
- Contact Email
- procurement@emh.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1530 444044
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COALVILLE
- Postcode
- LE67 4JP
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- TLF East Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Coalville West
- Westminster Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001335-2026
8th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080793-2025
8th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050203-2025
20th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050194-2025
20th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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