Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal Audit Services
Notice Description
Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) is an Emergency Public Service that covers Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Our Headquarters is currently situated in the Police & Fire Headquarters, Portishead. AF&RS have 27 sites in total. There is a mixture of wholetime (24/7 crewed), day-crewed and on-call fire stations, administrative centres & Fire Service Control. AF&RS are looking to procure a provision of internal audit services to support the effective management and governance of functions of The Authority. AF&RS current estimated annual requirement is approximately 80 working days.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a483
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028461-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £420,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £420,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £19,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £190,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Mar 20264 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Dec 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Feb 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
- AVON FIRE AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTISHEAD
- Postcode
- BS20 8JJ
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK61 North Somerset
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- North Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Portishead West
- Westminster Constituency
- North Somerset
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028461-2026
27th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079300-2025
3rd December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060712-2025
30th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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