Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal Audit Service
Notice Description
1.1 The General Optical Council (GOC) seeks to secure an internal audit service that provides independent, objective assurance and advice to support effective governance, risk management and internal control, in line with professional standards and good regulatory practice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f35e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081781-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- 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
- GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Marc Stoner
- Contact Email
- mstoner@optical.org
- Contact Phone
- 02075803898
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 5AA
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081781-2025
11th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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