Notice Information
Notice Title
260017 Internal Audit Services
Notice Description
Contract for the provision of Internal Audit Services to Queen's University Belfast. The key role of the Supplier shall be to provide assurance to the governing body that the systems of internal control, risk identification, assessment and management are adequate. Please refer to the Specification contained within the Associated Tender Documents for further details on the full scope of services. Documentation can be accessed via the link in this notice.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Queen's reserves the option to extend the contract by up to a further 36 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06575a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014907-2026
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
79212200 - Internal audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £937,500 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £937,500 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-02-18
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
- Contact Name
- Gillian Wasson
- Contact Email
- procurement@qub.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
- 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)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014907-2026
18th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/home
All associated tender documentation can be accessed via the link above.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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