Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal Audit
Notice Description
Internal audit services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
To provide an independent, risk-based internal audit service to the buyer for an initial period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The procured supplier will start providing services for the 2026/27 financial year, with the first audit fieldwork being completed by the end of June 2026 (Q1). The internal audit service will cover all operational and business functions of the buyer and will be planned by the supplier according to a sector specific risk assessment. The expectation is 4-5 audits per year, with no more than 2 audits occurring in each quarter. The fieldwork days for each audit is expected to be between 2-4 days, depending on the audit area.
Options: 3 year initial contract, with the option to extend for a further 2 years (1 + 1 years).
Procurement Information
The Crown Commercial Services framework was used for the procurement of internal audit services. This is due to the pre-vetting of suitable suppliers to deliver the service. Competition was invited from all suitable suppliers under the relevant lot of the Audit & Assurance framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068ba1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038041-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79212200 - Internal audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £42,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ST BASILS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B9 4AX
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Bordesley & Highgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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