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title: "1062 - Internal Audit Services"
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# 1062 - Internal Audit Services

Buyer: ASTON UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-22afd436-e8c6-44e9-9352-46af2239ff7f

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## Summary

Aston University, located in Birmingham, has completed the procurement process for the provision of Internal Audit Services, classified under the industry category 'Internal audit services' (CPV code 79212200). The process followed an open procedure, which invited qualified bidders to participate until the tender period's closing date on 13th January 2025. The contract, valued at £450,000, was awarded to KPMG LLP, and the implementation is scheduled to start on 1st June 2025, concluding on 31st July 2028. This award is aligned with Aston University’s strategic aim to strengthen its control environment and ensure resilience and adaptability in its operations.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth in the auditing sector, particularly for businesses specialising in collaborative and strategic advisory roles. Companies capable of providing insightful and adaptive audit services that enhance organisational resilience to external changes could find this contract highly beneficial. The procurement was highly accessible, encouraging participation from SMEs and VCSEs, which underscores Aston University's commitment to fostering a diverse supplier community. It highlights the university's strategic pursuit of partnerships that go beyond traditional auditing to contribute positively towards its long-term objectives and community engagement.

## Notice

Aston University is inviting tenders to provide an Internal Audit Service (IAS). Aston University recognises the organisational value that may be derived through a robust control environment incorporating effective first, second and third lines. Selecting the optimum co-source internal audit partner is very important to us: our vision is to be a leading university of science, technology and enterprise, measured by the positive transformational impact we achieve for our people, students, businesses and the communities we serve. This means that we will need to think and act differently, beyond the conventional boundaries of today. We need an internal audit partner who can not only provide assurance over our current control environment, but can work with us collaboratively in accordance with our Values to achieve our 2030 strategy. This means providing insight and advice to support us to become future-proof, more resilient and responsive to external changes and disruptions, and able to drive new high impact developments.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/516d8513-ba61-41de-ab88-7e192daf59f8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £540,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £450,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ASTON UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 7ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KPMG |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79212200 - Internal audit services

## Release History

- 22 May 2025 at 12:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/516d8513-ba61-41de-ab88-7e192daf59f8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/516d8513-ba61-41de-ab88-7e192daf59f8
  22nd May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3586bbbd-b2a5-ef11-8132-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aston.ac.uk

## Provenance

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