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title: "1062 - Internal Audit Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b754"
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# 1062 - Internal Audit Services

Buyer: ASTON UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b754

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## Summary

Aston University, located in Birmingham, recently concluded an open procurement process to secure an internal audit partner, under the title "1062 - Internal Audit Services". The tender, classified under the industry category of internal audit services (CPV code 79212200), sought a partner who could provide strategic and responsive assurance services aligned with the university's values and 2030 strategy. The procurement process progressed through various stages, ultimately awarding the contract to KPMG LLP on 22nd May 2025, with the total contract value being £450,000. This contract underscores Aston University’s commitment to enhancing its control environment and fostering transformational impacts for its stakeholders. The procurement utilised an open procedure for the tendering and entailed a tender period submission deadline of 13th January 2025, aimed at identifying a partner capable of contributing to the university’s long-term objectives.

This tender opens substantial growth avenues for firms specialising in audit and assurance services, particularly those adept at co-sourcing and providing strategic consultancy alongside traditional auditing. Businesses that can demonstrate robust quality over price considerations, as indicated by the 80:20 award criteria split, are particularly well-suited to compete for such opportunities in the future. Partnering with a leading institution like Aston University not only offers direct financial benefits through the contract but also enhances a firm's reputation and expands its portfolio within the education sector, particularly for those with expertise in navigating dynamic and complex compliance and strategic environments.

## 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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.

Renewal: 3 year initial term, 4 years optional extensions (maximum 7 years total)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024821-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, 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 | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLG31 Birmingham |

## 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 12:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024821-2025
- 18 Nov 2024 at 14:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037203-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aston.ac.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=3586bbbd-b2a5-ef11-8132-005056b64545

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