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title: "Internal Audit Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077a5e"
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buyer: "De Montfort University"
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# Internal Audit Services

Buyer: De Montfort University  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077a5e

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## Summary

De Montfort University purchased internal audit and assurance services for its university operations, with the work delivered in Leicester. The requirement covers the university’s internal audit services and was run through Lot 1 of the Crown Commercial Service Audit and Assurance Services framework. The framework opportunity was restricted to suppliers whose framework profiles covered all core internal audit services, the education sector and the East Midlands. This is professional audit work for a higher education organisation, rather than a general financial audit or a broader consultancy commission.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to KPMG LLP. The university signed the contract on 31 July 2026, for a value of £819,000. The planned initial term was three years, with two possible one-year extensions, making a maximum term of five years; extensions depended on satisfactory performance, continued need and available funding, at the university’s discretion. The university used a further competition under the CCS A&AS2 framework, rather than an open competition. Six bids were recorded. Price was the stated award criterion. The procurement lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active; the published process data therefore presents a conflicting lot status.

For suppliers considering similar university work, this award demonstrates demand for a full internal audit and assurance service in the education sector, delivered through a public-sector framework and competed among suppliers already qualified for the relevant framework lot. A credible competitor would need to provide the full range of core internal audit services and show that its framework credentials cover education and the East Midlands. The recorded evaluation basis was price, so a competitive offer would also need a clear, cost-effective delivery model without compromising the assurance service. KPMG LLP, a large supplier, was selected. The requirement is a university-wide professional services contract, so suppliers need the capacity and experience to support a higher education institution across its audit needs.

## Notice

This Procurement will establish a Supplier Contract for the purchase of Internal Audit Services for De Montfort University. The Contract will be for an initial three-year period with an option to extend for two further periods of one year, up to a maximum contract length of five years. Any contract extension will be dependent on satisfactory supplier performance, continued business need and availability of funding and will in any case be awarded at the University's sole discretion. The Contract is being offered under the Crown Commercial Service's A&AS2 framework (RM6310), specifically Lot 1 (Internal Audit and Assurance) of the framework, and we are inviting all framework suppliers on the Lot which indicate the following in the framework Filtering Matrix to take part in the Further Competition for this opportunity: * ALL Core IA services * Education sector * East Midlands (TLF) region

### Procurement Information

Awarded by further competition through compliant public sector procurement framework - Lot 1 (Internal Audit and Assurance) of CCS RM6310 Audit and Assurance Service Framework Two (A&AS2)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090925-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £819,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | De Montfort University |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 9BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF21 Leicester |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 11:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090925-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.dmu.ac.uk

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