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title: "External Quality Assessment for Audit Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078cb1"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# External Quality Assessment for Audit Services

Buyer: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078cb1

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## Summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust commissioned an external quality assessment of its internal audit service. The work involved validating a self-assessment of the service’s conformance with the Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK public sector, for 360 Assurance. This is specialist audit-assurance work, rather than a general external financial audit. The recorded delivery location is the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was conducted below the procurement threshold, with no further procedure detail recorded. CIPFA Business Limited was awarded the contract. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs from 1 to 30 September 2026. Its value is £15,600 excluding VAT (£18,720 including VAT). The published information does not give an award date or an evaluation basis.

For suppliers considering similar work for this NHS trust, relevant capability is the ability to assess internal audit services against the Global Internal Audit Standards as applied in the UK public sector, including validating a service’s self-assessment. Experience in external quality assessment and a sound understanding of public-sector internal audit would support a credible offer. This contract demonstrates a focused, short-duration requirement for specialist assurance expertise rather than a broad audit service.

## Notice

External Quality Assessment, by Validation of a Self- Assessment, of the Internal Audit Service's Conformance to the Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK Public Sector for 360 Assurance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099403-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE22 3NE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Littleover |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 12:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099403-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099403-2026
  21st October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cipfa.org
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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