Provision of Internal Audit Services
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
18 Nov 2025
Description
Advance, a not-for-profit organisation and Registered Provider of Social Housing, invites tenders for the provision of Internal Audit Services. The contract will start on 1 April 2026 for a minimum of 3 years, with options to extend up to 5 years. Services include delivery of a risk-based internal audit plan, reporting to the Audit & Risk Committee, and providing assurance on governance, risk management, and internal controls. Contract Details: Estimated Value: £178,000 (over 5 years) Contract Start Date: 1 April 2026 Duration: Minimum 3 years, with options to extend up to 5 years Location: Witney, Oxfordshire (with potential national scope) Key Dates: Clarification Deadline: 11 December 2025 Submission Deadline: 18 December 2025 at 1:00 PM Presentations and Interviews: Week commencing 5 January 2026 Evaluation will be based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), with weightings of 60% quality and 40% price. Full ITT documents are available upon request from Kayleigh.Sterland-Smith@advanceuk.org.
Scope
- Reference
- ADV-IA-2025
- Total value
- £178,000 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031
Initial 3 year contract with option to extend for two additional years. Potentially beyond if successful in re-tender process
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79212200
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality total = 60%, broken down as: Organisation Experience - 10% Proposal - 20% Contract Implementation - 10% Contract Management - 10% Social Value - 5% Business Continuity - 5% | quality | 60.00% |
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Minimum Requirements: Bidders must demonstrate experience in providing internal audit services to similar organisations, hold appropriate professional qualifications, and maintain professional indemnity insurance. Full conditions and specifications can be found in the attached documents (Document A & Document B). Full ITT documents are available upon request from Kayleigh.Sterland-Smith@advanceuk.org.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 11 Dec 2025, 11:59 pm
- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 1:00 pm
- Submission address
- Email to Kayleigh.Sterland-Smith@advanceuk.org or by post (marked "Tender - Advance Internal Auditors")
- Electronic submission
- No
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition