Northern Ireland Audit Office - Financial Audit Services
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.7m
Suppliers
2
Lots
4
Published
18 May 2026
Description
Northern Ireland Audit Office is tendering for Suppliers to provide external financial audit services to the Authority.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f852
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2029Possible extension to 31 Oct 2031
Three years standard, two optional extensions of 1 year each.
- CPV classifications
- 79210000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 50.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.2m
Award date
17 May 2026
Contract start
01 Nov 2026
Contract end
31 Oct 2029
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 - Health Services | £852k | complete |
| 2 | Lot 2 - Health Services | £559k | complete |
| 3 | Lot 3 - Central Government | £363k | complete |
| 4 | Lot 4 - Central Government | £206k | complete |
Award 1· 1 supplier
Awarded 17 May 2026 · Contract period 01 Nov 2026 — 31 Oct 2029
Award 2· 1 supplier
Awarded 17 May 2026 · Contract period 01 Nov 2026 — 31 Oct 2029
Total lots
4
Awarded
4
Estimated total
£2.0m
Awarded total
£1.7m
Lot 1 - Health Services
Start
01 Nov 2026
End
31 Oct 2029
Estimated
£852k
CPV
Lot 2 - Health Services
Start
01 Nov 2026
End
31 Oct 2029
Estimated
£559k
CPV
Lot 3 - Central Government
Start
01 Nov 2026
End
31 Oct 2029
Estimated
£363k
CPV
Lot 4 - Central Government
Start
01 Nov 2026
End
31 Oct 2029
Estimated
£206k
CPV
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