Advance IA Services Contract Award Notice

ADVANCE HOUSING AND SUPPORT LTDcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05dff3Procurement Act 2023active

Estimated value

Awarded value

Awarded 06 Mar 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

06 Mar 2026

Description

Advance Housing & Support Ltd. conducted a competitive tender process for the provision of Internal Audit (IA) services. The tender was published on the Find a Tender Service (FTS) in accordance with public procurement requirements. Following evaluation of all compliant tenders against published criteria, Menzies LLP submitted the Most Advantageous Tender in accordance with the established assessment methodology. Assessment summaries have been issued to all evaluated bidders in line with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023. Advance Housing & Support intends to enter into a contract with Menzies LLP following completion of the standstill period.

Scope

Reference
ADV-IA-2025
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
Possible 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

CPV classifications
79212200
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
East Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
QualityQuality total = 60%, broken down as: Organisation Experience - 10% Proposal - 20% Contract Implementation - 10% Contract Management - 10% Social Value - 5% Business Continuity - 5%quality60.00%
Priceprice40.00%

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

Procedure
Below threshold - open competition

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

06 Mar 2026

Contract start

31 Mar 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2029

Awarded to
ML
CH OC336077