Internal Audit

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Estimated value

£450k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

26 Jun 2026

Description

BHC is seeking to enter into a contract with a suitably qualified and experienced professional services provider for the provision of internal audit and related services. The services required comprise: a. Development of an Internal Audit Strategy and periodic Internal Audit Plan as required for approval by the Audit and Risk Committee. b. Delivery of Internal Audit work as set out in the Internal Audit Plan, including submission of Internal Audit Reports to the Audit and Risk Committee. c. Attending at least three Audit and Risk Committee meetings per annum. d. Attendance at Leadership Team Risk meetings at least twice per year. e. Availability to meet with Chair of Audit and Risk Committee as required. f. Availability for periodic progress meetings with the nominated BHC contact for Internal Audit re progress reporting, issues arising and timing of reviews. g. Keep BHC Management and Audit and Risk Committee informed of best practice; on internal controls, risk management and governance. h. Risk management - This will include advising on industry practice, commenting on the BHC Corporate Risk Register, internal controls and corporate governance practices. i. Any other service incidental to the above. j. Liaison with the external auditors may be required from time to time. Applicants should note that the successful Applicant must, as a condition of any contract award, possess an appropriate industry qualification to undertake statutory audit and be registered with one of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) members.

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-06be4e
Total value
£450,000 excluding VAT
£540,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2029
Possible extension to 31 Dec 2036

It is currently anticipated that any contract entered into by BHC will be for an initial three (3) year period. BHC shall have the option, acting at its discretion, to extend the contract on seven (7) subsequent occasions of twelve (12) months each time, up to a maximum total period of ten (10) years.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79210000
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality70.00%
Priceprice30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Conditions of Participation are as stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

Subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, BHC intends (according to the process described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) to invite a maximum of the five (5) highest ranked compliant Applicants, following evaluation of PQQ responses, to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process, provided that BHC, acting at its discretion, reserves the right to invite less than five (5) Applicants to tender. Where there is a tie for fifth (5th) place, all Applicants in fifth (5th) place will be invited to tender. For the purposes of this exercise, a tie for fifth (5th) place is deemed to occur where two or more Applicants have identical scores.

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
17 Jul 2026, 4:00 pm
Submission address
Requests to participate (i.e. completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires) must be submitted by email to tendersfc@belfast-harbour.co.uk in accordance with the instructions specified in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. The pre-qualification documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/corporate/tenders Applicants who wish to participate in this tender process will be required to provide their contact details before downloading the pre-qualification documents. Applicants who fail to provide their details to BHC or register in this manner will not receive any clarifications or updated information provided by BHC during the tender process. Applicants are advised not to include marketing information, brochures or links to other documents within their Pre-Qualification Questionnaire responses. Emails which contain suspicious contents or links to third party servers or websites may be quarantined or rejected by the BHC email filtering systems. It is the Applicant's responsibility to ensure that a delivery receipt is received for Pre-Qualification Questionnaire submissions. BHC does not accept any responsibility for the premature opening or mishandling of PQQ documents that are not submitted in accordance with these instructions.
Electronic submission
No
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure