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# 491 Internal Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/491-internal-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a86f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Lincoln: "491 Internal Audit Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: neupc.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Lincoln](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-lincoln-urn-133836)
- **Published Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 July 2026 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £500,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/491-internal-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a86f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a86f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/491-internal-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a86f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [neupc.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fneupc.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2F745MUKG89Q)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/491-internal-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a86f#participate

## Description
This is a Contract Details Notice for the University of Lincoln's Internal Audit Services contract. A contract has been awarded for an initial 3 year period, with a further 2 years of optional extensions (at the University's discretion). 
The core services required under the University's Internal Audit service in summary include the development and delivery of an internal audit strategy and plan, advice on governance, risk management and internal controls, incorporating proactive knowledge and best practice, providing recommendations on optimising value for money outcomes and a year end audit report and audit opinion to senior management, the Board of Governors and the Office for Students.
The University operates within a rapidly evolving Higher Education landscape, facing sector wide pressures including financial sustainability challenges, cyber security threats, volatility in student recruitment, increasing regulatory expectations from the Office for Students, and rising demands around data quality, governance, and organisational resilience. Hence, interested suppliers will need to demonstrate that they have the breadth of specialisms to provide an effective internal audit provision across this range of risk areas.  Demonstrating capabilities and added value across the breadth of audit provision will be a key area of assessment in the procurement exercise.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £600,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Internal Audit Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Forvis Mazars LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13750`
  - Value: £500,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 17/09/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000
  - Signed Date: 08/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F050665-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-15T09:32:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T15:03:13.257Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06a86f