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Published 11 Jul 2025, 14:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust Internal Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£90,000≈ £30k / year · £103,500 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Three year contract for provision of internal audit services for Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, a charity and government Arms' Length Body

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £90,000 exc. VAT · £103,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Contract will include option to extend for a further two years subject to performance and audit and risk committee decision
79212000 Auditing services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Track record in charity sector: 15%
  • Experience of internal audit of public sector bodies: 15%
  • Experience of working with a fully remote client: 10%
  • Ability to demonstrate responsiveness to risk appetite of client: 5%
  • Ability to transfer knowledge: 10%
  • Quality and continuity of staff allocation: 10%
  • Audit approach: 10%
  • Price: 25%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Track record in charity sector: Proven track record as internal auditors in the charity sector, and understanding of the business and its environment
  • Experience of internal audit of public sector bodies
  • Experience of working with a fully remote client
  • Ability to demonstrate responsiveness to risk appetite of client
  • Ability to transfer knowledge: Evidence of ability to apply and transfer knowledge and best practice from other relevant organisations to Trust staff
  • Quality and continuity of staff allocation
  • Audit approach: Ability to demonstrate that the audit approach is in accordance with published auditing standards, and evidence of quality assurance
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jul 2025, 14:38 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2025, 14:38 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039331
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission not allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions to [email protected]

See covenantfund.org.uk/work-for-the-trust/ ↗ for details

Timeline

11 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 14:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Award decision expected by364 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 14:38 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 11185188 · GB-PPON: PLHN-1877-WRDN 3rd Floor, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 4APContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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