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title: "Co-Sourced Internal Audit"
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# Co-Sourced Internal Audit

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co-sourced-internal-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-02a648). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham University: "Co-Sourced Internal Audit". Published status: active. Published Value: £210,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 May 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: events.transaxions.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-university-urn-133812)
- **Published Value:** £210,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Internal audit services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co-sourced-internal-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-02a648#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a648`

## 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/co-sourced-internal-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-02a648#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [events.transaxions.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fevents.transaxions.com%2Fservice.aspx%3Fevent%3D6823)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co-sourced-internal-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-02a648#participate

## Description
Durham University is seeking to appoint a co-sourced internal auditor as part of its cycle of full market testing. On this occasion, the University intends to award the contract for an initial period of three years, i.e. until 31 July 2024, and renewable annually thereafter, for up to two further years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** The University wishes to establish a contract with a professional services firm to provide co-sourced internal audit services as required by the Director of University Assurance Service (UAS).  
We would expect the incoming provider to have expertise...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007895-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-15T11:07:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:18:37.813Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a648