Official UK procurement notice
Internal Audit 2025 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Locala Community Partnerships (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLocala Community Partnerships CIC (Locala) is an independent Community Interest Company providing NHS community services across West Yorkshire specifically Kirklees, Bradford, Calderdale and Manchester. We deliver services from over 40 locations and the majority of our clinical colleagues are mobile workers visiting patients at home. Most of our care and support is provided at home and in clinics, schools and health centres by our team of health visitors, district nurses, therapists and other dedicated health care professionals. We currently employ around 1600 people. Locala intends to contract with a supplier for the provision of internal audit services. The contract term will be 3 years with the option to extend by 2 years.
CPV: Internal audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
- Technical & professional ability
Compliance with Legal Regulations and NHS Directives The Auditor must comply with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS), which are based on the mandatory elements of the institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) & International Practices Framework. The Auditor shall comply with the Code of Ethics as set out in the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards. The Auditor shall also have regard to the committee on standards of Public Life’s Seven Principles in Public Life. This can be found at www.public-standards.gov.uk ↗ The Auditor shall comply with the Audit Committee Handbook (HfMA 2014) covering the two key roles of internal audit:
- The provision of an independent and objective opinion (annual objective opinion) based on an objective assessment of the framework of governance, risk management and control (as outlined in the PSIAS).
- The provision of an independent and objective consultancy service specifically to help line management improve the organisations risk management, control and governance arrangements. The Auditor shall comply with the relevant guidelines issued by the Auditing Practice Board of the Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies (and of the CIPFA/APC/CCAB Auditing Guidelines)
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 45%
- Social Value: Social Value 10%
- Price: Price 45%
- Technical & professional ability
Compliance with Legal Regulations and NHS Directives The Auditor must comply with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS), which are based on the mandatory elements of the institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) & International Practices Framework. The Auditor shall comply with the Code of Ethics as set out in the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards. The Auditor shall also have regard to the committee on standards of Public Life’s Seven Principles in Public Life. This can be found at www.public-standards.gov.uk ↗ The Auditor shall comply with the Audit Committee Handbook (HfMA 2014) covering the two key roles of internal audit:
- The provision of an independent and objective opinion (annual objective opinion) based on an objective assessment of the framework of governance, risk management and control (as outlined in the PSIAS).
- The provision of an independent and objective consultancy service specifically to help line management improve the organisations risk management, control and governance arrangements. The Auditor shall comply with the relevant guidelines issued by the Auditing Practice Board of the Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies (and of the CIPFA/APC/CCAB Auditing Guidelines)
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 18 Jul 2025, 10:02 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jul 2025, 10:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
C346663- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022183- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa52Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
NHS Standard terms and conditions will apply.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2025, 23:45 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 29 Jul 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published28 Mar 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Next notice expected11 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 12:39 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jun 2025, 23:45 BST
- Award decision expected by27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent11 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published18 Jul 2025, 10:06 BST
- Standstill ends29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025- Planned procurement notice published28 Mar 2025, 16:47 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 12:39 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Jul 2025, 10:02 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published18 Jul 2025, 10:06 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool University Hospital NHS FT - Trading as MIAASMEInternal Audit and Counter Fraud1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: The contract is 3 years with option to extend by 2 years. | £162,900same award published again · counted once | 10 Jul 2025standstill to 29 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
| Liverpool University Hospital NHS FT - Trading as MIAASMEInternal Audit and Counter Fraud1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: The contract is 3 years with option to extend by 2 years. | £162,900 | 10 Jul 2025standstill to 29 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MIAA (Mersey Internal Audit Agency)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender