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Published 26 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Internal Audit for Grant Funded Projects

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£350,000≈ £88k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 22 Feb 2030 · starts 23 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Internal Audit for Grant Funded Projects. Provision of internal auditing for grant funded projects.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 26 Sept 2029, 00:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Known market due to previous contracts.

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 23 Feb 2026 – 22 Feb 2030 (4 yrs)Value: £350,000 exc. VAT · £420,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Yes · next expected 26 Sept 2029
First published
26 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST
Last source update
26 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Dec 2025
Authority reference
UOE_2025_067_MC
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060102
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a31a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Sept 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published397 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions by376 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline369 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by329 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts247 days ago
    23 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender