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Published 26 Sept 2025, 12:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Internal Audit for Grant Funded Projects

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK4)
Published estimate£350,000≈ £88k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025awarded 7 Jan 2026
Awarded to LEES Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors
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 #1Awarded 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
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: 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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 26 Sept 2029
First published
26 Sept 2025, 12:21 BST
Last source update
5 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Dec 2025
Authority reference
UOE_2025_067_MC
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060110
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a320 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

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

26 Sept 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published396 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 12:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by375 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline368 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by328 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent293 days ago
    7 Jan 2026
  6. Standstill ends283 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published264 days ago
    5 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
  8. Contract starts246 days ago
    23 Feb 2026

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Sept 2025, 12:21 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Jan 2026, 18:11 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2026, 18:11 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    5 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £87,5001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LEES Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2027 · up to 15 Feb 2030Extensions: Up to three extensions in up to twelve month increments.£87,5007 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders50—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender