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QUB/2232/22 Provision of External and Internal Audit Services

Auditing services
Financial auditing services
Internal audit services
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 22:55 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£2,000,000
Contract/award value: £2,000,000
2 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
0 SME bids · 1 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 227 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
43.445%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Group Finance Solutions Consulting Ltd
22 contracts£1,753,017At ceiling / not disclosed
Harper Macleod LLP
19 contracts£156,407,838At ceiling / not disclosed
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD
18 contracts£224,962,106At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
16 contracts£7,633,517,648At ceiling / not disclosed
Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
16 contracts£187,064,626At ceiling / not disclosed
ERNST YOUNG LLP
15 contracts£174,557,578At ceiling / not disclosed
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675
14 contracts£6,091,949,765At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLP
14 contracts£680,244,503At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG
13 contracts£173,324,030At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
12 contracts£1,015,969,208At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
6/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Provision of External Audit ServicesDundee City Council · 3 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST
£125,000
same CPV family
Outsourced ICT Infrastructure Management and associated ServicesWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust · 3 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
£49,999,999
same CPV family
PRE00406_Internal Audit ServicesPool Re Services Limited · 28 Aug 2026, 15:35 BST
£1
same CPV family
External Audit Services - Ref 01043Tai Tarian Ltd · 1 Sept 2026, 14:03 BST
£90,000
same CPV family
Appointment of External AuditorPLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED · 28 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Queen's University Belfast: "QUB/2232/22 Provision of External and Internal Audit Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityQueen's University BelfastScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Queen's University Belfast
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Queen's University Belfast. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4Bids / Report (median)
26.3% of reports have one bid · Mean: 3.8 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
T&A Consulting Private LimitedTop vendor: 53.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 19 active published awards; 19 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 79):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
T&A Consulting Private Limited1 win£8,102,500—
Partridge Peartree Promotions Limited1 win£1,250,000—
KPMG1 win£1,200,000—
Deloitte1 win£800,000—
QS Enrolment Solutions Ltd1 win£650,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityQueen's University Belfast
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
Last source update7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAuditing services, Financial auditing services, Internal audit services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-031c8f
What is being bought
The University invited tenders for the provision of:Lot 1: External Audit and Third-Party Audit ServicesLot 2: Internal Audit Services
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
  5. Published value updated to £1,800,000
    1 Mar 2022, 17:09 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    1 Mar 2022, 17:09 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    1 Mar 2022, 17:09 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 1 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
    1 Mar 2022, 17:09 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    1 Mar 2022, 17:09 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    External Audit and Third Party Audit Services
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The role of the University’s External Auditors is to report on the Group and University’s financial statements and to carry out such examination of the statements and underlying records/control systems as is necessary to reach an opinion on the statements, maximising appropriate reliance on the Internal Audit findings. The External Auditors will also be required to undertake additional certification/audit duties, as a requirement of a number of external funding bodies, including the EU and INI.Economic Operators are also requested to provide pricing for the external audit for a number of the University’s associated companies. However, it should be noted that the final decision to appoint External Auditors will rest with the Boards / Trustees of the individual organisations.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Internal Audit
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The role of Internal Audit is to provide an independent appraisal function, giving assurance that the University’s systems of internal control (including those arrangements for achieving economy, efficiency and effectiveness) are adequate
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 7 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · £1,200,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 7 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · £800,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
KPMG
Not published · Not published · active
Deloitte
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
External Audit and Third-Party Audit Services
£1,200,000 · signed 7 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Internal Audit
£800,000 · signed 7 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 2)
smeBids: 0 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authority GB-FTS-4460
View buyer profile

  • Queen's University Belfast
    buyer

    Purchasing Office, University Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT7 1NN
    j.glackin@qub.ac.uk

  • Deloitte
    supplier

    29 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, IE061, DO2 AY28
    +00 353214907074

  • KPMG
    supplier

    The Soloist Building, 1 Lanyon Place, Belfast, UKN06, BT1 3LP
    +00 442890243377

  • Queen's University Belfast
    reviewBody

    Belfast
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