Official UK procurement notice
Internal Audit Services · Menzies LLP for Broadacres Housing Association (Oct 2025)
Authority: Broadacres Housing Association (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£350,000≈ £117k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Nov 2025awarded 28 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to Menzies LLP
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInternal Audit Services for Broadacres
CPV: Internal audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
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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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Ability and Expertise: 35%
- Understanding of risks and challenges faced: 15%
- Value for Money/Cost: 40%
- EDI/Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Ability and Expertise: Ability and expertise to deliver the appropriate services (including quality of references from previous work)
- Value for Money/Cost
- Understanding of risks and challenges faced: A strong understanding of the Broadacres Group, its risks, the challenges faced in the social housing sector.
- EDI/Social Value: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Social Value policies/illustrations
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
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What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2025, 09:09 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
BHA002- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062692- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a925Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment needs to quote valid purchase order reference. Payment terms 30 days.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
See tender documents
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
- Submission deadline
- 5 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Mytenders.co.uk
Timeline
7 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published380 days ago7 Oct 2025, 09:09 BST
- Clarification questions by363 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline350 days ago5 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent267 days ago28 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published264 days ago30 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT
- Award decision expected by264 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends253 days ago10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025- Tender notice published7 Oct 2025, 09:09 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £350,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 7
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menzies LLPInternal Audit1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 1 + 1 subject to performance | £350,000 | 28 Jan 2026standstill to 10 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Menzies LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT setting out objectives, services requested, information required, timelines and evaluation criteria.
- Bidding documents and specifications Additional tender document
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender