Official UK procurement notice
Internal Audit Services · KPMG for Leeds Beckett University (Dec 2025)
Authority: Leeds Beckett University (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Published estimate£432,000≈ £144k / year · £432,000 inc. VAT6.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2026awarded 20 Feb 2026
Awarded to KPMG
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLeeds Beckett University is looking for an independent and objective internal audit provider.
CPV: Internal audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£432,000
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 (5)
- Sector Experience and understanding of the organisation: 25%
- Audit team experience and resilience: 20%
- Quality of service delivery: 25%
- Cost: 20%
- Environment, Social and Governance: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Sector Experience and understanding of the organisation
- Audit team experience and resilience
- Quality of service delivery
- Environment, Social and Governance
- Cost
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2026, 13:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 May 2026
- Authority reference
775LT- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082851- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f59cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 21 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Dec 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published309 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by281 days ago12 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago21 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent243 days ago20 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends194 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by172 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published134 days ago8 Jun 2026, 13:50 BST
- Contract starts81 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2025- Tender notice published15 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 12:50 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2026, 12:50 GMT
- Contract signature expected13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Jun 2026, 13:50 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £402,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: option to extend annually for a further two years subject to the agreed key success factors including satisfactory cost and quality. Period from 01/08/2029 to 31/07/2030 and 01/08/2030 to 31/07/2031 | £402,000 inc. VAT | 20 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · KPMG
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2026
- Value
- £402,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- option to extend annually for a further two years subject to the agreed key success factors including satisfactory cost and quality. Period from 01/08/2029 to 31/07/2030 and 01/08/2030 to 31/07/2031
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMG LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender