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ID 5537570 - DoF - Provision of Internal Audit Services

Accounting and auditing services
Accounting
auditing and fiscal services
+11 more
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Finance: "ID 5537570 - DoF - Provision of 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 AuthorityDepartment of FinanceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Department of Finance. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.2Bids / Report
26.2% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 48 active published awards; 42 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Finance
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 May 2025, 13:56 BST
Last source update30 May 2025, 13:56 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAccounting and auditing services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Auditing services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Corporate governance rating services, Financial auditing services, Fraud audit services, Internal audit services, Statutory audit services
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04dce5
What is being bought
Internal Audit Services (IAS) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of internal auditors to carry out risk-based Internal Audit assignments which will contribute towards the completion of agreed Internal Audit Strategies and associated Internal Audit Plans on a call-off as required basis. The Framework Agreement will contain 2 (two) Lots: Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services and Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services. Full details of requirements are set out in the Specification document (ID 5537870 – Specification).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    30 May 2025, 13:56 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    30 May 2025, 13:56 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    30 May 2025, 13:56 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    30 May 2025, 13:56 BST
  5. Published value updated to £2,000,000
    7 Feb 2025, 15:36 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    7 Feb 2025, 15:36 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    7 Feb 2025, 15:36 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 10 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
    7 Feb 2025, 15:36 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    7 Feb 2025, 15:36 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Internal Audit Services (IAS) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of internal auditors to carry out risk-based Internal Audit assignments which will contribute towards the completion of agreed Internal Audit Strategies and associated Internal Audit Plans on a call-off as required basis. The Framework Agreement will contain 2 (two) Lots: Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services and Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services. Full details of requirements are set out in the Specification document (ID 5537870 – Specification). Additional information: This is a demand driven Framework, there is no guarantee of work given. The figure indicated in Section II.1.5 represents an estimated value. This value reflects the potential scale and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into accountthe application of indexation. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as. tothe level of business under this Framework. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmedby the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Internal Audit Services (IAS) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of internal auditors to carry out risk-based Internal Audit assignments which will contribute towards the completion of agreed Internal Audit Strategies and associated Internal Audit Plans on a call-off as required basis. The Framework Agreement will contain 2 (two) Lots: Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services and Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services. Full details of requirements are set out in the Specification document (ID 5537870 – Specification). Additional information: This is a demand driven Framework, there is no guarantee of work given. The figure indicated in Section II.1.5 represents an estimated value. This value reflects the potential scale and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into accountthe application of indexation. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as. tothe level of business under this Framework. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmedby the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 May 2025, 13:56 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 30 May 2025, 00:00 BST · £1,500,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 30 May 2025, 00:00 BST · £500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Deloitte - Main Account MCS/LLP, ERNST YOUNG LLP, Sumer Accountants NI Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
ERNST YOUNG LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services
£1,500,000 · signed 30 May 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services
£500,000 · signed 30 May 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 5 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 5 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 2)
smeBids: 0 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department of Finance

Contracting authority GB-FTS-3552
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  • Department of Finance
    buyer

    303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9ED
  • Deloitte - Main Account MCS/LLP
    supplier

    Hill House, LONDON, UK, EC4A 3JR
  • ERNST YOUNG LLP
    supplier

    1 More Place, LONDON, UK, SE1 7EU
  • Sumer Accountants NI Ltd
    supplier

    Glendinning House, BELFAST, UK, BT1 6DN
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
    reviewBody

    Belfast
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