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Pre-Market Engagement – Provision of Internal Audit Services

Internal audit services
UK
Published value
£0
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Bedford College: "Pre-Market Engagement – Provision of Internal Audit Services". Published status: planning. Published value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBedford CollegeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£0
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Bedford College
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Bedford College. 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
6.7Bids / Report
33.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Thermoserv LtdTop vendor: 72.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 3 active published awards; 3 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Thermoserv Ltd1 win£259,046
Infinity Secure Solutions Ltd1 win£54,255
INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD1 win£43,915
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBedford College
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published19 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
Last source update19 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationInternal audit services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e20c
What is being bought
Bedford College is undertaking a pre-market engagement (PME) exercise ahead of a planned procurement for the provision of internal audit services. The purpose of this engagement is to inform potential providers of the College's requirements, gather market feedback on the proposed scope and approach, and help shape a procurement process that secures a high-quality and cost-effective service. The anticipated scope includes the delivery of a risk-based internal audit service across the College and its subsidiaries, annual audit planning, reporting to the Audit Committee, and advisory support as required. This engagement is for market consultation purposes only and is not an invitation to tender, request for quotation, or call for competition. Participation in this engagement will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    19 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
  2. Published value updated to £0
    12 Aug 2026, 09:57 BST
  3. Status changed to planning
    12 Aug 2026, 09:57 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    12 Aug 2026, 09:57 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    12 Aug 2026, 09:57 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    19 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
  2. Procedure published
    19 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
  3. engagement
    2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    The Contracting Authority will conduct the procurement in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and the associated regulations, ensuring compliance with the statutory objectives.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Bedford College

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBCW-2828-YLLW
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  • Bedford College
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PBCW-2828-YLLW
    Cauldwell Street, Bedford, UKH24, MK42 9AH, GB
    procurement@bedford.ac.uk
    0123491000
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published