Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Internal Audit Services - 0782
Authority: Eastlight Community Homes (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£300,000≈ £92k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025awarded 7 Nov 2025
Award (standstill) to RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP
Contract term 3 yrs 3 moends 1 Apr 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEastlight is seeking a full-service internal audit provider who will deliver assurance to the Board and Senior Management on the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls (GRC). The provider should adopt a risk-based approach to evaluate and enhance Eastlight’s internal systems and processes.
- No preliminary market engagement: N/A
CPV: Auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
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).
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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 (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jun 2025, 18:37 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2025, 22:01 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
0782- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033106- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054ea9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
17 Jun 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published17 Jun 2025, 18:37 BST
- Submission deadline8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent345 days ago12 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published344 days ago12 Nov 2025, 22:01 GMT
- Standstill ends335 days ago21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by330 days ago26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts291 days ago5 Jan 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2025- Tender notice published17 Jun 2025, 18:37 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Nov 2025, 22:01 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Nov 2025, 22:01 GMT
- Contract signature expected28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £240,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLPProvision of Internal Audit Services5 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Initial period of three (3) years commencing 1 April 2026, with the option to extend for up to two (2) additional one-year periods (3 + 1 + 1). If awarded to a new supplier, the contract will commence on 5 January 2026 for three (3) years and three (3) months, plus the same extension options. This early start allows time for the supplier to prepare and present the three-year audit strategy and annual plan for 2026/27 at the February Audit and Risk Committee. Delivery of the audit programme will begin 1 April 2026. Any revised terms of engagement will be agreed at the point of exercising an extension option. | £240,000 | 7 Nov 2025standstill to 21 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 206925 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonRSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP · West Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender