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Published 18 Mar 2025, 17:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PURCH2583 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Internal Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025awarded 28 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of PURCH2583 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Internal Audit Services.

CPV: Internal audit services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 3 years fixed with the option to extend by 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Service Delivery & Management: 15%
  • Quality Assurance and performance management: 10%
  • Interview: 5%
  • Terms & Conditions: 5%
  • Methodology and Approach: 55%
  • price: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Service Delivery & Management: 15%
  • Quality Assurance and performance management: 10%
  • Interview: 5%
  • Terms & Conditions: 5%
  • Methodology and Approach: 55%
  • Price: 10%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims; -Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “PURCH2583 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Internal Audit…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Mar 2025, 17:01 GMT
Last source update
1 Sept 2025, 16:14 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Apr 2025 – …
Authority reference
PURCH2583
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052921
Classification (CPV)
Internal audit services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eec2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to tender documents

Publisher note: (SC Ref:807347)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 16:14 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2025, 16:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 052921-2025-PURCH2583-1

    Signed
    28 Aug 2025
    Value
    £1,071,577
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Glasgow

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Tay House, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • KPMGFramework contractor 15 Canada Square, London, UK, E14 5GLContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria