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# QUB/2232/22 Provision of External and Internal Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2232-22-provision-of-external-and-internal-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031c8f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "QUB/2232/22 Provision of External and Internal Audit Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,800,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 April 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services, Financial auditing services, Internal audit services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,000,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2232-22-provision-of-external-and-internal-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031c8f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031c8f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2232-22-provision-of-external-and-internal-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031c8f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fqueensuniversitybelfast%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2232-22-provision-of-external-and-internal-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031c8f#participate

## Description
The University invited tenders for the provision of:Lot 1:		External Audit and Third-Party Audit ServicesLot 2:		Internal Audit Services

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: External Audit and Third Party Audit Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212000, 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £900,000
- **Description:** The role of the University’s External Auditors is to report on the Group and University’s financial statements and to carry out such examination of the statements and underlying records/control systems as is necessary to reach an opinion on the state...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Internal Audit
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212000, 79212100, 79212200
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £900,000
- **Description:** The role of Internal Audit is to provide an independent appraisal function, giving assurance that the University’s systems of internal control (including those arrangements for achieving economy, efficiency and effectiveness) are adequate

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** External Audit and Third-Party Audit Services (active)
  - Award id: `015579-2022-QUB/2232/22-1`
  - Supplier(s): **KPMG**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-OC301540`
  - Value: £1,200,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Internal Audit (active)
  - Award id: `015579-2022-QUB/2232/22-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Deloitte**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186958`
  - Value: £800,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** External Audit and Third-Party Audit Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,200,000
  - Signed Date: 06/06/2022

- **Contract:** Internal Audit (active)
  - Signed Value: £800,000
  - Signed Date: 06/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015579-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-07T08:52:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T05:11:47.706Z
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