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Research Audit Services

Auditing services
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 19:31 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£170,656
Contract/award value: £170,656
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
3 bids
3 SME bids · 3 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 227 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
43.445%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Group Finance Solutions Consulting Ltd
22 contracts£1,753,017At ceiling / not disclosed
Harper Macleod LLP
19 contracts£156,407,838At ceiling / not disclosed
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD
18 contracts£224,962,106At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
16 contracts£7,633,517,648At ceiling / not disclosed
Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
16 contracts£187,064,626At ceiling / not disclosed
ERNST YOUNG LLP
15 contracts£174,557,578At ceiling / not disclosed
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675
14 contracts£6,091,949,765At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLP
14 contracts£680,244,503At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG
13 contracts£173,324,030At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
12 contracts£1,015,969,208At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Mechanical & Electrical Framework - NINHMF (NPC) LIMITED · 24 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
£500,000,000
same CPV family
same region
DfC – National Museums NI - Exhibition Interpretation Production (Graphics)National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) · 28 Aug 2026, 11:16 BST
£288,000
same CPV family
same region
ID 6543869 - Managing Agent for InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme (Phase VII)InterTradeIreland · 28 Aug 2026, 14:07 BST
£2,841,000
same CPV family
same region
23/022 - Grant Audit ServicesUniversity of Portsmouth · 13 Aug 2024, 14:48 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
matching published text
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Grant Audit and Assurance ServicesTHE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · 28 Jul 2026, 15:04 BST
£208,333
same CPV family
matching published text
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: University of Ulster: "Research Audit Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of UlsterScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: University of Ulster
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for University of Ulster. 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
2Bids / Report (median)
46% of reports have one bid · Mean: 2.5 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAVEL LIMITEDTop vendor: 98.1% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 53 active published awards; 50 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 in this Category (CPV 79):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAVEL LIMITED1 win£187,307,000—
Uni-Quest Ltd1 win£900,000—
Anderson Spratt Group Limited1 win£800,000—
Whitenoise Design Ltd1 win£730,000—
Ernst & Young LLP1 win£346,600—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of Ulster
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published29 May 2024, 14:42 BST
Last source update29 May 2024, 14:42 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAuditing services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-043510
What is being bought
Ulster University ("the University") wishes to appoint research auditors to carry out an audit review where required of externally funded research grants in line with the scope outlined in the relevant funder's terms and conditions.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    29 May 2024, 14:42 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    29 May 2024, 14:42 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    29 May 2024, 14:42 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    29 May 2024, 14:42 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    29 May 2024, 14:42 BST
  6. Published value updated to £215,000
    26 Jan 2024, 15:31 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    26 Jan 2024, 15:31 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    26 Jan 2024, 15:31 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 26 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
    26 Jan 2024, 15:31 GMT
  10. Buyer information updated
    26 Jan 2024, 15:31 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Ulster University ("the University") wishes to appoint research auditors to carry out an audit review where required of externally funded research grants in line with the scope outlined in the relevant funder's terms and conditions. Additional information: The estimated total value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial 26 month contract period and the option to extend the contract for any periods up to and including 36 months.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    29 May 2024, 14:42 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 29 May 2024, 00:00 BST · £170,656
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
CG Lee Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£170,656 · signed 29 May 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 3 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

University of Ulster

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1400
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  • University of Ulster
    buyer

    NIC100166
    Block X Room X031, Cromore Road, Coleraine, UKN, BT52 1SA
    a.gray@ulster.ac.uk
    +44 2870124227

  • CG Lee Limited
    supplier

    Ingram House, Meridian Way, Norwich, UK, NR7 0TA

  • High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
    reviewContactPoint

    UK

  • High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
    reviewBody

    Royal Courts of Justice Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 3JY

  • 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
    mediationBody

    UK
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