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Internal Audit

Belfast Harbour · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 16:03.

Opportunity overview

BHC is seeking to enter into a contract with a suitably qualified and experienced professional services provider for the provision of internal audit and related services. The services required comprise: a. Development of an Internal Audit Strategy and periodic Internal Audit Plan as required for approval by the Audit and Risk Committee. b. Delivery of Internal Audit work as set out in the Internal Audit Plan, including submission of Internal Audit Reports to the Audit and Risk Committee. c. Attending at least three Audit and Risk Committee meetings per annum. d. Attendance at Leadership Team Risk meetings at least twice per year. e. Availability to meet with Chair of Audit and Risk Committee as required. f. Availability for periodic progress meetings with the nominated BHC contact for Internal Audit re progress reporting, issues arising and timing of reviews. g. Keep BHC Management and Audit and Risk Committee informed of best practice; on internal controls, risk management and governance. h. Risk management - This will include advising on industry practice, commenting on the BHC Corporate Risk Register, internal controls and corporate governance practices. i. Any other service incidental to the above. j. Liaison with the external auditors may be required from time to time. Applicants should note that the successful Applicant must, as a condition of any contract award, possess an appropriate industry qualification to undertake statutory audit and be registered with one of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) members.

Classification

  • CPV79210000 — Accounting and auditing services

Lots

  • Lot 1£450k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06be4e
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Requests to participate (i.e. completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires) must be submitted by email to tendersfc@belfast-harbour.co.uk in accordance with the instructions specified in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. The pre-qualification documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/corporate/tenders Applicants who wish to participate in this tender process will be required to provide their contact details before downloading the pre-qualification documents. Applicants who fail to provide their details to BHC or register in this manner will not receive any clarifications or updated information provided by BHC during the tender process. Applicants are advised not to include marketing information, brochures or links to other documents within their Pre-Qualification Questionnaire responses. Emails which contain suspicious contents or links to third party servers or websites may be quarantined or rejected by the BHC email filtering systems. It is the Applicant's responsibility to ensure that a delivery receipt is received for Pre-Qualification Questionnaire submissions. BHC does not accept any responsibility for the premature opening or mishandling of PQQ documents that are not submitted in accordance with these instructions.
Expression Of Interest Deadline
24 Jul 2026, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
It is anticipated that the tender process will proceed through the following stages: 1. Tender Notice published and pre-qualification documentation made available. 2. Pre-Qualification submissions evaluated and shortlist of Applicants selected. 3. Invitation to tender and associated documents issued to shortlisted Applicants. 4. Tender submissions evaluated. 5. Optional BAFO stage. 6. BAFO submissions (if requested) evaluated. 7. Issue assessment summaries and publish contract award notice. 8. Standstill period. 9. Contract award finalised. BHC reserves the right at any time to: - reject any or all responses and to cancel or withdraw from this tender process at any time; - award a contract without prior notice; - change the basis of, the procedures and timescales set out or referred to within the tender documents; - require a bidder to clarify any submissions in writing and/or to provide additional information. The costs of responding to this notice and participation in this process will be borne by each bidder. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties. If at any time during the tender process or post award it comes to the attention of BHC (by whatever means) that a supplier has become 'excluded' or 'excludable' (as defined by section 57 of the Procurement Act 2023) BHC, after complying with its obligations under the Procurement Act 2023, reserves the right to exclude that supplier from the procurement process or terminate any contract awarded to that supplier. Applicants are advised that BHC has appointed Carson McDowell to act on its behalf in relation to this procurement process. Given their prior involvement in the preparation for and/or during the procurement process, Carson McDowell may not be part of an Applicant's team or advisors in relation to this procurement process. Applicants must not contact Carson McDowell, directly or indirectly, with a view to obtaining information in relation to this procurement process. All requests for clarification must be submitted strictly in accordance with the clarification procedure set out in the PQQ.

Special regime

utilities

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
17 Jul 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
30 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Payment terms will be set out in the contract. The contract value stated above includes all potential contract extensions. The total value therefore represents the upper end of BHC's best estimate of the total potential value of the contract. Applicants should note that: • BHC reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other forms of security to ensure proper contractual performance. • Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, BHC may require the parties to commit to joint and several liability in respect of the contract. Alternatively, BHC may require the lead operator to take total responsibility or a consortium to form a legal entity before entering into any contract.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
540,000
Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Conditions of Participation are as stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Conditions of Participation are as stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
Criterion 3
Description
Subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, BHC intends (according to the process described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) to invite a maximum of the five (5) highest ranked compliant Applicants, following evaluation of PQQ responses, to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process, provided that BHC, acting at its discretion, reserves the right to invite less than five (5) Applicants to tender. Where there is a tie for fifth (5th) place, all Applicants in fifth (5th) place will be invited to tender. For the purposes of this exercise, a tie for fifth (5th) place is deemed to occur where two or more Applicants have identical scores.
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
It is currently anticipated that any contract entered into by BHC will be for an initial three (3) year period. BHC shall have the option, acting at its discretion, to extend the contract on seven (7) subsequent occasions of twelve (12) months each time, up to a maximum total period of ten (10) years.

Options

Description
It is currently anticipated that any contract entered into by BHC will be for an initial three (3) year period. BHC shall have the option, acting at its discretion, to extend the contract on seven (7) subsequent occasions of twelve (12) months each time, up to a maximum total period of ten (10) years.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79210000
Description
Accounting and auditing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is available at the above website.
Entry 3
Id
060376-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Jun 2026, 14:06
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Belfast Harbour
Id
GB-PPON-PGGW-7911-WZGZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGGW-7911-WZGZ

Address

Street Address
Harbour Office, Corporation Square
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 3AL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT1 3AL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN06 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 060376-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·