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ID 5537570 - DoF - Provision of Internal Audit Services

Department of Finance · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:37.

Opportunity overview

Internal Audit Services (IAS) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of internal auditors to carry out risk-based Internal Audit assignments which will contribute towards the completion of agreed Internal Audit Strategies and associated Internal Audit Plans on a call-off as required basis. The Framework Agreement will contain 2 (two) Lots: Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services and Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services. Full details of requirements are set out in the Specification document (ID 5537870 – Specification).

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Deloitte - Main Account MCS/LLP

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
028806-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
LONDON, UK, EC4A 3JR, United Kingdom

ERNST YOUNG LLP

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
028806-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
LONDON, UK, SE1 7EU, United Kingdom

Sumer Accountants NI Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
028806-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
BELFAST, UK, BT1 6DN, United Kingdom

ERNST YOUNG LLP

Match pending…
Contract value
£500k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 May 2025
Award ID
028806-2025-2-2
Status
active
Location
LONDON, UK, SE1 7EU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79212000 — Auditing services
  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • CPV79200000 — Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • CPV79210000 — Accounting and auditing services
  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services
  • CPV79212110 — Corporate governance rating services
  • CPV79212200 — Internal audit services
  • CPV79212300 — Statutory audit services
  • CPV79212400 — Fraud audit services

Lots

  • Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services£1.5m
  • Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services£500k

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
ID 5537570
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
10 Mar 2025, 15:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
2

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
5

Expected award period

Starts
10 Mar 2025, 15:30

Tender Period

Ends
10 Mar 2025, 15:00

Classification

Id
79212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Auditing services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
8 Jun 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per Tender documentation.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per Tender documentation.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Description
As per Tender documentation.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Internal Audit Services (IAS) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of internal auditors to carry out risk-based Internal Audit assignments which will contribute towards the completion of agreed Internal Audit Strategies and associated Internal Audit Plans on a call-off as required basis. The Framework Agreement will contain 2 (two) Lots: Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services and Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services. Full details of requirements are set out in the Specification document (ID 5537870 – Specification). Additional information: This is a demand driven Framework, there is no guarantee of work given. The figure indicated in Section II.1.5 represents an estimated value. This value reflects the potential scale and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into accountthe application of indexation. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as. tothe level of business under this Framework. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmedby the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Following the initial term, there are 3 options to extend for any period of up to and including12 months each.

Renewal

Description
The Framework Agreement shall commence on award (expected to be 1 April 2025) and will continue until the end of the Initial Term (31 March 2026), with three options to extend for any period of up to and including 12 months each.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
AC1 - Methodology and Contingency
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Name
AC2 - Personnel Skills and Experience
Type
quality
Description
29.6
Criterion 3
Name
AC3 - Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10.4
Criterion 4
Name
AC4 - Cost Daily Rate
Type
cost
Description
20

Contract period

Duration In Days
360

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Internal Audit Services (IAS) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of internal auditors to carry out risk-based Internal Audit assignments which will contribute towards the completion of agreed Internal Audit Strategies and associated Internal Audit Plans on a call-off as required basis. The Framework Agreement will contain 2 (two) Lots: Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services and Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services. Full details of requirements are set out in the Specification document (ID 5537870 – Specification). Additional information: This is a demand driven Framework, there is no guarantee of work given. The figure indicated in Section II.1.5 represents an estimated value. This value reflects the potential scale and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into accountthe application of indexation. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as. tothe level of business under this Framework. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmedby the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Following the initial term, there are 3 options to extend for any period of up to and including 12 months each.

Renewal

Description
The Framework Agreement shall commence on award (expected to be 1 April 2025) and will continue until the end of the Initial Term (31 March 2026), with three options to extend for any period of up to and including 12 months each.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
AC1 -Methodology and Contingency
Type
quality
Description
48
Criterion 2
Name
AC2 -Personnel Skills and Experience
Type
quality
Description
32
Criterion 3
Name
AC3 - Cost Daily Rate
Type
cost
Description
20

Contract period

Duration In Days
360

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79212200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Internal audit services
Entry 2
Id
79212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statutory audit services
Entry 3
Id
79212400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fraud audit services
Entry 4
Id
79200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 5
Id
79210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting and auditing services
Entry 6
Id
79212100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 7
Id
79000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 8
Id
79212110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Corporate governance rating services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79212200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Internal audit services
Entry 2
Id
79212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statutory audit services
Entry 3
Id
79212400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fraud audit services
Entry 4
Id
79200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 5
Id
79210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting and auditing services
Entry 6
Id
79212100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 7
Id
79000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 8
Id
79212110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Corporate governance rating services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-3552
Name
Department of Finance

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
303 Airport Road West

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Department of Finance

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-20217
Name
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.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
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.
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-145260
Name
Sumer Accountants NI Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT1 6DN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Glendinning House

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Sumer Accountants NI Ltd

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-6573
Name
ERNST YOUNG LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
SE1 7EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 More Place

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
ERNST YOUNG LLP

Contact

Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-23737
Name
Deloitte - Main Account MCS/LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
EC4A 3JR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hill House

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Deloitte - Main Account MCS/LLP

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
028806-2025-1-1
Title
Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145260
Name
Sumer Accountants NI Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-23737
Name
Deloitte - Main Account MCS/LLP
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-6573
Name
ERNST YOUNG LLP

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
028806-2025-2-2
Title
Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-6573
Name
ERNST YOUNG LLP

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
028806-2025-1-1
Title
Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services
Status
active
Award ID
028806-2025-1-1
Date Signed
30 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
028806-2025-2-2
Title
Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services
Status
active
Award ID
028806-2025-2-2
Date Signed
30 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BELFAST · UK · BT3 9ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04dce5-2025-05-30T13:56:15+01:00compiled ·