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ID 5606838 DAERA - AFBI - Provision of Internal Audit Service

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Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:03.

Opportunity overview

DAERA - AFBI - Provision of Internal Audit Service

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.

Contract value
£240k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Jun 2025
Award ID
030156-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
BELFAST, UK, BT1 3LG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services
  • CPV79200000 — Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • CPV79210000 — Accounting and auditing services
  • CPV79212000 — Auditing services
  • CPV79212200 — Internal audit services
  • CPV79212300 — Statutory audit services

Lots

  • DAERA - AFBI - Provision of Internal Audit Service. Additional information: Contract ValueThe figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract 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 account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. 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 confirmed by 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.£175k

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 5606838
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
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
27 Mar 2025, 15:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
This contract is recurrent every 5 Years

Expected award period

Starts
27 Mar 2025, 15:30

Tender Period

Ends
27 Mar 2025, 15:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Contract performance will be subject to the conditions specified in the contract and the. successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored

Classification

Id
79212100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial auditing services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
25 Jun 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
as per tender documents

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
as per tender documents

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
DAERA - AFBI - Provision of Internal Audit Service. Additional information: Contract ValueThe figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract 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 account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. 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 confirmed by 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
175,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Options to extend for two further periods of up to one year each

Renewal

Description
This contract is for three years duration with options to extend for two further periods of up to one year each

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
UKN

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 2
Id
79212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Auditing services
Entry 3
Id
79212200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Internal audit services
Entry 4
Id
79212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statutory audit services
Entry 5
Id
79210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting and auditing services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-138608
Name
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT9 5PX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
18a Newforge Lane, Belfast

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
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Contact

Name
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
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-150303
Name
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Ballykelly
Postal Code
BT49 9HP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Jubilee House, 111 Ballykelly Road

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 Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-150304
Name
RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT1 3LG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Lanyon Quay

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP

Contact

Telephone
+44 2890234343
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-31939
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
NA
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.

Award information

Award 1
Id
030156-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-150304
Name
RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
030156-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active
Award ID
030156-2025-1-1
Date Signed
4 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
240,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ballykelly · UK · BT49 9HP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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