Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 12 Mar 2026, 11:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

491 Internal Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Lincoln (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£600,000≈ £200k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Jul 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Tender Notice for the University of Lincoln's Internal Audit Services opportunity. A contract is being tendered for an initial 3 year period with a further 2 years of optional extensions (at the University's discretion).

The core services required under the University's Internal Audit service in summary include the development and delivery of an internal audit strategy and plan, advice on governance, risk management and internal controls, incorporating proactive knowledge and best practice, providing recommendations on optimising value for money outcomes and a year end audit report and audit opinion to senior management, the Board of Governors and the Office for Students.

The University operates within a rapidly evolving Higher Education landscape, facing sector wide pressures including financial sustainability challenges, cyber security threats, volatility in student recruitment, increasing regulatory expectations from the Office for Students, and rising demands around data quality, governance, and organisational resilience. Hence, interested suppliers will need to demonstrate that they have the breadth of specialisms to provide an effective internal audit provision across this range of risk areas. Demonstrating capabilities and added value across the breadth of audit provision will be a key area of assessment in the procurement exercise.

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CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: There are 2 x 12 month extension options available resulting in a 5 year potential contract length in total.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Method Statement Evaluation: 70%
  • Price Evaluation: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price Evaluation
  • Method Statement Evaluation
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Mar 2026, 11:51 GMT
Last source update
29 May 2026, 09:57 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Sept 2026
Authority reference
491
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050189
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066832 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
2 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Mar 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published229 days ago
    12 Mar 2026, 11:51 GMT
  2. Market engagement208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

    The University of Lincoln is seeking to engage with the internal audit supply market and to further understand the experience, credentials, resources and capacity of suppliers.

    Interested suppliers are encouraged to complete and return a supporting questionnaire.

    In addition, there is also the opportunity for one to one engagement sessions with the University which will follow on and further discuss the returned questionnaires.

    Depending on the volume of interest, if a significant number of responses is received, the University will offer the engagement sessions to a cross section of suppliers, with a maximum

    of 5 engagement sessions being undertaken.

    Any responses provided are for information only and will not be evaluated in any way.

  3. Tender notice published152 days ago
    28 May 2026, 11:33 BST
  4. Clarification questions by117 days ago
    2 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline117 days ago
    2 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by47 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts26 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Mar 2026, 11:51 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    28 May 2026, 11:33 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    28 May 2026, 11:33 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    28 May 2026, 11:33 BST
  5. Deadline published: 2 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
    28 May 2026, 11:33 BST
  6. Procurement termination notice published
    29 May 2026, 09:57 BST
    UK12
  7. Status changed to cancelled
    29 May 2026, 09:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—29 May 2026CancelledThe procurement exercise is being terminated due to a minor error being identified within the Tenderbox. The current procurement exercise is therefore being withdrawn. A new procurement exercise, with Tender Notice and Tenderbox will be launched on the 29 May 2026 to replace this withdrawn procurement exercise.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Lincoln

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGYJ-5468-QTPJ Brayford Pool, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN6 7TSContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure