Official UK procurement notice
Grant Audits · UK public procurement notice
Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis framework will consist of 2 lots, which are listed below. CPI are looking to appoint a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 contractors per lot. The lots are as follows:
Lot 1 - Grant Audit Services for Grants Funded by Scottish Enterprises
Lot 2 – Grant Audit Provider (Not for grants funded by Scottish Enterprises)
The successful contractor(s) for the Grant Audits, Framework must demonstrate extensive expertise in the lot(s) they are bidding for.
The appointed supplier will be required to cover for grant audit services for grant funded projects with Scottish Enterprises.
CPI also requires a supplier to undertake financial grant ‘desk-top’ audits in line with any statutory or contractual requirements
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.7 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Grant Audit Services for Grants Funded by Scottish EnterprisesAwarded
The appointed supplier will be required to cover for grant audit services for grant funded projects with Scottish Enterprises.
The primary purpose of the grant audit services is to ensure accountability and compliance with the terms and conditions (view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx ↗) of grants funded by Scottish Enterprises. This includes verifying financial and operational data, assessing compliance with grant agreements, and providing assurance on the effective use of public funds.
Lot #2Grant Audit Provider (Not for grants funded by Scottish Enterprises)Awarded
CPI also requires a supplier to undertake financial grant ‘desk-top’ audits in line with any statutory or contractual requirements, these may relate to the following types of grant claims:
- Innovate UK (e.g. Competitive R&D projects)
- Catapult funding also from Innovate UK but via the High Value Manufacturing Catapult
- Horizon 2020
- Regional Growth Fund
- Local Growth Fund
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
- Horizon Europe
- Any other grant claim audits as directed by CPI (E.g. BEIS, DSIT, DENZ)
Due to the complexity of these programmes, it is essential that bidders have experience of providing grant audit services for at least three of the programmes listed above (ideally IUK, ERDF, H2020) and a good understanding of the other funding streams and their requirements.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Services Provided: 30%
- Methodology and Approach: 25%
- Qualifications and Experience of Staff: 15%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
- Services Provided: 30
- Methodology and Approach: 25
- Qualifications and Experience of Staff: 15
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Grant Audits” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Dec 2024, 12:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2026, 12:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
3484- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007555- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c5fdFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:821909)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Jan 2025 → 28 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published271 days ago28 Jan 2026, 12:18 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Jan 2026, 12:18 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £300,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Grant Audit Services for Grants Funded by Scottish Enterprises
- Signed
- 26 Nov 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Grant Audit Provider (Not for grants funded by Scottish Enterprises)
- Signed
- 26 Nov 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Grant Audit Services for Grants Funded by Scottish Enterprises | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Grant Audit Provider (Not for grants funded by Scottish Enterprises) | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Clive Owen LLPFramework contractor
- Forvis Mazars LLPFramework contractor
- Henderson LoggieFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria