Official UK procurement notice
Internal Audit Service · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Jul 2026)
Authority: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are looking to appoint a supplier to provide Internal Audit services. The main objectives of the Internal Audit Services are to provide independent and objective assurance; support effective governance and risk management; evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls; and identify and support areas for improvement. In combination, these should assist LSHTM in meeting its stated strategic objectives.
- How the procedure runs: This process is a 2 stage process which consists of first stage tender evaluation followed by a presentation where bidders will be assessed as a second stage.
CPV: Financial auditing services · Internal audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£800,000
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 (9)
- Understanding of and relevant experience to LSHTM, with specific reference to the higher education sector and LSHTM’s research focus: 10%
- Service Delivery, Quality and Performance Monitoring: 15%
- Internal Audit Plan: 5%
- Core Service Delivery Team: 10%
- Access to specialist services: 10%
- Value added services: 3%
- IT Security and Confidentiality: 2%
- Whole life cost: 40%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
- Understanding of and relevant experience to LSHTM, with specific reference to the higher education sector and LSHTM’s research focus
- Service Delivery, Quality and Performance Monitoring
- Internal Audit Plan
- Core Service Delivery Team
- Access to specialist services
- Value added services
- IT Security and Confidentiality
- Social Value
- Whole life cost
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 30 Jul 2026, 17:01 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 17:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
LSHTM-2026-022- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072404- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d81fFind a Tender
- How it runs
This process is a 2 stage process which consists of first stage tender evaluation followed by a presentation where bidders will be assessed as a second stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Jul 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published89 days ago30 Jul 2026, 17:01 BST
- Clarification questions by67 days ago21 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by28 days ago28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts44h ago26 Oct 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published30 Jul 2026, 17:01 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender