Internal Audit Services · University of Kent (Feb 2025)

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £200k / year

Submissions closed 17 Mar 2025

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2030 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University seeks to appoint an internal audit provider to deliver 200 days per annum of internal audit activities over a five year period. The programme of internal audits will be agreed in advance with the Executive Group and the Audit Committee, and will be designed to enhance the University’s compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks, the avoidance and/or mitigation of significant risk and the maintenance of effective governance.

CPV: Auditing services · Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1 5 yrsPublished value£1,000,000

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2030 (5 yrs)

Delivery: South East

Variant bids: not allowed

79212000 Auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 14 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
Last source update: 14 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
Award evaluation window: 17 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference: MH24_003
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-005172
Classification (CPV): Auditing servicesInternal audit services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e1f5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

14 Feb 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates

Notice published
14 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
Submission deadline
17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Kent

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation XN5452 The Registry, Canterbury, Kent, South East, CT2 7NZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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