Official UK procurement notice
Internal Management System Auditing Services
Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo continue to meet our ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 17025 certifications, UKAEA Group Internal Audit requires a Consultant to provide management system auditors suitably qualified to deliver internal audits to the four standards above. The Consultant would support in the delivery of audits across UKAEA Group and all of its operational locations, however, the majority of audits will be conducted at the Culham Campus in Oxfordshire. UKAEA is seeking a 3-year contract (with the option to extend for 1 year) with a Consultant to conduct a series of audits agreed with the UKAEA Audit & Risk Assurance Committee annually. This procurement is being reserved to UK bidders only.
CPV: Auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£97,500
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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality evaluation: 70%
- Price evaluation: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality evaluation
- Price evaluation
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 24 Feb 2026, 18:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2026, 16:31 BST
- Authority reference
T/CB019/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061439- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b91Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
24 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published245 days ago24 Feb 2026, 18:00 GMT
- Market engagement236 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Next notice expected231 days ago9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published119 days ago30 Jun 2026, 16:31 BST
- Clarification questions by109 days ago10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline92 days ago27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Feb 2026, 18:00 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Jun 2026, 16:31 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active30 Jun 2026, 16:31 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Jun 2026, 16:31 BST
- Deadline published: 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST30 Jun 2026, 16:31 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender