Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Internal Audit Services
Authority: BIRMINGHAM NEWMAN UNIVERSITY (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBirmingham Newman University is seeking to appoint a provider of internal audit services, with a contract commencement date of 1 September 2026.
The internal audit service will provide independent and objective assurance to Council, through the Audit and Risk Committee, and to the Vice-Chancellor on the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal control.
The provider will be required to deliver a risk-based internal audit programme aligned to the University's strategic risk profile, provide written reports on each review, attend Audit and Risk Committee meetings, and deliver an annual internal audit opinion.
The University currently commissions approximately 35 internal audit days per annum and invites proposals within an indicative range of 35-55 days, with bidders required to justify the level of resource proposed.
The contract will be for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for one further year.
Further details are set out in the tender documentation.
CPV: Internal audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£200,000
- Condition of participation
Bidders must be able to demonstrate compliance with the Global Internal Audit Standards and the ability to operate as an independent internal audit provider.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Assessment of the quality of the proposed internal audit service, including approach and methodology, team, sector experience and insight, presentation, and social value, as set out in the tender documentation.
- Price: Assessment of the proposed fee and overall value for money in relation to the level of resource proposed.
- Condition of participation
Bidders must be able to demonstrate compliance with the Global Internal Audit Standards and the ability to operate as an independent internal audit provider.
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- 14 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST
- Authority reference
BNUIA2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033824- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06821dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 May 2026, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Website (for information only): www.newman.ac.uk ↗
Tenders must be submitted electronically by email to: InternalAudit@newman.ac.uk
Submissions must be received no later than 11 May 2026 at 09:00.
Submissions should be clearly marked "Internal Audit Tender Submission" and include all information requested in the Invitation to Tender, together with a completed Pricing Schedule.
The University does not operate an electronic tender portal for this opportunity. Submissions will only be accepted by email.
Timeline
14 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published196 days ago14 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST
- Clarification questions by179 days ago1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline169 days ago11 May 2026, 09:00 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Apr 2026, 14:47 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender and specification for the provision of internal audit services at Birmingham Newman University.
- Bidding documents and specifications Internal Audit Service Terms of Reference setting out scope, authority, reporting arrangements and professional standards.
- Bidding documents and specifications Pricing Schedule to be completed and returned as part of the tender submission.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender