Contracting Authorities

Contracting authority:

University of Lincoln

Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PGYJ-5468-QTPJ

Address:

Brayford Pool
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
UK

Contact name:

Jena Arnold

Email:

jarnold@lincoln.ac.uk

Telephone:

Not provided

Website:

Not provided

Organisation type:

REGIONAL_AUTHORITY

Devolved regulations that apply:

None

Procedure

Procedure type:

Open procedure

Preliminary market engagement conducted:

Yes

Special regime:

None

Scope

Title:

491 Internal Audit Services

Reference number:

491

Main procurement category:

SERVICES

Description:

This is a Contract Details Notice for the University of Lincoln's Internal Audit Services contract. A contract has been awarded for an initial 3 year period, with a further 2 years of optional extensions (at the University's discretion).

The core services required under the University's Internal Audit service in summary include the development and delivery of an internal audit strategy and plan, advice on governance, risk management and internal controls, incorporating proactive knowledge and best practice, providing recommendations on optimising value for money outcomes and a year end audit report and audit opinion to senior management, the Board of Governors and the Office for Students.

The University operates within a rapidly evolving Higher Education landscape, facing sector wide pressures including financial sustainability challenges, cyber security threats, volatility in student recruitment, increasing regulatory expectations from the Office for Students, and rising demands around data quality, governance, and organisational resilience. Hence, interested suppliers will need to demonstrate that they have the breadth of specialisms to provide an effective internal audit provision across this range of risk areas. Demonstrating capabilities and added value across the breadth of audit provision will be a key area of assessment in the procurement exercise.

CPV classifications:

79212000 - Auditing services.

Delivery regions:

UKF3 - Lincolnshire

Total value (estimated):

GBP 600,000 including VAT

Contract value:

GBP 600,000 including VAT

Contract Details

Contract 1

Title:

Internal Audit Services

Reference number:

Not provided

Contract value:

GBP 500,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold:

No

Award decision date:

18/09/2026

Earliest date the contract will be signed:

09/10/2026

Contract dates (estimated):

12/10/2026 to 11/10/2029

Main procurement category:

SERVICES

CPV classifications:

79212000 - Auditing services.

Delivery regions:

UKF3 - Lincolnshire

Supplier

Supplier:

Forvis Mazars LLP

Companies House:

OC308299

Address:

30 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AU
UK

Email:

elizabeth.young@mazars.co.uk

Telephone:

Not provided

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):

No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):

No

Key performance indicators:

Not provided

Associated documents:

Not provided

Other organisations

Not provided