University of Lincoln: 491 Internal Audit Services

Contracting authority

Contracting authority:

University of Lincoln

Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PGYJ-5468-QTPJ

Address:

Campus Way
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:

Not provided

Special regime:

None

Scope

Title:

491 Internal Audit Services

Reference number:

491

Main category:

SERVICES

Description:

This is a Pre-Market Engagement Notice for the University of Lincoln Internal Audit Services. The current contract runs until the 31 July 2026. Prior to launching any future formal tender process, the University is undertaking this market engagement exercise to hold preliminary conversations with interested suppliers about this opportunity.

The core services provided under the University 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 maturity, 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 subsequent procurement exercise.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium portal at: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Lincoln:-Auditing-services./3934VX25HM

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3934VX25HM
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Lincoln:-Auditing-services./3934VX25HM

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3934VX25HM

Total value (estimated):

GBP 600,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated):

01/10/2026 to 30/09/2029

CPV classifications:

79212000 - Auditing services.

Delivery regions:

UKF3 - Lincolnshire

Participation

Suitable for SMEs:

No

Suitable for VCSEs:

No

Engagement

Engagement deadline:

01/04/2026

Engagement status:

The engagement has not yet been carried out.

Engagement process description:

The University of Lincoln is seeking to engage with the internal audit supply market and to further understand the experience, credentials, resources and capacity of suppliers.
Interested suppliers are encouraged to complete and return a supporting questionnaire.

In addition, there is also the opportunity for one to one engagement sessions with the University which will follow on and further discuss the returned questionnaires.

Depending on the volume of interest, if a significant number of responses is received, the University will offer the engagement sessions to a cross section of suppliers, with a maximum
of 5 engagement sessions being undertaken.

Any responses provided are for information only and will not be evaluated in any way.

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