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Bournemouth University

Pre-Market Engagement Exercise: Internal Audit Services

Business ServicesCPV 79210000
Value£666,666
Deadline
Published25 Feb 2026
RegionNationwide

£666,666 — stated in the notice

Who to contact
procurement@bournemouth.ac.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£667ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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Bournemouth University has published 12 Business Services notices, about every 11 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around February 2027.

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The brief

This is a pre-market engagement exercise.

Bournemouth University is looking at its requirement for an internal auditor to provide independent assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls across the University, including compliance with regulatory requirements.

The Supplier would recommend improvements, informed by sector best practice, and deliver insights that help optimise resources and enhance efficiency.

In addition, the Supplier would support the University in strengthening processes and controls through actionable recommendations, enhancing assurance and building confidence among the Board, Audit, Risk and Governance Committee, and senior management.

The University is looking to engage with the supply market for the purposes of: *Identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the goods, services or works required; *Building capacity among suppliers in relation to the contract being awarded.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Supplier would recommend improvements, informed by

The Supplier would recommend improvements, informed by sector best practice, and deliver insights that help optimise resources and enhance efficiency.

02

In addition, the Supplier would support

In addition, the Supplier would support the University in strengthening processes and controls through actionable recommendations, enhancing assurance and building confidence among the Board, Audit, Risk and Governance Committee, and senior management.

03

Identifying suppliers that may be able

Identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the goods, services or works required;.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065ca2
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
017125-2026
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