Internal Audit Specialists Framework

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Essex County Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

024739-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 79212200

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

The scope of this requirement is to create a Framework of Internal Audit Specialists to support ECC's existing Internal Audit function in providing independent, objective assurance and consulting services for the council. It is proposed that the Framework would be procured on terms which would allow access for Unitary, City, Borough and District Councils. These Contracting Bodies will be responsible for ordering of, and payment for, their own services through this agreement. The Framework will be split into the following Lots. Lot 1 - Contract Audits Lot 2 - Project and Programme Audits Lot 3 - Technology Specialists Lot 4 - General Audits Bidders can bid for any Lot or all Lots if they can meet the requirements. Successful bidders will be placed on a ranking list which will be based on the total score awarded following the evaluation of bids received (Please refer to the Bidder Guidance for details on the evaluation process). The requirements will be met through a capability assessment process, as and when a new requirement is identified the capability assessment will be issued to the top ranked bidder in the specific Lot under which the requirement sits. Where that bidder is unable to meet the requirement, the next ranked bidder will be issued the capability assessment and so on until a bidder is chosen. Any Contracting Body using this Framework shall abide by the same process for fulfilling their requirements. The initial term of the Framework is three (3) years with an option to extend for a further period of 12months. The government's English Devolution White Paper, Power and Partnership: Foundations for Growth, published on 16 December 2024, states that the government wants all remaining two-tier areas in England to be eventually restructured into single-tier unitary authorities and is termed Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). This reorganisation is part of a broader devolution strategy to simplify local government structures, save public funds, and improve local accountability. LGR will impact the County of Essex as it currently operates a two-tier Local Government structure. It is anticipated, that during the life of this framework, the LGR process will commence and/or progress potentially impacting this framework. Impacts may include, but are not limited to, modifications such as a transfer of the legal entity you currently contract with, significant increases and/or decreases in the services required due to the change in size/scope of the Contracting Authority, and/or changes to the scope of the nature of services required. Although any contract scope changes should broadly relate to the nature of the existing scope, new services of a related nature may be required that werenot previously included. The scale and exact timing of the changes are unknown at this point, but it is known that LGR will impact the County of Essex. All suppliers who work with the Authority need to be aware and where possible, work with the Authority to adapt to any changes/modifications as required to ensure smooth transition and continuity of services.

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1. Tender notice observed

   7 Oct 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   062709-2025

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   25 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   077055-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

3. Award notice observed

   18 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

   Open this official Find a Tender notice

   Record references

   Release reference

   024739-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Lot 1 - Contract Audits

  Buyer: Essex County CouncilSupplier: BDO LLP

  End date in notice

  21 Dec 2028Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £118,750Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Lot 1 - Contract Audits

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This value appears on 4 awards in the same procurement, so it is not included in summary totals.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

• Lot 1 - Contract Audits

  Buyer: Essex County CouncilSupplier: C-F BUSINESS LINKS LIMITED

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  The decision to extend the Agreement with is at the sole discretion of Essex County Council and any subsequent authority depending on audit requirements

  Published 7 Oct 2025.Open supporting notice 062709-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 2

  The decision to extend the Agreement with is at the sole discretion of Essex County Council and any subsequent authority depending on audit requirements

  Published 7 Oct 2025.Open supporting notice 062709-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 3

  The decision to extend the Agreement with is at the sole discretion of Essex County Council and any subsequent authority depending on audit requirements

  Published 7 Oct 2025.Open supporting notice 062709-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 4

  The decision to extend the Agreement with is at the sole discretion of Essex County Council and any subsequent authority depending on audit requirements

  Published 7 Oct 2025.Open supporting notice 062709-2025

No exact source-published process relationship was found.