Published date: 23 November 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 December 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Auditing services - 79212000

Location of contract

NR4 7TJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-37-846-PURCON 2042

Published date

23 November 2023

Closing date

14 December 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 January 2024

Contract end date

11 January 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The UEA research / innovation project portfolio currently comprises approx. 800 projects with a combined value of circa £100M and an annual expenditure of around £35 million. We are required to evidence independent evaluation of our financial processes and procedures to support claims for grants funded by the European Union, Innovate UK, and US Federal funds currently but may also require independent financial assurance for other funding sources should these be secured. We seek an auditor with expert knowledge of research funding programmes willing to become familiar with relevant UEA post-award systems and processes to deliver assurance requirements. We also rely on our audit service to keep us updated on relevant research and enterprise developments and lobby for policy changes via attendance at professional events and by maintaining networks with other professionals and professional bodies.

More information

Links

Additional text

If you're interested in this contract, documents are available on UEA's In-Tend
(https://In-Tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/aspx/Home)

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Furber

Address

University of East Anglia
Norwich Research Park
Norwich
NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01603 456161

Email

H.Furber@uea.ac.uk