003726 - Internal Audit Management System

Durham County Council

Key Details

Estimated Value

£170,000

Deadline

5 November 2026(34 days)

Contract Period

Not specified

Procurement Method

open

Key requirements

Extracted from the notice; check the official documents.

Tender deadline: 5 Nov 2026, 10:00
Clarification questions by: 30 Oct 2026, 10:00
Estimated value: £170k£204k including VAT
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2030 (3 years)
Renewal / extension: The Contract period is for an initial 3-year period, with the option to extend for a further 1 x 36 months subject to satisfactory performance, service continuity and the Council's future requirements.
Procedure: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: Procurement Act 2023
Delivery location (NUTS/ITL): UKC14 (North East)
CPV code: 48100000 Industry specific software package
Submission method: Electronic submission allowed

Award criteria

Statement of Works (quality)20%
Training and Knowledge Transfer (quality)5%
Hypercare and Post Hypercare Support (quality)5%
System Demonstration (quality)15%
Desirable System Functionality (quality)5%
Price50%

How to respond

Tender documents can be accessed free of charge on the Open Portal at www.open-uk.org Clarifications and submissions must be made via the Open Portal

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Description

Replacement of Internal Audit Software system. Full requirements can be found in Document 3a. Contract Specification and PSQ Appendix 1 of the tender documents, which are available free of charge at www.open-uk.org The reason for this procurement is due to our existing Internal Audit Management Software being on premise and the Council is currently undergoing a 'cloud first' strategy.