Purpose

The Procurement process used was a further
competition using the Crown Commercial Services RM6188 Audit and
Assurance Services Framework Lot 1. All suppliers on Lot 1 were
invited to bid via the Councils e-tendering portal. This is fully
compliant with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Two bids were received, evaluated against the award criteria. TIAA
scored the highest overall score.

Decision

The approval to award contract for the
Internal Audit Service for an initial period of 3 years with an
option to extend by a further two years to TIAA.