Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
The Scottish Parliament, Procurement Services
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
UK
Contact person: Nadia Smith
Telephone: +44 1313486617
E-mail: nadia.smith@parliament.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.parliament.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10284
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Bridgeside House, 99 Mcdonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4NS
UK
Telephone: +44 8003777330
E-mail: Ask@spso.gov.scot
Fax: +44 8003777331
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.spso.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA21722
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road
St. Andrews
KY16 9DS
UK
Telephone: +44 1334464610
E-mail: enquiries@foi.scot
Fax: +44 1334464611
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.foi.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11762
I.1) Name and addresses
Children and Young People Commissioner Scotland
99 McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4NS
UK
E-mail: administration@cypcs.org.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cypcs.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Human Rights Commission
99 McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4NS
UK
E-mail: legal@scottishhumanrights.com
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.scottishhumanrights.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner
Bridgeside House, 99 McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4NS
UK
Telephone: +44 1312021043
E-mail: contact@biometricscommissioner.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.biometricscommissioner.scot/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30605
I.1) Name and addresses
Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
Thistle House, 91 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5HE
UK
E-mail: info@ethicalstandards.org.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ethicalstandards.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Devolved Parliament
I.5) Main activity
Other: Legislative Body
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Internal Audit Services
Reference number: SPCB-0519
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires a Contractor to assist the SPCB’s Head of Internal Audit and the independent Officeholders supported by the SPCB to deliver a high quality independent and risk-based internal audit and assurance service in line with the requirements of the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) as they apply in the UK Public Sector.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
UKM72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires a Contractor to assist the SPCB’s Head of Internal Audit and the independent Officeholders supported by the SPCB to deliver a high quality independent and risk-based internal audit and assurance service in line with the requirements of the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) as they apply in the UK Public Sector.
As directed by the SPCB or Officeholders, the Contractor will assist in scoping and planning specific internal audit assignments within annual internal audit plans, perform audit fieldwork and prepare internal audit reports.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
1 x 12 month extension at the sole discretion of the SPCB.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The Contractor will report to the SPCB and to each Officeholder and will deliver internal audit services in accordance with GIAS, and for the SPCB specifically, The SPCB Internal Audit Charter (which can be found in the specification document - Annex A).
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) uses Creditsafe, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. We highly recommend that tenderers review their financial performance on Creditsafe to understand their credit score rating which will be used by the SPCB to evaluate the financial standing of the tenderer and that they read the information about how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender. Information and the opportunity to run a free report can be found at http://www.creditsafe.com/products/business-credit-reports/
The SPCB requires tenderers to have a Creditsafe Risk Score of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 on Creditsafe and has the backing of a parent company with a credit risk score of 40 or higher, then the provision of a parent company guarantee will be required prior to the award of any contract. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 and cannot provide a parent company guarantee, they must submit evidence to support a stable and improved financial standing with their tender or the tender may be rejected. If no evidence is provided with the tender or the evidence provided is not sufficient to demonstrate a satisfactory financial position to the satisfaction of the SPCB (whose decision in this regard shall be final), then the tender will be rejected and will not be evaluated further.
If a tenderer is not listed on Creditsafe, for whatever reason, then it will be asked to submit equivalent accounts to enable the required assessment of financial standing to be carried out. If the information provided does not, in the SPCB’s opinion, demonstrate a satisfactory financial position, the bid may be rejected.
The levels of insurance required by the Contractor are:
Employers’ Liability GBP:5,000,000
Public Liability GBP:1,000,000
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
On behalf of the Contractor, Contractor Personnel are required to have specific internal audit expertise, a proven track record in the delivery of a range of internal audit services and relevant experience of providing internal audit services to publicly funded bodies.
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires a Contractor to assist the SPCB’s Head of Internal Audit and the independent Officeholders supported by the SPCB to deliver a high quality independent and risk-based internal audit and assurance service in line with the requirements of the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) as they apply in the UK Public Sector. Further information is available online at Introduction of new Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK public sector (31 March 2025 - Accessible) - GOV.UK
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
In order to ensure the highest standards of service quality in this contract the SPCB requires the contractor to take a positive approach to
fair work practices. Full details of all performance conditions are set out in the procurement documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/07/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
13/07/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
The contract duration is four years with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the SPCB.
VI.3) Additional information
The SPCB is an accredited Living Wage Employer and recognises pay as a clear way that an employer can demonstrate a commitment to
their workforce, helping tackle in-work poverty alongside wider Fair Work First criteria. Therefore, it is a requirement of this Contract that the Contractor will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the Services under this Contract a minimum of the Real Living Wage.
Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract to which a pass/fail marking will apply. Tenderers
will be required to complete a Cyber Security Supplier Assurance Questionnaire. The questionnaire will be aligned to a Cyber Risk Profile that has been established for the contract which is moderate, based on the Contracting Authority’s assessment of cyber risk. For this contract, minimum requirements also include the holding of Cyber Essentials Plus (or equivalent). Further details are set out in the procurement documents. A contract condition for this procurement requires the Tenderer to comply with the minimum cyber security requirements.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the
Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
Due to the nature of this requirement, the sub contracting element will be minimal.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:
https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Although not mandatory, the tenderer is expected to consider what Community benefits it can achieve as part of the service delivery for Internal Audit Services. Full details can be found within the tender ITT documentation.
The tenderer is expected to provide an example of an internal audit assignment carried out for a public body within the last three (3) years in each of the following areas:
General Assurance.
Digital / Cyber audits.
Full details of the requirement can be found within the experience section of the SPD on PCS-T.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32028. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
The SPCB have committed to engaging with our contractors to deliver benefits to young people, disabled and/or disadvantaged people, SMEs and others across Scotland, by providing links with schools, work experience opportunities, training opportunities, apprenticeships, sub-contracting opportunities and assistance with community projects. The SPCB have committed to including proportionate community benefits in all contracts with an estimated contract value of over GBP50,000
While not a mandatory requirement, the Contractor should consider what community benefits it can achieve as part of the delivery of the Services. Any community benefits that you propose must be developed specifically for, and be directly attributable to, this contract with the SPCB. Full details can be found within the tender ITT
documentation.
(SC Ref:834012)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street,
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/06/2026