Tender: Internal Audit Services for Advance — Risk-Based Audit, Governance and Controls (Witney, Oxfordshire)

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Advance is seeking a supplier for internal audit services to support its role as a Registered Provider of Social Housing, with a contract starting 1 April 2026 for a minimum of three years and options to extend up to five years. The supplier will deliver a risk-based internal audit plan, report to the Audit & Risk Committee, and provide assurance on governance, risk management and internal controls; the contract is based in Witney, Oxfordshire with potential national scope and has an estimated value of £178,000 over five years. Evaluation will follow the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) method with 60% weighting on quality and 40% on price; key dates are clarification deadline 11 December 2025, submission deadline 18 December 2025 at 1:00 PM, and presentations/interviews in the week commencing 5 January 2026. Full ITT documents are available on request from [email protected].