How to win: Internal Audit Services

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One Manchester is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for the delivery of a fully outsourced Internal Audit service. The appointed provider will be required to deliver a comprehensive, independent and risk-based Internal Audit service across One Manchester Limited and any subsidiaries, associated entities, development vehicles, joint ventures or other group structures operating during the Contract period. The principal requirements of the service include: •developing and maintaining a rolling Strategic Internal Audit Plan covering a minimum period of three years •developing an Annual Internal Audit Plan for approval by ARC, informed by One Manchester’s strategic objectives, risk profile, regulatory obligations and wider assurance framework •undertaking assurance mapping and coordinating effectively with external auditors and other assurance providers to identify gaps, minimise unnecessary duplication and maximise the value obtained from assurance activity •delivering individual Internal Audit assignments, including scoping, fieldwork, analysis, reporting, quality assurance and the agreement of practical and proportionate recommendations •monitoring and

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — One Manchester scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £945,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 5 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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