Scope
Reference
AFRS08-2025-17
Description
Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) is an Emergency Public Service that covers Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Our Headquarters is currently situated in the Police & Fire Headquarters, Portishead. AF&RS have 27 sites in total. There is a mixture of wholetime (24/7 crewed), day-crewed and on-call fire stations, administrative centres & Fire Service Control.
AF&RS are looking to procure a provision of internal audit services to support the effective management and governance of functions of The Authority.
AF&RS current estimated annual requirement is approximately 80 working days.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £19,000 excluding VAT
- £228,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
3 December 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
3 December 2025
Standstill period
- End: 12 December 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
5 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 5 January 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years, 2 months, 27 days
Description of possible extension:
2 x 12 months extensions available
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79212000 - Auditing services
Information about tenders
- 8 tenders received
- 8 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 2 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 7 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
SWAP Internal Audit Services (trading name of South West Audit Partnership)
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDDT-9646-VQJM
Ground Floor, Blackbrook Gate 1, Blackbrook, Business Park,
Taunton
TA1 2PX
United Kingdom
Region: UKK23 - Somerset
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Avon Fire Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYYL-6479-DWHX
Valley Road
Portishead
BS20 8JJ
United Kingdom
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government