KIK Internal Audit Service for 2027–2030

The bidder must confirm that neither the bidder nor its management, supervisory or representative persons are subject to exclusion grounds, including final convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking. The bidder must also confirm compliance with tax and social security payment obligations and declare that it is not bankrupt, insolvent, being liquidated or in a comparable situation. Further exclusion grounds concern breaches of environmental, social or labour law, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement, serious failures under previous public contracts, false or misleading information, failure to submit required information or documents, unlawful employment of foreign nationals, international sanctions and convictions for tax offences. Where applicable, the bidder must provide details and evidence of remedial measures taken to restore its reliability. The bidder must also confirm that it will not use a subcontractor who would be subject to mandatory replacement under the Public Procurement Act.

The service team must include one lead auditor or head of internal audit and one auditor. One person may not perform both roles. The lead auditor must be an internal auditor of a public-sector entity or a certified auditor and must prove this with an ASSA or CIA certificate, or an equivalent certificate, together with the decision specified in Section 6(2) of the Auditing Activities Act. The auditor must hold the public-sector internal auditor qualification under Section 6(1) of the Auditing Activities Act or be a certified auditor and must prove this with an ASSA or CIA certificate, or an equivalent certificate, together with the decision specified in Section 6(2) or 6(3) of that Act. The bidder must submit a document in free form confirming and proving the compliance of both team members. The provided documents do not specify financial turnover thresholds or separate previous-experience requirements. The bidder must submit a fully compliant, unconditional tender, follow the required price-submission structure, explain any claimed equivalence and provide supporting evidence where necessary. If submitting a joint tender, the bidders must appoint an authorised representative and include the power of attorney. Any business secrets must be identified and justified; the tender price and other prohibited numerical evaluation data may not be classified as business secrets.