CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of Internal Audit Service - Ombudsman and Commissioners

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Delivery of an Internal Audit service to The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, The Children's Commissioner and The Older People's Commissioner. It should to provide, in an economical, efficient and timely manner:

• an opinion on risk management arrangements, internal control and governance within the organisation to inform the Governance Statement.

• reviews of the adequacy of systems and compliance with financial controls.

• advice on how value for money and return on investment in the core activities of each organisation can be measured and improved.

• examples of good practice, comparing and contrasting with systems and procedures in public sector organisations similar in size and scope.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=37630.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Audit coverage must be sufficient to inform each Accounting Officer’s Annual Governance Statement and be proportionate to risks (including consideration of levels of assurance provided by previous audit work).

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The service provision must be in accordance with the objectives and standards set out in the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and associated Good Practice Guidance. This includes requirements set out in the Internal Audit Quality Assessment Framework to review and evidence the effectiveness of internal audit in line with the Standards. The successful provider is expected to comply with the above documents and to keep up to date with any amendments.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

The Children’s Commissioner, Older People’s Commissioner and Public Services Ombudsman for Wales have decided to work together on the procurement of internal audit services.

The initial outcome of this procurement process will be to identify the preferred internal audit service provider, based on quality and price, for the three organisations to take up. The procurement will identify the provider’s key personnel and agreed daily rates. Each of the three participating organisations is expected to enter into its own contractual arrangements with the provider, and all liaison and reporting will be between the provider and the Commissioner / Ombudsman in question and the respective Audit & Risk Assurance Committee.

(WA Ref:37630)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice