CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

WWH External Audit Tender

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Provision of external audit services to Wales & West Housing for the next three years, starting with the accounts for the year ending 31 December 2018

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=76512.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Audit of Wales & West Housing, four subsidiary companies, leasehold schemes and filing of corporation tax returns

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Mandatory Requirements

The minimum annual turnover requirement has been set at 10 x the estimated annual value.

Maintenance of the following specified levels of Insurance cover:

• Employer’s Liability Insurance - £10,000,000 minimum cover

• Professional Indemnity Insurance - £5,000,000 minimum cover

An Equality and Diversity Policy that complies with the Equalities Act 2010

A Health and Safety Policy, which includes the following:

• A Policy Statement - signed and dated.

• The Organisation and Responsibilities - how Health and Safety requirements are implemented.

• The Arrangements – standards and procedures adopted in practice.

A statement as defined by section 54 ("Transparency in supply chains etc.") of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 ("the Act")?

Confirmation that you the tenderer will contribute 0.5% of the total fees charged each year to our Making a Difference fund that aims to support the communities in which we work.

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

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:76512)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

WWH is committed to contributing to the social, economic and environmental well-being of the communities in which we work. We do this through our making a difference fund, to which all suppliers are required to contribute 0.5% of the amounts charged to WWH on an annual basis.

Tenderers are invited to describe what other benefit they would be prepared to offer to WWH to provide additional value, such as training opportunities, work placements, apprenticeships, volunteering days, sponsorship or any other idea that would benefit WWH residents and communities.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice