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

Provision of Internal Audit Services

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Social Care Wales requires a Service Provider to provide an internal audit service, and ensure the service is carried out in accordance with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and the Core Principles for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. The Standards (including the Definition of Internal Auditing and the Code of Ethics within the Standards) are mandatory requirements. The Standards require internal audit to provide an internal audit charter (the Charter) to Social Care Wales’ Audit and Risk Committee.

The purpose of the Internal Audit is to provide the Accounting Officer with an independent, objective evaluation of, and opinion on, the overall adequacy and effectiveness of the organisation's framework of governance, risk management and control.

The audit provides 3rd level assurance to assist Social Care Wales to accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

The internal audit service provided by the successful Service Provider will be responsible for providing assurance to Social Care Wales’ Audit and Risk Committee and reporting to management on the adequacy and effectiveness of: — Governance, risk management and control; and Social Care Wales’ economy, efficiency, and effectiveness (value for money arrangements). The scope of the internal audit service must include all of the organisations’ activities

See Specification for more details

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

Budget

There is no set budget for this project however the submission should be based on a programme of between 40 and 50 internal audit days.

The Supplier will provide full financial breakdown of the costs, by named team member detailing, role, planned number of days and daily fee rate associated with the project for consideration through the evaluation process.

Length of contract:

Social Care Wales is seeking to appoint an internal auditor for a 3 year contract commencing April 2022

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

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:114415)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice