CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Provision of internal audit services to estyn

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Description of the goods or services required

For a full description of the contract please see the Tender Specification via http://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/

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Role

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Internal audit is an independent and objective appraisal service within Estyn which provides an independent and objective opinion to the Chief Inspector (Estyn’s Accounting Officer) on risk management, control and governance by measuring and evaluating their effectiveness in achieving the organisation’s agreed objectives. It does so by providing assurance to the Chief Inspector that the systems of internal control are adequate, effective and reliable. Internal audit also assists managers by evaluating and reporting on the elements of the internal control system for which they are responsible. Internal audit must support Estyn in achieving its objectives across all its work. The purpose, authority and responsibility of the internal audit activity must be formally defined in an internal audit charter, consistent with the Definition of Internal Auditing, the Code of Ethics, and the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS).

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NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=28699

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

Please see the Tender Specification for total quantity and scope of the contract via http://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/

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3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

Proof of PSIAS capability, and of prior experience in the provision of similar service elsewhere is required.

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The role, responsibilities and conduct of internal audit in government are prescribed in Government Accounting and the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) and related Good Practice Guides (GPC). The internal audit service will conform to the objectives and standards set out in PSIAS. The successful contractor will comply with the above documents and to keep up to date with any amendments.

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4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CON05/2015-16

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Time Limits

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

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

Tenderers must complete the following:

* the formal Tender Proposal;

* the Business Statement (attachment A); and

* the Commercial Response/Price schedule (attachment B).

The formal Tender Proposal must include the following.

* Details of Public Liability insurance, Employer’s Liability insurance and Professional Indemnity insurance, as applicable.

* Proof of PSIAS capability, and of prior experience in the provision of similar service elsewhere;

* Names, qualifications and experience of the proposed Head of Internal Audit and of other persons whom the organisation intends to employ on the contract. Any constraints on the availability of persons included should also be mentioned;

* Outline audit approach (as set out at paragraph 14 of the tender specification) and three-year plan;

* Details of performance measures and indicators against which annual progress can be reported;

* Details of quality assurance and improvement programme;

* Details of any services provided currently and over the last three years by the Contractor to the Client. Confirmation that the provision of the internal audit service under consideration will not create a conflict of interest and an outline of arrangements to avoid any possible conflicts of interest. (N.B. the provision of past consultancy services to the Client will not automatically preclude consideration of tenders for the internal audit service or of any service subsequent to the awarding of the internal audit contract).

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(WA Ref:28699)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice