Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal Audit Services
Notice Description
The Customer's statutory accounts are audited by the National Audit Office (NAO), who fulfil the role of external auditor. It is essential that Internal Audit (IA) liaise and work effectively with the NAO to ensure internal audits are completed to a high standard and meet NAO's assurance requirements for the external audit. Objective The IA provider must provide an independent assurance service for management by measuring and evaluating the adequacy, reliability and effectiveness of management and financial control systems. IA will be required to make recommendations based on the appraisal of each system reviewed and to provide an annual assurance report to the Accounting Officer (AO) and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC). Scope and Key Tasks The Customer anticipates that circa 70 audit days will be used in the financial year. The Customer and the Supplier will agree an audit plan at the start of the financial year and will detail the audits required during the financial year. The audit plan will be subject to refinement throughout the year. Any work undertaken should be with the approval of the General Counsel, Executive, or her nominated representative, Delivery Director, Operations. 1. Ad-hoc Service Provision The Customer may require the Supplier to carry out ad-hoc work from time to time, such as: * value for money reviews; * tax advice; * fraud investigations; * special investigation; or * areas of high regulatory risk.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-07d119a9-330b-41af-86b7-808d99f746fc
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a60fe78-e45c-4491-b1e6-5d74eaaa3423
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79212200 - Internal audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £72,600 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jun 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Mar 2017Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20178 years ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Apr 2017 - 31 May 2018 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B5 4UA
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London
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- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a60fe78-e45c-4491-b1e6-5d74eaaa3423
2nd June 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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