Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a new Technical Advisory Service
Notice Description
This Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) seeks information in preparation for the potential procurement of a new Technical Advisory Service. Please review the PTME document attached and provide your response via email to the following mailbox: commercial@levellingup.gov.uk by 17:00 at 8th July 2022 The PTME document is available at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45928c53-9c58-4ef4-9d58-546131ae51fd or on request by contacting: commercial@levellingup.gov.uk
Lot Information
Lot 1
The service will respond to queries raised by auditors working on particularly complex local audit cases, ie this includes providing external audits to local bodies including local authorities, local drainage boards, national park authorities, waste authorities, etc. The specialist technical advisory service to local auditors will respond to a wide range of difficult or complex audit queries such as - but not limited to: * advice to assist auditors on how to respond to electors' objections * assistance with such issues as how and when to produce a public interest report or a statutory recommendation * advice on performance audit issues (for VfM arrangements). Additional information: The contract being sought will oversee the start-up of a separate, standalone but central Technical Advisory Service to bolster the capability of auditors, by providing a mechanism for guaranteeing and supplementing the level of skills across the sector market, as well as quality assuring the response to individual cases. It will be particularly useful for new or challenger firms, where these firms do not have a developed public sector technical service. We are seeking proposals from tenderers that can demonstrate the necessary expertise to: * source personnel with the expertise and experience to answer queries raised with the Advisory Service * act as a central contact point for the Advisory Service, coordinating and allocating queries from a range of audit firms and distributing them to appointed personnel * establish an agile, digital systems along with the necessary protocols and administration to record, manage, monitor and store queries, and enable the smooth interface with clients * ensure expert information or advice is provided in a timely fashion; * represent the sector, co-ordinate views and offer leadership as well as steering the sector in dealings with outside stakeholders, including Government; * oversee and implement the roll out of the training qualification to top up the credentials of auditors along with widening the pool of Key Audit Partners. This will involve initially setting up the digital platforms to allow the courses to be delivered to candidates. The tenderer will also need to successfully negotiate with the sector ongoing support and funding of the service, which is envisaged to be charged to the candidates who apply to go on the courses
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-034b3b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017557-2022
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jun 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Jul 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
- Contact Name
- Emily Wolfe
- Contact Email
- emily.wolfe@levellingup.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
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