Notice Information
Notice Title
Invitation to tender for the Provision of Quality Monitoring Services
Notice Description
The following core services will be provided by the prospective supplier: - one cold file review per audit of accounts director for each year of the contract (if let) (ordinarily four to five reviews per annum), to include emphasis both on compliance with standards and on audit efficiency; - one cold file review per performance audit director for each year of the contract (if let) (ordinarily three reviews per annum), to include emphasis both on compliance with standards, audit efficiency and impact; - review of the system of quality management under ISQM 1; - advice on good practice and cutting-edge developments in audit methodology and quality.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Wales Audit Office is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide quality monitoring services in respect of the accounts with effect from 2021-22 audit year and performance audit work over the period of the contract.
Renewal: 2 x 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-037bb9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000021-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Nov 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Every 6 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WALES AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Darren Evans
- Contact Email
- darren.evans@audit.wales
- Contact Phone
- +44 7507686066
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF11 9LJ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff West
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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