Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal Audit Services
Notice Description
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire (PCC) as the contracting authority aims to appoint a suitably qualified provider of Internal Audit Services for the PCC, Cheshire Constabulary (CC) and Cheshire Fire Authority (CFA). The Internal Audit Service will be expected to provide independent objective assurance that each organisation's risk management, governance and internal control processes are operating effectively. A proactive approach is required to improve systems and achieve Best Practice and Value for Money including the delivery of continuous improvement and elimination of waste and non-value-adding activity. The Contract term is 3 years with the option to extend the contract by two further periods of 12 months. The value of PS275,000 is an estimate, and includes the optional contract extensions. Full details can be found within the Online ITT - which is constructed as an online questionnaire with Supporting files in the document folder.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire (PCC) as the contracting authority aims to appoint a suitably qualified provider of Internal Audit Services for the PCC, Cheshire Constabulary (CC) and Cheshire Fire Authority (CFA). The Internal Audit Service will be expected to provide independent objective assurance that each organisation's risk management, governance and internal control processes are operating effectively. They will also be expected to take a proactive approach to the improvement of systems and enable the achievement of Best Practice and Value for Money including delivering continuous improvement and eliminating waste and non-value-adding activity. The successful Contractor will be required to work closely with the PCC, the PCC's Chief Finance Officer, the CC and the CC's Assistant Chief Officer and Head of Finance together with CFA's Treasurer and Finance Departments. In addition, there will be a need to liaise with other corporate departments for work relating to the management and measurement of performance. The Contractor will also be required to liaise with corporate departments and the External Audit Services regarding the delivery of quality; services, policies, and procedures of the PCC, the CC and CFA. The Contract term is 3 years with the option to extend the contract by two further periods of 12 months. Please note the value of PS275,000 is an estimate, and includes the optional contract extensions. Full details can be found within the Online ITT - which is constructed as an online questionnaire with Supporting files in the document folder. Additional information: Awarded Contract Value shown is for the initial 3 year term only. There are an additional 2 x Month optional extensions not included in the awarded Contract Value.
Renewal: There will be the option to extend the contract by two [2] further periods of of 12 Months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042242
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012511-2024
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
79212000 - Auditing services
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212200 - Internal audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £275,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £275,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £173,550 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Apr 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jan 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Apr 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CHESHIRE CONSTABULARY ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CHESHIRE
- Contact Name
- Kim Hall
- Contact Email
- kim.hall@cheshire.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01606363334
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WINSFORD, CHESHIRE
- Postcode
- CW7 2UA
- Post Town
- Crewe
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- TLD6 Cheshire
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Winsford Over & Verdin
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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