Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal Audit Services
Notice Description
Service Provider for the provision of Internal Audit Services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
HIAL is seeking to procure professional services for the provision of Internal Auditing services. The successful organisation will be required to: a) Provide an annual objective, independent appraisal of HIAL's activities, financial and otherwise, covering the whole organisation including the governing body and all levels of management. b) Prepare and present an objective and unbiased audit opinion, on an annual basis, on the adequacy of controls in place necessary to secure propriety and the effectiveness of the arrangements for risk management, control and governance, and for the economy, efficiency and effectiveness (value for money) within HIAL. c) Prepare and present a risk based annual Audit Plan which outlines the programme of work, based on a strategy authorised by the Audit & Risk Committee. The Plan will evaluate the arrangements HIAL has in place to: o Establish, monitor and benchmark the achievement of organisational objectives; o Identify, assess and manage risks to the achievement of those objectives. o Assess compliance with policies, law, regulation and SPFM requirements; o Ascertain the integrity and reliability of financial and other information provided to the management and stakeholders, including that used in decision making; o Ascertain that appropriate and proportionate systems of control are in place and operated to promote the economic, efficient and effective use of resources and to safeguard assets. d) Support HIAL in the process of continuous improvement for its staff and customers; achieving outcomes such as improved operational processes, sound and robust internal procedures, staff resource savings, cost savings, increased productivity, increased income, increased performance, etc. e) Provide special reviews as requested by the company's Audit & Risk Committee. f) Provide advice on the adherence to SPFM requirements, Accounting Standards, Financial Reporting Standards and Audit Standards as they apply to the HIAL Group. g) Provide advice on statutory regulation as required by HIAL Group. h) Liaison as required with the HIAL Group appointed External Auditors.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Renewal: The Contract is anticipated to run for an initial period of three years, with provision to extend annually by a further two years if mutually agreed and depending on performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000510537
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC303602
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212000 - Auditing services
79212200 - Internal audit services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Dec 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Sep 2017Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Nov 20178 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Approx. 2021
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AIRPORTS LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Sarah Shelley
- Contact Email
- sshelley@hial.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1667462445
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 7JB
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Culloden and Ardersier
- Westminster Constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP294376&idx=1
4th September 2017 - ESPD Response form - for completion -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP294376&idx=2
4th September 2017 - Tender Response form - for completion -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP294376&idx=3
4th September 2017 - Price Schedule - for completion -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP294376&idx=4
4th September 2017 - Draft Contract - for information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP294376&idx=5
4th September 2017 - Evaluation Scoring Matrix - for information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP294376&idx=6
4th September 2017 - Tender scope, requirements and instructions -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP294376
Internal Audit Services - HIAL wish to appoint a sole Service Provider to a Contract for the provision of Internal Audit Services. Due to the requirement for a holistic overview of our governance and compliance, there will be no Lots. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC303602
Internal Audit Services - Service Provider for the provision of Internal Audit Services.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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