Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of internal audit services
Notice Description
The provision of internal audit services to a small, non-departmental public body
Lot Information
Lot 1
The internal audit function will be required to (i) analyse the governance, risk management and internal control system and establish a risk-based assurance programme; (ii) identify and evaluate the controls which are established to achieve objectives in the most economical, effective and efficient manner; (iii) report findings and conclusions and, where appropriate, make recommendations for improvement; (iv) provide an opinion on the controls under review; and (v) provide assurance based on evaluating the governance, risk management and internal control system within the organisation as a whole. For each year from 1 April to 31 March the following year, the internal audit team will be responsible for proposing a programme of work and submitting it for approval to the ARC that focuses on areas of specific business risk that WICS faces regularly. This focus will include compliance with internal and external WICS regulations, particularly in line with the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM). Annual audit assu
Renewal: Subject to Scottish Government approval, the contract may be extended by three periods of one year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000775369
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516509
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - 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
79212200 - Internal audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £325,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £325,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £325,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Sep 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Oct 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WATER INDUSTRY COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- enquiries@watercommission.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01786430200
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STIRLING
- Postcode
- FK8 1QZ
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
-
- Local Authority
- Stirling
- Electoral Ward
- Stirling North
- Westminster Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG512168&idx=1
15th August 2024 - Invitation to tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG512168&idx=2
15th August 2024 - Appendix C Standard Terms and Conditions -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG512168
Provision of internal audit services - The provision of internal audit services to a small, non-departmental public body -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516509
Provision of internal audit services - The provision of internal audit services to a small, non-departmental public body
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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