Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Internal Audit Services
Notice Description
Provision of Internal Audit Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
The scope of internal audit work covers Audit Scotland's entire internal control system. The audit will be split into two component parts - regularity auditing and Value for Money (VFM). Internal audit activity will comply with guidance from the Financial Reporting Council, insofar as these are applicable to Audit Scotland, and will be in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) and the related Application Note. While accepting that Audit Scotland does not expect internal auditors to give absolute assurance on areas under audit, they must exercise due professional care in carrying out their duties. Note Audit Scotland, on behalf of the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission, procures for the external audit appointments for public bodies in Scotland. It is an explicit condition of that appointment that the successful firm cannot be both an external audit appointment and an internal audit service provider to Audit Scotland for the period of this contract.
Renewal: The Contract duration will be for an initial three-year period, with the option to offer two one-year extensions, resulting in a maximum possible Contract duration of 5 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000821833
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548191
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79212200 - Internal audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £15,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Feb 20263 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AUDIT SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Ian Metcalfe
- Contact Email
- imetcalfe@audit.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 7970331736
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH3 9DN
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548191
Provision of Internal Audit Services - Provision of Internal Audit Services
Notice URLs
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