--- title: "Financial Control Process Review" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046c78" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046c78" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046c78.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046c78.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DUDLEY MBC" published: "2024-05-30" --- # Financial Control Process Review Buyer: DUDLEY MBC Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046c78 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046c78) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046c78.json) ## Summary The Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded a contract for a Financial Control Process Review to CIPFA C.Co Ltd. The procurement process focused on financial auditing services within the services category. The review includes phases related to governance, financial management, and financial resilience to comply with DLUHC requirements. The contract involves potential additional works, subject to funding availability. The procurement method was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing financial auditing services to engage with the Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Companies with expertise in financial management and governance reviews would be well-suited to compete. The location for most of the work is remote, with occasional on-site presence required in Dudley. Interested parties can explore potential business growth through the additional works and services outlined in the contract, subject to contract variation thresholds and funding availability. ## Notice To undertake a full:- * Phase 1 - Governance Review - Review the overall operation of the Council to assess its effectiveness and recommend improvements. Includes both formal operation principles as well as the informal ways that decisions are made * Phase 1 - FM Model Review - Review financial management, systems, and capacity, capabilities and competencies of all to manage budgets and recommend improvements * Phase 1a - Financial Resilience Review - Review grip on spend, delivery models, deliverability of savings plan and other elements of sustainability and recommend improvements All of the above is to comply with DLUHC requirements for FM modelling and financial resilience. ### Lot Information Lot 1 To undertake a full:- * Phase 1 - Governance Review - Review the overall operation of the Council to assess its effectiveness and recommend improvements. Includes both formal operation principles as well as the informal ways that decisions are made * Phase 1 - FM Model Review - Review financial management, systems, and capacity, capabilities and competencies of all to manage budgets and recommend improvements * Phase 1a - Financial Resilience Review - Review grip on spend, delivery models, deliverability of savings plan and other elements of sustainability and recommend improvements All of the above is to comply with DLUHC requirements for FM modelling and financial resilience. Options: Potential Additional Works Should Additional Funding Be Secured by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and Phase 2 & Phase 3 works not exceeding permitted contract variation thresholds:- * Phase 2 - Deep dive review of individual service areas - This is subject to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council securing necessary funding to undertake this work and providing CIPFA C.CO Ltd with a specification. * Phase 3 - Financial management improvement - This is subject to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council securing necessary funding to undertake this work and providing CIPFA C.CO Ltd with a specification. Optional Services required Phase 2 and Phase 3 works summarised above. Subject to value of these works (not exceeding the permitted contract variation threshold) and securing additional necessary funding, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council will explore the option to request these works from CIPFA C.CO Ltd under a contract variation. ### Procurement Information DMBC undertook the direct award route to CIPFA C.co as the FM model and DLUHC style Resilience review is specific to CIPFA and not offered by anyone else in the market. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016922-2024 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Apr 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DUDLEY MBC | | Locality | DUDLEY | | Post town | Dudley | | Postcode | DY1 9TD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG36 Dudley | | Local authority | Dudley | | Electoral ward | St. James's | | Westminster constituency | Dudley | | Delivery location | TLG36 Dudley | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | CIPFA C.CO | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79212100 - Financial auditing services ## Release History - 30 May 2024 at 14:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016922-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.cipfa.org - https://www.dudley.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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