Contract for Provision of a Strategic Internal Audit Co-Source

Concepts

• auditing services
• newport
• uk statistics authority
• internal audit team
• provision of a strategic internal audit
• internal audit function
• internal audit
• internal audit services
• internal audit resources
• provision of a strategic internal audit co-source

Location

Office for National Statistics, Government Buildings, Newport, NP10 8XG

Description

Provision of a Strategic Internal Audit Co-Source

Total Quantity or Scope

This procurement was conducted through Crown Commercial Services’ Management Consultancy Framework RM3745. The services provided under the contract are provision of a strategic internal audit co-source. The Internal Audit team provides assurance on the activities of the UK Statistics Authority and its executive arm, the Office for National Statistics. It has operated as an in-house internal audit function since 2010 and has transformed over the years, in the way that it provides its assurance. Due to an increased demand on internal audit to provide a broader and deeper range of assurance in what has increasingly become a more data and technology rich environment, we have worked with professional services firms to provide on-going support, specialist skills and internal audit resources under a co-sourced operating model. The professional service provides support to the in-house internal audit team with the IA transformation programme – participating in meetings to facilitate improvements in the team’s processes and position within ONS/UK Statistics Authority. Furthermore, they deliver internal audit services – agreeing terms of reference, delivering fieldwork and reporting findings. We are looking to extend the current contract until 31st March 2022, due to Crown Commercial Services’ framework ‘go live’ date being delayed and to provide the ONS time to develop a fully compliant, detailed specification.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79212000 - Auditing services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below: • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive Explanation: ONS has been advised that Regulation 72(1)(e) permits modifications to the contract that are not substantial. ONS believes that this contract change is not substantial for the following reasons: • ONS believes that the contract is not "materially different in character from the one initially concluded". • ONS does not believe that the change introduces conditions which, if they had been part of the original procurement, would have attracted other bidders or allowed for the acceptance of a different tender;