ID 3794362 DoF - Provision of Internal Audit Services

Concepts

• auditing services
• internal audit strategies and internal audit plans
• belfast
• provision of internal audit services
• internal audit assignments
• internal audit
• internal auditors
• internal audit strategies
• statutory audit
• general internal audit services

Location

BELFAST

Description

The Contract will commence on 5 June 2022. The GIAFIS requires Contractors to provide internal auditors for an agreed number of days to carry out risk-based Internal Audit assignments as agreed within the Internal Audit Strategies and Internal Audit Plans. These days/assignments will cover a range of different systems and areas across the NICS including governance, finance, policy development and implementation, project management, grant funding and ICT systems in various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The Contract will be divided into two lots: • Lot 1 – General Internal Audit Services • Lot 2 – ICT Internal Audit Services

Lot Division

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The Contract shall take effect on 5 June 2022 and shall continue until the end of the Contract Period 4 June 2023.There will be two extension periods to the Contract for any period up to and including 12 Months

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79212000 - Auditing services
• 79212200 - Internal audit services
• 79212300 - Statutory audit services
• 79212400 - Fraud audit services
• 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
• 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
• 79212100 - Financial auditing services
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 79212110 - Corporate governance rating services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

This is a demand driven contract, there is no guarantee of work given. Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the notice..