ECMWF/ITT/2023/357 Provision of External Audit Services to ECMWF

Concepts

• auditing services
• reading
• ecmwf council
• ecmwf
• supreme audit institutions
• external audit services
• the ecmwf audit committee
• external auditor
• ecmwf/itt/2023/357 provision of external audit services
• the ecmwf council

Location

ECMWF, Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, United Kingdom

Description

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) has been prepared by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, (governed by its Convention and associated Protocol on Privileges and Immunities which came into force on 1 November 1975, and was amended on 6 June 2010) ("ECMWF") for the purposes of obtaining proposals from Tenderers for the provision of External Audit Services to ECMWF.

Total Quantity or Scope

This ITT is expected to result in a contract for the services of an organisation providing external audit services (The External Auditor) to fulfil the annual audit of the Financial Statement of Accounts of ECMWF, in accordance with the Convention and the Financial Regulations of ECMWF, the International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) published by the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). The External Auditor shall be a Supreme Audit Institution based in one of the 23 ECMWF Member or those Cooperating States, which have accorded privileges and immunities to ECMWF (see Volume II document for further details). The Appointment of the External Auditor is approved by the ECMWF Council. The External Auditor attends the spring session of the ECMWF Audit Committee and, if invited by its President, also the respective ECMWF Council session. The mandate is for an initial period of four years. The mandate is renewable once. The second appointment may be extended by a further 2 years. Under no circumstances should the appointment be more than 10 years in total.

Renewal Options

See ITT Volume II document for details.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79212000 - Auditing services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The procurement will be conducted in accordance with ECMWF's procedures as set out in Invitation to Tender documents, which are available on ECMWF's eProcurement Portal (https://procurement.ecmwf.int/) and no other procedures will apply. In submitting this notice ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organisation or submit itself to any jurisdiction. Tenders must be submitted to a dedicated email address in accordance with the instructions in the ITT Volume I document. Hard copy (paper) submissions will not be accepted.