Financial Control Process Review

Concepts

• financial auditing
• dudley
• financial resilience review
• financial control process review
• financial resilience
• financial resilience review - review
• - fm model review - review
• • phase 1 - fm model review - review financial management
• improvements
• fm modelling

Location

Most of the work will be done by CIPFA C.CO Ltd remotely, however, there will be occasions that CIPFA C.CO LTD will be required to be on site (Dudley Council House, Priory Road, Dudley).

Description

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.

Award Detail

Renewal 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.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79212100 - Financial auditing services

Indicators

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

Legal Justification

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.