ID 5114709 UREGNI - Provision of Internal Audit Services

Concepts

• auditing services
• belfast
• business services
• internal audit
• accounting and auditing
• fiscal services
• internal audit services
• the public sector internal audit standards
• uregni - provision of internal audit services
• audit

Location

BELFAST

Description

The Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation is a non-ministerial government department responsible for regulating the electricity, gas, water and sewerage industries in Northern Ireland. In doing so, we promote short and long-term interests of energy and water consumers. We are accountable to the Northern Ireland Assembly through financial and annual reporting obligations. The purpose of this Contract is to secure the provision of internal audit services defined as “an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity.” This is in accordance with the responsibilities, standards and ethics laid down by the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS). Please see ID 5114709 Specification document for further information.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

There are 2 optional extension periods of up to 1 year each.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79212000 - Auditing services
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 79212200 - Internal audit services
• 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

Indicators

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

Other Information

The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored.. 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 construction and procurement delivery (CPD) for. further. action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels. within the specified period, this may be. considered grounds for termination of the contract at. your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination,. CPD may. issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in. receipt of multiple Notices of Written. Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be. excluded. from future public procurement competitions for a period of. up to three years.