Published date: 12 February 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 26 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services - 72150000

  • Computer audit and testing services - 72800000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£105,000

Procurement reference

MG/CA/20

Published date

12 February 2020

Closing date

26 February 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Places for People's Business Assurance team are seeking applications for a Specialist IT Computer Audit service as part of a co-sourcing arrangement reporting to and plan of work controlled by the Director of Assurance. As such, Places for People are seeking to appoint a suitably accredited sole supplier of computer audit services and wish to form an Agreement which will be utilised and owned by Places for People.

The services of a computer audit provider will include the below (non-exhaustive) elements:

 Disaster Recovery
 Cyber Security
 IT Change Management
 Cloud Technology and Information Processing
 Privacy Rules
 Applications
 Effectiveness of Application Control Structures
 General Information and Governance
 IT Asset Management

It is expected that the services will be undertaken between approximately 35 to 50 days in a given year.

Places for People are looking for the successful supplier to bring a collaborative approach to determining the IT audit plan and input and support the development of this IT audit plan with suitable advice, backed up with IT risk horizon scanning and wider industry experience and knowledge.

Though Places for People require national UK coverage, it is likely that a significant proportion of the plan will be delivered at our South Rings office based in Preston, Lancashire.

To respond to this opportunity, please follow the below link: https://placesforpeople.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EJ36J5X96Z

If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0845 270 7050 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Places for People

Address

4 The Pavilions,Ashton-on-ribble
PRESTON
PR22YB
England

Email

purchasing@placesforpeople.co.uk