Published date: 19 January 2022

Last edited date: 9 February 2022

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: 17 February 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Auditing services - 79212000

Location of contract

PL25 4DJ

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

IT-35-367-Proc_001_IA_ITT_CCG_19012022

Published date

19 January 2022

Closing date

17 February 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

The Supplier shall provide the College with an internal audit service that:

o is performed with due professional care.

o is in accordance with the appropriate professional auditing practice (Institute of Internal Audit) and the Code of Audit Practice.

o follow Audit Guidance from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). Or their successor

o meet the deliverables set out in this document.

o provides the College with and independent/objective appraisal of all College activities (excluding audits of academic provision), its financial systems and management controls including business risk.

o provides the College with an objective assessment of adequacy and effectiveness of the College's systems and controls to:
o enable the College Board Members and senior management to know the extent to which they can rely on the College's systems and controls; and
o enable individual managers to know how reliable the College's systems and controls for which they are responsible are; and
o secure propriety, economy, efficiency and effectiveness in all areas; and
o indicate activities where value for money could be improved.

As part of the internal audit service the Supplier shall also be required to:

o liaise with the College's appointed external auditor and the Skills Funding Agecy (SFA) to enhance the level of service it provides to College.

o provide the College's appointed external auditor with copies of all reports including the annual report which have been completed and considered by the College Audit Committee.

The contract is awarded for 2 years with option to extend a further 2 x 1 year based on performance and available budget


More information

Links

Additional text

The Colleges electronic tendering system InTend will be used to manage this tender.
Registering your company on In-Tend
Supplier Side https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cornwall/aspx/Home
o Overview of Portal
o Intro to Project Summary Page/ Correspondence box
Useful Contact Information: In-Tend Helpdesk 0845 5578079 email: support@in-tend.co.uk


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No


About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Davey

Address

Tregonissey Road
St Austell
Cornwall
PL25 4DJ
UK

Telephone

07765546636

Email

chris.davey@corwall.ac.uk