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02 Contract Notice

Provision of Internal Audit Services to the Finance Wales Group

  • First published: 07 August 2017
  • Last modified: 13 August 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-069009
Published by:
Development Bank of Wales
Authority ID:
AA0555
Publication date:
07 August 2017
Deadline date:
12 August 2024
Notice type:
02 Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Finance Wales (FW) is looking to procure a suitable organisation to carry out internal audit services for the Finance Wales Group. Further information regarding the services can be obtained from the Invitation to Tender. The tender will be undertaken through an electronic tendering profile at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk. Full instructions on accessing the eTender are found in section V1.3 of this notice. CPV: 79212200, 79212200.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Finance Wales plc

1 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street

Cardiff

CF10 4BZ

UK

Contact person: Sarah Patnett

Telephone: +44 2920338100

E-mail: procurement@financewales.co.uk

NUTS: UKL

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.financewales.co.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0555

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

http://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

http://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk


Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:

http://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Provision of Internal Audit Services to the Finance Wales Group

Reference number: FW-NM-07-17

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79212200

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Finance Wales (FW) is looking to procure a suitable organisation to carry out internal audit services for the Finance Wales Group.

Further information regarding the services can be obtained from the Invitation to Tender.

The tender will be undertaken through an electronic tendering profile at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

Full instructions on accessing the eTender are found in section V1.3 of this notice.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 250 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79212200

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

FW is seeking to appoint an organisation to provide internal audit services to evaluate the effectiveness of the controls established by FW's management team and its approach to risk management, control and governance comprised within the policies, procedures and operations of the Finance Wales Group.

The services required are described in the Invitation to Tender.

FW has concluded that it is not appropriate to divide the internal audit services into lots because of the importance of ensuring consistency of service provision across all of the internal audit services required.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/10/2017

End: 30/06/2023

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information

The contract will run for a period of 5 years but FW will have the option to terminate the contract after 3 years.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

For FW's specific requirements, please see the information contained within the ITT and related documents, copies of which can be accessed in accordance with the instructions in sections II.1.4 and VI.3.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

For FW's specific requirements, please see the information contained within the ITT and related documents, copies of which can be accessed in accordance with the instructions in sections II.1.4 and VI.3.

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 08/09/2017

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

CY

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 08/09/2017

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation can be accessed via

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a username and will receive a password.

- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click "Forgot your password?"

- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

HOW TO FIND THE ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on 'ITTs Open to all Suppliers'.

- The etender references for this framework are:

project_36423 Provision of Internal Audit Services to the Finance Wales Group

MANDATORY itt

A tender response which is compliant with the requirements of the itt must be submitted by all Tenderers:

project_36423- Click on the title to access summary details of the itt. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest button'.

This will move the itt from the 'Open to all Suppliers' area to the 'My itt's' on the home page.

- You will then see the full details of the itt in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the 'Attachments' area.

If you have any queries regarding the requirements please message using the e-tenderwales message portal. If you are seeking help on using the etenderwales system please email the bravo solutions

helpdesk at help@bravosolution.co.uk or 0800 3684852

If you require the documentation in an alternative format, please use the 'Messages' area to contact the buyer directly, who will be able to provide a more suitable format. For example, Braille, Large Print, Word Document or Audio format.

Neither the Welsh Ministers, FW nor any of their agents or advisors will be responsible for, or liable for, any costs and expenses incurred by organisations participating in the procurement process and responding to the itt. FW reserves the right at any time without notice and without liability to any bidder to: (i) withdraw from and/or abandon and/or defer the procurement process; and (ii) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=69009

(WA Ref:69009)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Finance Wales

1 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street

Cardiff

UK

E-mail: procurement@financewales.co.uk

Internet address(es)

URL: www.financewales.co.uk

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

FW will incorporate a minimum standstill period in compliance with the timescales within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

04/08/2017

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79212200 Internal audit services Auditing services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1020 East Wales
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012 Gwynedd
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea
100 UK - All
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
07 August 2017
Deadline date:
12 August 2024 00:00
Notice type:
02 Contract Notice
Authority name:
Development Bank of Wales
Publication date:
13 August 2024
Notice type:
03 Contract Award Notice - Incomplete Procedure
Authority name:
Development Bank of Wales

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@financewales.co.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

Date Details
13/08/2024 13:41
Notice Cancelled
This notice has been cancelled. The original deadline date of 08/09/2017 is no longer applicable.

Removing in line with retention schedule.

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