CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Cartrefi Conwy Group - External Audit

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Cartrefi Conwy are seeking tender submissions from Service Providers to provide a statutory external audit service.

External audit services required by Cartrefi Conwy Group include, but are not limited to the following:

a) External audit in accordance with the relevant legislation and auditing standards, (i.e. The International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland).

b) Audit to comprise such examination of the financial statements, underlying records and control systems as is necessary to reach an opinion on the financial statements;

c) External auditor to report on issues and/or weaknesses in Cartrefi Conwy’s accounting and internal control systems in a management letter, and will also review the Cartrefi Conwy Group Board statement on internal financial controls. As an output to this activity a comprehensive report should be prepared, and presented to the Board;

d) The external auditor should liaise with Cartrefi Conwy’s internal auditor and place reliance on their work where appropriate;

e) Attendance at quarterly meetings with the Group Director of Resources and Assistant Directors of Finance.

The above list is not to be considered comprehensive. Service Providers’ proposals should identify other aspects that are considered necessary to provide an external audit service and which are inclusive in the fixed fee submitted.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=125638.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The tender is for a contract with a single Service Provider. The contract will be a 3 year fixed term contract to provide services to:-

Cartrefi Conwy

Creating Enterprise C.I.C.

Cartrefi Developments Limited

Calon Homes LLP (Joint Venture of Creating Enterprise C.I.C, and Cartrefi Developments)

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

It is a requirement that the successful Service Provider’s lead personnel assigned to Cartrefi Conwy shall be a qualified member of one or more of the following professional bodies, or equivalent, as detailed in the grade definitions:

-Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA);

-Association of International Accountants (AIA);

-Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)

-Chartered Internal Auditors (CMIIA); and/or

-Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW).

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:125638)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice