Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Ombwdsmon Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Cymru
1 Ffordd yr Hen Gae, Pencoed
Bridgend
CF35 5LJ
UK
Telephone: +44 3007900203
E-mail: finance@ombudsman.wales
Fax: +44 1656641199
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ombudsman.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA39790
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.sell2wales.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.sell2wales.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Internal Audit Service - Ombudsman and Commissioners
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Delivery of an Internal Audit service to The Children’s Commissioner, Future Generations Commissioner, Older People’s Commissioner, Welsh Language Commissioner and Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
UKL18
UKL17
UKL12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of an Internal Audit service to The Children’s Commissioner, Future Generations Commissioner, Older People’s Commissioner, Welsh Language Commissioner and Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.
It should provide, in an economical, efficient and timely manner:
- an opinion on risk management arrangements, internal control and governance within the organisation to inform the Governance Statement.
- reviews of the adequacy of systems and compliance with financial controls.
- advice on how value for money and return on investment in the core activities of each organisation can be measured and improved.
- examples of good practice, comparing and contrasting with systems and procedures in public sector organisations similar in size and scope.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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
Submissions for this OJEU notice may be made in the English or Welsh language, but only through this official OJEU notice. A submission in either language will not be treated less favourably than the other. The corresponding information in the Welsh language for this notice has been placed on the Gwerthwch i Gymru website.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
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:
16/10/2020
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
19/10/2020
Local time: 10:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The tender documents relating to this shared procurement arrangement have been published in the Welsh and English languages.
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=103844.
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.
(WA Ref:103844)
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=103844
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/09/2020