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

Provision of Internal Audit Services

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The role of the Internal Audit Service Provider is to assist Pembrokeshire College in the effective discharge of its responsibilities for:

• Achieving the College’s objectives across the whole range of its activities;

• Ensuring the proper administration of the College’s financial affairs;

• Working with the College’s External Audit Service Provider to enable it to place reliance upon Internal Audit work undertaken.

The College is required to have adequate risk management, control and governance arrangements to ensure public funds are safeguarded and used for the purposes for which they are provided. It is also required to have an effective system of internal control. The internal audit function provides the Governing Body with assurance on the College’s risk management, control and governance processes. The internal audit provider gives an independent and objective opinion to the College on an annual basis on the effectiveness of its control environment using an established methodology in conducting audit assignments and shall be required to fulfil the requirements of the auditing profession, the Welsh Government and the College’s Governing Body.

The internal audit service is currently provided by TIAA and has been since the last tender exercise. The current external auditors are PwC. The Welsh Government Audit Code of Practice prevents the same firm providing both services.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=128424

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

PCT312

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

The tender exercise is being run on etenderwales Bravo solution.

(WA Ref:128424)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice