Bid Writing for CCS Framework Audit and Assurance Services Two

Provision of External Audit Services

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES

Cadder Housing Association Provision of External Audit Services for a 5 Year Period

CHA has decided to invite tenders for the provision of external audit services in order to carry out the 2024/25 audit of accounts, year-end is 31st March. The contract is for five years.

Viewpoint Housing Association:External Audit Services 2025-2028

The provision of external audit service for Viewpoint Housing Association Limited and Independent Examination for smaller sister organisation, The Viewpoint Trust for three years (with possible extension of two further years) covering the audits for the years ended 31 March 2025,2026 and 2027.

External Audit Services

provision of External Audit Services

Dalmuir Park Housing Association - Internal Audit Services

Provision of Internal Audit Services for a 3 year period

Internal Audit

Internal Audit Services. To review functions to ensure continuous improvement , review internal controls and satisfy the requirements of the Scottish Housing Regulator

Internal Audit

Group Internal Audit Services. This service will assist the Group to critically review its functions to ensure continuous improvement, review internal controls and satisfy the requirements of the Scottish Housing Regulator.

Yorkhill HA External Audit 2024

The Candidate must provide a full External Audit service to the Association, for a more detailed scope of services and timetable refer to the accompanying ‘brief for procurement of external audit services 2024’.The contract shall be for the accounting periods 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2029, reviewable annually, subject to satisfactory performance.

Group Internal Audit - Pre Qualification Questionnaire

The Group requires an Internal Audit Service. This service will assist the Association to critically review its functions to ensure continuous improvement, review internal controls and satisfy the requirements of the Scottish Housing Regulator.

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE

Caledonia Housing Association Group invites tenders for the provision of internal audit services to the Group for an initial period of three years (with the option to extend for up to a further two years depending upon performance). Caledonia Housing Association was formed on 1st October 2011 by a merger of the former Servite and Perthshire Housing Associations The Group currently comprises Caledonia Housing Association, as the parent organisation, and Cordale Housing Association, which joined as a constitutional partner in 2014.The Group has grown over recent years through three transfers of engagement, acquiring the assets of the former Antonine, Bellsmyre, and Faifley housing associations in 2018, 2020 and 2022 respectively. It now operates in 8 local authority areas across Tayside, Fife, the Highlands, West and East Dunbartonshire owning over 5,700 properties for social rent, which generates a Group annual turnover of approximately GBP37 million for the 2022/23 financial year. The Group is classed as being a systemically important landlord by the Scottish Housing Regulator due to its size and development programmeThe Group is required to work within the regulatory framework set out by the Scottish Housing Regulator (2019). This includes a requirement to have an internal audit function. The responsibility for ensuring the Group meets the regulatory requirements rests with the Caledonia Housing Association Management Board, and the Cordale Housing Association Management Committee. The work of these two governing bodies is supported by a Group Audit and Risk Management Committee that has a specific role in developing and implementing comprehensive internal audit arrangements. Internal Audit is required to provide assurance to the governing bodies on the systems of internal controls for the Group across its full range of functions and activities.

Internal Audit Services

The internal auditor will be responsible for conducting independent appraisals of Clydesdale HA and Rutherglen & Cambuslang HA and giving assurance to their Audit & Risk Sub Committees on internal control arrangements.

Provision of External Audit Services

The principal requirement is for the provision of an external audit service for the years 2024 - 2029 (up to 5 years renewed annually). The successful supplier will independently audit the statutory financial statements of Cassiltoun Housing Association Ltd and subsidiaries, including consolidated financial statements of the Group, for compliance with applicable law, auditing and accounting standards and the needs of our lenders in respect of loan covenants.

ISO Audit and Certification Services for Defra, EA and Defra ALBs

Defra are seeking to secure ISO audit and certification services for various ISO standards including but not limited ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 55001 within Defra, the Environment Agency (EA) and other Defra ALBs

Paradigm Trust – External Audit Services

To supply External Audit Services to Paradigm Trust for 1 year to 31st May 2025 with possible 4 x 12 month contract extensions to 31st May 2029

Annual Accounts Audit Service

Annual Accounts audit service for up to 5 years

C1228 - External Audit Services

This Contract is for external audit services to the Northern Ireland Water Group (‘the Client’ or ‘NI Water’) as set out in Appendix 1 - Specification

CCTV Upgrade

Croydon Council wishes to appoint a Contractor to design, supply, install and commission equipment to replace and/or upgrade the existing CCTV control room, public space cameras and transmission equipment and to provide CCTV maintenance services. The contract is due to commence on 1st July 2024 for a maximum duration of 5 years (5 years with a break period after 3 years). The total maximum contract value is estimated to be £2,550,000 (excluding VAT). (DETAILS FROM ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION) The Council is using the Croydon Tenders portal to conduct this exercise, which can be accessed using this link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/ The use of this system allows a full audit trail of communication with providers to ensure fair treatment as well as to maintain full confidentiality. If you require assistance in using the Croydon Tenders portal please contact their Support Helpdesk by email support@in-tend.co.uk for all support issues. This will auto-log a support ticket. On logging a ticket, if you have not already logged one before, you will be issued with a registration email that will give you instructions to allow you to log in, log, review and update your own tickets. In emergency situations you can contact their Support Service Desk on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065. Please note the Support Service Desk will not be able to answer any market test specific enquiries.

Two Year Office Cleaning Contract

The Contract applies to cleaning services at Southside House, 135 Fifty Pitches Road, Glasgow, G51 4EB. Southside House is a modern three storey office building with offices, meeting rooms, public areas, staircases and lifts, kitchens and toilet facilities. The Contract term will be for an initial two year period with optional annual 1 year + 1 Year extensions up to a maximum contract duration of four years overall.The decision to award the contract extensions will be at the discretion of Southside Housing Association and will be on the basis of one year increments. Bidders are also advised that Southside Housing Association may reduce the volume of cleaning or frequencies of activity visits without recompense or loss to the Contractor for any areas of Southside House that are vacant without an incumbent tenant.This service will commence on 8th April 2024 and will be provided on a daily basis Monday-Friday, unless otherwise stated within the office cleaning schedule (refer Tender Document 5 ‘Cleaning Weekly Audit’) and tender pricing document.

ISO Certification Services

Provision of certification to BS EN ISO 9001 : 2015 Quality Management Systems, BS EN ISO 14001 : 2015 Environmental Management Systems, BS ISO 45001 : 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Systems by a company registered with the United Kingdom AccreditationService (UKAS) to provide certification to government approved standards etc., for a number of council service areas who require certification to one or more of the above standards to meet statutory performance requirements, Contract requirements/conditions,provision of independent demonstrable evidence of Best Value and prevention and mitigation of Business Risk (Audit Scotland guidance).A number of services have had and maintained ISO certification prior to local government reorganisation in providing competitiveness as required by Compulsory Competitive Tendering legislation.

CPT_23_02 Corporate Services Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Roles DPS

The selected suppliers awarded a place on the DPS will be expected to recruit temporary corporate services staff for the NAO as follows: • Sub - Category 1 Digital• Sub - Category 2 Communications and Marketing• Sub - Category 3 Design and Publishing • Sub - Category 4 Human Resources and Learning and Development• Sub - Category 5 Finance/ Payroll/Procurement and Facilities• Sub - Category 6 Executive and Administrative Support• Sub - Category 7 Senior/Strategy and Specialist roles including Non - Executives Director (NED)• Sub - Category 8 Internal and External Audit The estimated value for this lot will be £3.7m inclusive of VAT which is a combination of both agency commission and pay for temporary staff.

CPT_23_02 Corporate Services Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Roles DPS

The selected suppliers awarded a place on the DPS will be expected to recruit temporary corporate services staff for the NAO as follows: •Sub – Category 1 Digital•Sub – Category 2 Communications and Marketing•Sub – Category 3 Design and Publishing •Sub – Category 4 Human Resources and Learning and Development•Sub – Category 5 Finance/ Payroll/Procurement and Facilities•Sub – Category 6 Executive and Administrative Support•Sub – Category 7 Senior/Strategy and Specialist roles including Non – Executives Director (NED)•Sub – Category 8 Internal and External Audit The estimated value for this lot will be £3.7m inclusive of VAT which is a combination of both agency commission and pay for temporary staff.

Tollcross Housing Association - Internal Audit Services

The Association requires an Internal Audit Service which is relevant in scope and complexity to that of its operations. This service will assist the Association to critically review its functions to ensure continuous improvement, review internal controls and satisfy the requirements of the Scottish Housing Regulator.

Provision of Internal Audit Services

The Grampian Group wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver an internal audit service to provide assurance to the Board on the whole system of internal control. The successful tenderer will be required to work to the standards and guidelines set out by the Scottish Housing Regulator as set out in its publication, Regulatory Standards of Governance and Financial Management and subsequent guidance issued by that body. As a charity, GHA aims to comply with the requirements of the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator. In addition to this, the work of the internal auditor must fully adhere to the standards and guidelines of the professional guidance of internal audit as set out by the Institute of Internal Auditors – UK and Ireland.

Provision of Internal Audit Services

The Grampian Group wishes to appoint a single supplier to provide it with Internal Audit Services for the contract period.

Internal Audit Services

Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster) Limited (hereafter referred to as ‘Habinteg’) wishes to engage a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to provide internal audit services. The contract shall cover the internal audit service for three financial years. The contract will be for an initial period of 36 months, with the possibility of two further optional extensions of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance. The internal auditor will report to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, the Chief Executive, and other relevant members of the Senior Management Team. The internal auditor will present audit findings to the Board, via the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. The scope of the internal audit work extends to all operations and records, financial, governance and operational, of Habinteg.

The supply of an Audit Management System On behalf of ASW Assurance

ASW Assurance is the largest provider of specialist internal audit, assurance and consultancy services to NHS healthcare organisations in the South West. We are dedicated to helping improve governance and ultimately the quality and safety of patient care. What sets us apart is that everything we do is geared towards developing and improving the governance arrangements of the organisations we work with. In addition to core audits, high level assurance and cross organisational work is included as standard in our workplans:<br/>Specialised assurance services<br/>Cross organisational reviews of integration of services and partnerships<br/>Health Economy shared assurance reviews e.g. STP assurance in Bristol, Devon and Cornwall<br/> We deliver assurance that adds value and enables our clients to better focus on outcomes. Our clients regularly tell us that our services are well established and valued.<br/>1.1 The Authority is looking for a comprehensive cloud based Audit Management System (AMS). The AMS should include, at a minimum, the following functionality: <br/><br/>Produce working papers – document management and tracking.<br/>Allow us to record time inside the AMS, rather than outside – linking time/audit progress/performance in one place.<br/>Automated audit planning and scheduling, so we can plan audit work in terms of prioritisation, allocation and value. <br/>Easy data extraction, and performance information, as well as analytics to provide insight on audit data.<br/>Present live, interactive dashboards for real-time reporting (dashboards to include audit coverage, plan position, assurance ratings etc.).<br/>Flexibility, enabling us to develop functionality so that we remain fit for the future.<br/>A quality review process.<br/>Integration with Microsoft applications – so we can download/upload information from Microsoft to the AMS and vice versa.<br/>Be accessible to our clients, ideally with a range of customisable views and the ability for clients to upload evidence/submit documentation on request, set by multi-layer access privileges.<br/><br/>The scope would include requisite training and implementation support. We are looking for a system to eliminate our current manual processes to improve productivity, bring a disciplined approach to the audit processes, track staff time, evaluate risks, improve reporting capabilities, and enhance follow up of audit recommendations. The AMS should be a Commercial off the shelf (COTS) solution, but include the flexibility for us to develop the functionality ensuring we remain fit for the future.<br/>1.2 The Authority is looking to contract with an established supplier of AMS with a proven track record of providing these systems to internal audit services and to have maintenance and support resources available.

Provision of Statutory External Audit Services for MHPA and its Subsidiaries

MHPA wishes to appoint a consultancy firm to provide audit and related services for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2, subject to satisfactory performance, commencing with the audit for the year ending 2023

LW048 External Audit

Lot 1 (Charities and consolidation) – LSTM, IVCC, Liverpool Life Science Accelerator Limited and the LSTM group consolidation

FN/R002 - External Audit and Corporation Tax

Hillcrest wishes to enter into a contract with a single supplier for Audit and Corporation Tax Services - full details within tender documents

Tender for Computer-Aided Dispatch System For South Central Ambulance Service and Isle of Wight Ambulance Service 999 Operations

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is managing this procurement and will be the primary Buyer. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) is a Service Recipient (as defined in the Mid Tier Terms and Conditions being used in this procurement).<br/><br/>SCAS is looking for a COTS solution not a development product. For the avoidance of doubt, tenderers must have:- <br/><br/> an emergency CAD system in operation with a UK ambulance service at <br/> the point of bidding. <br/><br/>A COTS product ready for use by a UK ambulance service at the point of bidding, and which meets our requirements. <br/><br/>The tender process will be run according to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and be governed by selecting the Most Economically Advantageous Tender, balancing the technical capabilities and service offering against the cost of each system. <br/><br/>We wish to complete a successful process which attracts competition in order to achieve value for money for SCAS. <br/><br/>The aim of the procurement is to: <br/><br/>Procure a comprehensive and intuitive system that allows users to easily input and access information and carry out their functions effectively e.g.: <br/><br/> record patient details <br/><br/>progress the triage pathways of a call <br/><br/>ensure that, where relevant, a resource can be dispatched to the location provided by the caller <br/><br/>and enable effective audits and investigations via a full audit trail and easy-to-access historical information. <br/><br/>Ensure continuing integration with other services and systems provided and used by the Authority e.g. <br/><br/>transfers of callers and records to and from NHS 111 <br/><br/> clinical applications used by front line 999 crews for patient treatment; <br/><br/>Ordnance Survey (OS), Terrafix, Personal Demographic Service (PDS) etc. <br/><br/>Have a supplier who will work with SCAS to deliver the full benefits of the solution, including continuous improvement and investment in the solution for the duration of the contract. <br/><br/>Achieve a managed service and move towards cloud hosting over the lifetime of the contract, in line with the NHS Cloud First policy. <br/><br/>Work towards achieving greater integration between all service line systems in NHS 999, NHS 111 and the non-emergency Patient Transport Service (PTS).

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

The Department for Transport (DfT), acting on behalf of the UK Government, is seeking to appoint external Aviation Safety Auditors to conduct Aviation Safety Audits of the UK Crown Dependencies and Gibraltar's regulatory authorities compliance against international safety standards. The DfT will award one contract to one Supplier (or Consortium or as a Sub-Contracting arrangement of Suppliers) to undertake the Aviation Safety Audits for all applicable Technical Areas in all four CD locations.The DfT have taken on board comments from prospective suppliers after the last procurement round and have made the following changes:-The budget for this Audit is now set at £400,000. This is an increase from the previous procurement round budget of £104,900.-Suppliers can submit their cost breakdown per project component, in the hope that this flexibility in the usage of funds is welcomed.-We have dropped the pass/fail requirements for ICAO Accreditation Certification. This will now form the desirable criteria as defined in the specification, with essential criteria for assessment being a suppliers evidence of suitability and experience, as defined in the specification.The DfT will award one contract to one Supplier (or Consortium or as a Sub-Contracting arrangement of Suppliers) to undertake the Aviation Safety Audits for all Technical Areas in all four CD locations. Please access the Invitation to Tender documentation via the Jaggaer platform https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.htmlAnd search for ITT reference itt_1984 - Aviation Safety Audits of Crown Dependencies (2024 Revised), should you wish to participate in this opportunity. If you are not currently registered on the DfT’s Jaggaer platform, please register your organisation for an account.

FN/R002 - External Audit and Corporation Tax

Hillcrest wishes to enter into a contract with a single supplier for Audit and Corporation Tax Services

Research Audit Services

Ulster University ("the University") wishes to appoint research auditors to carry out an audit review where required of externally funded research grants in line with the scope outlined in the relevant funder's terms and conditions.

Provision of Internal Audit Services

Provision of internal audit services

23-T18 - Electronic Clinician & Learner Integrated Progression System for Education (ECLIPSE)

The system can be an existing platform which can be modified to meet our unique needs or a custom-built application. The system will:System Environment, Security & Audit• Integrate into our Microsoft infrastructure along with internal SSO and external access for partner organisations• Be secure and meet all NHS secure standards• Be web-based and responsive to all mobile and desktop devices (iOS and Android)• Have the option for any administrative user to enter into an administrative graphical user interface• Enable the organisation to place individuals into groups which will enable group-based notifications and group-based allocation for administrative rights• Have a robust and detailed administrative rights and permissions control panel• Allow for the recording and audit of all changes that happen within the system from an automated level or a system user and administrator level. Reporting• Consist of a robust and flexible reporting tool which will enable the organisation to design reporting templates • Allow the organisation to assign automated or manual reporting to any reporting template and allow for the frequency of the report to be run if automated• Allow where any automated report is delivered to via email, to include multiple recipients• Allow for forecast reporting to take place based on certain data sets• Use data from our LMS to report on staff compliance and show this in a table or graph-based reportGeneral User / Administrator Environment• Have a graphical user interface with individual workforce user dashboards which will display a staff members’ personal development, tasks and notifications, current or historical• Have the facility for administrators to schedule two or three staff members together for a period of time, aligned to existing ambulance GRS shift planning software• Allow for individual user notifications• Enable the organisation to keep a record of interactions / file uploads for a member of staff which will be subject to access level restrictions• Enable the organisational supervisors / management to view and report on a users’ progress based on educational profiles, portfolios or tasks.• Allow for notifications to be pushed to smart devices such as an iPad• Allow the organisation to onboard external learners from partner organisations, hold those learners in a ‘holding’ database to allow for certain administrative tasks to take place, before merging over into a ‘live’ database• Allow the organisation to onboard external learners though a password protected webpage.• Allow the system administrators to edit certain text information points on the ‘onboarding’ webpage. • Integrate using an API to the DVLA for automatic driving license checks. Furthermore, produce reporting and notifications based on set criteria within a DVLA automatic driving licence check.• Display all statutory and mandatory compliance e-learning and continuing professional development, both completed or not completed on our internal LMS to the user via their dashboard.• Allow the user to reflect on any mandatory or LMS e-learning componentWorkforce Development• Allow the creation of electronic forms to be used throughout the system• Allow the creation of static and dynamic educational or continuing professional development portfolios• Enable the organisation to assign tasks to a user – re-occurring or one time only, also assigning a time frame for task completion.• Enable the creation and assignment of educational and development profiles for staff to complete• Allow the onboarding of internal and external learners via a secure webpageI

23/022 - Grant Audit Services

The University of Portsmouth is looking for an Auditor with proven specialist knowledge that is required for the provision of Audit Services for Research and Innovation projects where such audits are required by the relevant sponsor.The service required includes the provision of an audit function as required by the terms of the project sponsor on a case by case basis. The majority of the function would be with respect to Horizon Europe and Innovate UK projects but will also include any other funders that require an audit function; provision of management reports in relation to the project; acting as a knowledge base for grant audit issues and assist with audit queries and clarifications from various parties not limited to sponsors, lead partners or other stakeholders.This will be contracted on a three year plus an additional two year basis. To Express an Interest in this project please register on the University of Portsmouth In-Tend webpage and express an interest in this project. Please find the weblink for our webpage below:https://in-tendhost.co.uk/port/To note - Bidders must hold registered Audit Status as listed on the Register of Statutory Auditors.

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) External Audit Services

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) External Audit Services

708726451- Provision of Business Support Services to the Army Apprenticeship Programme

The Business Services Support contract is managed by Army HQ Andover and will cover :• Provision of subject matter expert (SME) advice and guidance to the Army to identify and assure external and internal delivery, financial compliance and quality of delivery. • Provision of SME advice on all aspects of English Apprenticeships regulations including advising on impact of all changes to such regulations.• Data administration of the subcontracted management information system (MIS) including daily management and maintenance to meet ESFA regulations, provision of routine and adhoc financial and performance reports.• Financial Assurance through regular 2nd Party Assurance of SP compliance with ESFA funding regulations with appropriate follow up and monitoring of corrective actions.• Support to meet all external and internal audits including OfSTED, ESFA and Government Internal Audit through SME advice and provision of data / evidence.• Quality assurance and support to continuous improvement.• Provision of direct SME support to the 13 cap badge programmes including cap badge specific data / reporting, quality improvement planning and self-assessment reports. It is anticipated that this will require significant time on site at cap badge locations across the UK as well as Army HQ in Andover. • Support to contracting of SP, MIS and End Point Assessment requirements throughout the whole process from initial tender document production, technical and financial assessment of bids, impact assessment of regulatory changes on running contracts and to support the end of contract management and transition management between expiring and incoming contractors.• Provision of SME advice and capability to facilitate the digitisation of the Army Apprenticeship programme as it transitions from a paper file system on to a fully digitised programme; to include enrolment, ILR, document management and an e-portfolio system.

Internal Audit Services at Imperial War Museums (IWM)

Internal Audit Services at Imperial War Museums (IWM)

Play Areas - Operational and Annual Inspections plus Servicing and Installation

London and Quadrant Housing Trust as a central purchasing body on behalf of itself and any of its current or future group entities and subsidiaries (together "L and Q") invites organisations to submit Tenders for Play Area Services across L and Q’s portfolio of Properties ("the Services").These services should be to the output standards as established by Register of Playground inspectors International and the BS EN StandardsFor this tender we have split requirements into 2 x Lots, as follows:-• Lot 1 – Operational Quarterly Inspections (4 x per annum)- Servicing of Play Areas and Equipment within- Replacement Works- 4-Year Life Expectancy Audit• Lot 2 – Annual Safety Inspections

T23-103BUS PEACEPLUS Gateways to Rural Participation

Derry City and Strabane District Council invite suppliers to tender for a PeacePlus Gateways to Rural Participation programme. Through the Co-design PEACE PLUS process, it was recognised that there are rural inequalities in the Derg, Faughan and Sperrin District Electoral areas (DEA’s) and also a perception from some rural identities and rural single identity groups of under-representation in prior PEACE funding. Good Relations Issues in rural communities manifest differently to urban areas (Beyond Belfast/Cost of Division 2007). This project aims to address these concerns. It will identify a minimum of 15 groups from Derg, Faughan and Sperrin (including Orange Lodges, sports, youth, faith/church groups, uniformed, women’s and BME groups) and conduct an initial audit of their needs. These groups will then participate in a tailored capacity building/leadership training, learning by ‘doing’, connectivity events and social sustainability events. A total of 305 participants will engage in cross-community activity through the project. The Co-design process identified this project as of particular interest to PUL rural identities as well as wider rural groups. The project will bring diverse, sometimes polarised communities together, building relationships, trust and breaking down barriers and should also include a suitable cross-border dimension. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Provision of Internal Audit

Pobl Group intends to establish a contract with suitably qualified and experienced supplier for the provision of Internal Audit services based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender.The contract duration will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for one additional period of 12 months by mutual consent of both parties. (3years plus 1 year option).The Contract commencement date shall be 1st April 2024

Fife Housing Group - External Auditor Services

FHG has decided to invite tenders for the provision of external audit services in order to carry out the 2023/24 audit of accounts, year-end is 31st March. The contract is initially for three years but may be extended by another two years.

Audit Management System (Software)

One stage ITT

Internal Audit Service

Provision of internal audit service for three years from 1st April 2024

Stratford School Academy External Audit Tender

The Stratford School Academy is a dynamic and successful Academy based across two sites in Forest Gate, London. The Trust are tendering their External Audit services .The Academy has some 1,500 students between the ages of 11 and 16 on roll and over 100 teaching and support staff. The contract start date is the 15th of April 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract is focused on pro-active audit management and consistently high levels of tangible client support. The Trust expects high standards of support and a strong working relationship with the successful bidder. To declare interest in the tender and download all contract documents (which are available free of charge) please register if you have not already on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home and declare intereE

Bield Housing and Care Internal Audit Services

Bield Housing and Care are seeking to appoint an internal audit serices supplier on a 3+1 basis

PROVISION OF EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES

Provision of an independent audit opinion on the Annual Report and Accounts in accordance with the relevant legislation, in particular the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.

Beyond Housing - External Audit Services

External Audit Services

Provision of Audit, Accountancy and Tax Services

Provision of external audit, accountancy and tax services

Thenue Housing Association Provision of Internal Audit Services

Thenue Housing Association is tendering for the provision of internal audit services from April 2024. The internal auditor will provide an objective appraisal of all Thenue's activities, financial and otherwise. They will have a wide role in advising and reporting to management, the Chief Executive and Board and providing them with assurance on the Association's arrangements on risk management, governance and compliance.

OneLondon Local Health and Care Record Exemplar Dynamic Purchasing System

Sub-Category 1.1 Supporting Effective Interface;<br/><br/>Sub-Category 1.2 The Provision of Cloud Hosting Solutions;<br/><br/>Sub-Category 1.3 Supporting Data Standards and Normalisation;<br/><br/>Sub-Category 1.4 Supporting Audit and Tracking;<br/><br/>Sub-Category 1.5 Supporting Strategic Transformation;<br/><br/>Sub-Category 1.6 Supporting Information Governance.

Provision of Internal Audit Services

The internal audit provider will be responsible for providing an objective appraisal of all Viewpoint's activities, financial and otherwise. They will have a wide role in advising and reporting to management, the Chief Executive and the Board providing them with assurance on the arrangements for risk management, control and governance.

Internal Audit Service (2024-2027)

-The internal auditor will be responsible for conducting an independent appraisal and giving assurance to the Audit, Performance & Risk Sub Committee on internal control arrangements. The Audit, Performance & Risk Sub Committee will report directly to AHA’s Board.

Scottish Canals - M&E Audit

The objective is to complete an Asset Inspection, Compliance and Maintenance Audit, of all M&E Assets within Scottish Canals under the remit of Engineering & Infrastructure. The output of this inspection will detail comprehensive list of all assets as well as the current standard of compliance for each asset and recommendations for improvement. It will deliver its findings as recommendations to Scottish Canals for each individual or group of assets in relation to Inspection and maintenance regimes and a recommendation on how to meet full compliance with relevant current legislation and best operating practice relative to the particular assets.

Gas Central Heating Servicing and Reactive Maintenance Contract/Audit/Out of Hours Call-out Service

The Service comprises annual gas central heating servicing; a reactive maintenance service, following manufacturer's requirements and shall include everything necessary for this check, including but not restricted to all labour, parts, etc of all gas installations including appliances and flues. The contract also includes an emergency call out repairs service including out of hours; audit of annual services and new/replacement heating installations. Atrium proposes that the contract will be for an initial period of 1 year with the option to extend on an annual basis, subject to performance and cost certainty, for up to a further 3 years. If the successful bidder does not perform to Atrium’s requirements, the contract may not continue after the first year.

CCHA-179 Internal Audit

All audits to conform with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) and Global Internal Audit (GIAS). This will include a summary of the five-year external quality assessment.Internal Audits• The provision of risk-based assurance Internal Audits – selection of audits linked to risk register/Corporate Strategy, including an assessment of key financial controls and fraud.• A follow-up of previous Internal Audit recommendations.Management• Annual planning, including management of ‘conflicts of interest’• Professionally qualified audit staff with sufficient knowledge, skills and experience.• Internal audit reporting, including risk-based assurance opinions and reporting on high, medium and low recommendations.• Preparation for, and attendance at Audit & Risk Committee.• Regular liaison and progress updates.• Liaison with external audit and other assurance providers.• Annual retrospective review of CCHA’s response to audit points raisedValue Added• This could include in-depth knowledge of the sector risks, invitations to sector events and best practice dissemination from other sectors. This section is up to service providers to best demonstrate how their proposals will provide ‘added value’.Service StandardsWe expect the successful party to adhere to the following service standards:The following standards and requirements will be required within the delivery of the contract services. Targets are provided for requirements.• Annual Internal Audit plan agreed with CCHA - within two months of contract start date• % of professionally qualified lead fieldwork auditors – 100%• Provision of a Client Manager – one named person and contact details• Draft internal audit scoping documents to CCHA – within one month of onsite audit.• Lead auditor to contact CCHA to confirm logistical arrangements – at least 10 working days before audit fieldwork.• De-brief meetings held between lead auditor and CCHA – last day of fieldwork or within one week of audit.• Draft internal audit reports to CCHA – within 15 working days of the onsite audit fieldwork.• Annual retrospective review of CCHA’s response to audit points raised – within two months of the year end• Final internal audit report issued to CCHA following receipt of client responses – three working days.• Attendance at quarterly Audit & Risk Committee meetings, including presentation of reports

Internal Audit Services

3.1 Trust is seeking to appoint a provider of internal audit services to review and examine the effectiveness of internal controls designed to manage risk in the organisation's operational activities.

Gas Central Heating Servicing and Reactive Maintenance Contract/Audit/Out of Hours Call-out Service

The service comprises the annual service and maintenance to all Association owned appliances of gas heating systems and appliances following manufacturer's requirements and shall include everything necessary for this check, including but not restricted to all labour, parts etc of all gas installations, including appliances and flues.

CURTAIN TRACK AUDIT AND REMEDIAL INSTALLATION WORKS

Provision of Audit service and Remedial works for Anti - ligature curtain track services .

Customer Grants

Orbit are seeking to partner with a single organisation or consortium of providers with single lead provider to deliver a customer grants programme to cover our three regions of the Midlands, East and South-East of England.We require customers grants to be managed and delivered via a digital platform with the provider to support and arrange third party distribution. The provider must be able to provide real time information and data sets to support the delivery and monitoring of the programme.We want to understand how you would deliver the service from sourcing suppliers of goods to meet our requirements, management of the online grant portal including application and audit process. Thorough management of supply chain and delivery to customer. We would want the provider to have an excellent customer support provision including issue resolution and SLA delivery timescales.We would want to understand what added value or innovation you could bring through your networks and experience, your credentials and quality standards, and your costs for the delivery of the service.Area of Focus:1. Hardship Grants (food / fuel / white goods)2. Employment and Skills Grants3. Digital Grants (data / tablet / laptops)4. Youth (childcare / uniform / cost of the school day)5. Wellbeing Grants (mental wellbeing)6. Home Grants (carpet / curtains / winter warmth / gardening)Orbit are running this procurement exercise through the housing e-procurement portal 'Procontract'. Interested suppliers should register/log-in to the portal to view the tender documents and submit their response. Any project related queries should be sent via the messaging function on the portal.

YPO - 001127 Internal Audit, External Audit, Assurance, and Counter Fraud Services

The provision of an external audit service to determine if a Contracting Authority’s financial statements:i) are a true and fair reflection of their financial affairs and are, as a whole, free of misstatement,ii) have been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework, andiii) assess that the Contracting Authority’s ability to continue as a going concern and whether the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.

External audit services

Statutory external audit of annual financial statements for a registered social landlord. This is a 4 year contract with an extension option of one year

Provision of Statutory Financial Audit Services with Full Statutory Accounts Preparation and Companies House Filing

We are seeking the services of a capable firm to conduct comprehensive statutory audits, complete with audit reports and opinions for the Directors and Board at Via East Midlands Ltd. These audits are critical to determine whether our financial statements accurately represent the true and fair view of the company's affairs. Furthermore, the selected firm should oversee the production of our Statutory Accounts, their submission to Companies House, and the completion and submission of Via East Midlands' corporation tax self-assessment.

Audit and Block Management Services

Specification1. Audit Services and On-going Monitoring:•Conducting audits of prospective investment counterparties to assess their operational suitability for financing facilities (including block discounting or other forms of receivables financing) and submitting comprehensive reports to British Business Investments (BBI) to support BBI’s normal internal due diligence and facility approval process.•Conducting periodic on-site comprehensive audits (normally quarterly) of investment counterparties, including but not limited to:* reviews of customer records;* contacting customers on a sample basis by telephone or in writing;* reviewing latest HMRC and PAYE payments;* reviewing management accounts and bank statements;* reviewing underwriting policy and example accountsand submitting associated comprehensive reports to BBI. •Advising BBI on breaches of finance and underlying counterparty customer agreements and on associated adverse findings or suspicions.2. Block Discount Facilities:•Managing block purchase process including: * ensuring that blocks of agreements offered to BBI contain agreements that have been correctly executed with enforceable security and comply with match funding requirements and related financial covenants in relevant facility agreement/s;* reporting on and rejecting proposed blocks that fall outside facility-specific parameters (e.g. re. advance rate or margin);* arranging for acceptance of satisfactory qualifying blocks of agreements;* receipt and storage of customer agreements comprising BBI-purchased blocks and related security documentation;* submitting periodic funding requests to BBI based on monthly counterpart forecasts;* making payment (pre-funded by BBI) of block purchase prices to investment counterparties;•Collecting in monies on behalf of BBI from investment counterparties;•Monitoring and managing portfolios of purchased agreements including requesting replacements for non-performing agreements;•Operating on BBI’s behalf a client bank account into which funding and repayments will be paid;•Receiving on its behalf all notices and information to be delivered to BBI under facility and security documentation;•Reassignment of purchased agreements to counterparties following repayment of all sums due;•Retaining records of customer agreements comprised in purchased blocks;•Monitoring counterparty compliance with obligations under financing facilities (e.g. financial covenants, reporting requirements etc.);•Providing BBI with a suite of monthly and other periodic (including on-demand) reports including but not limited to:* copy client bank account statement;* reconciliation of the client bank account per delivery partner;* statement of capital returns and interest/discount income earned for each delivery partner;* report of capital balances at month end per block;* report of projected income per block;* report of aged analysis or arrears.•On-going monitoring of performance of customer agreements comprising financed blocks, including notification of non-performing agreements and replacement in accordance with relevant facility terms.3. Contract Details:This contract is advertised in accordance with the Open, accelerated procedure. A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was issued for this requirement on 18th September 2023, referenced 2023/S 000-027553. A copy of the notice can be found at: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027553-2023. The Contract and is due to to commence on 1/1/2024. Tenders are invited for return by 15/11/2023. Clarifications/requests for further information can be submitted until 8/11/2023. It is anticipated that subject to satisfactory performance the contract will run for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for two fur

Windsor Forest Colleges Group - Internal and External Audit Services

Internal Audit Services

Energy Best Deal Audit

Citizens Advice Scotland is seeking an experienced business auditor to conduct a financial audit for an energy project. We are inviting organisations to offer a tender for provision of the above, to the specification in the document attached.

Appointment of Internal Audit Services

Open Procedure

Business Rates Forecasting and RV Finder

Business Rates localisation presents a variety of challenges for local authorities in relation to the calculation and forecasting of the various elements of the business rates retention scheme. As an authority participating in the rates retention pilot scheme in Sandwell we currently retain 100% of the income generated through Business Rates.It is crucial that we are able to manage our rating list effectively, forecast changes which may affect net collectable debit and maximise growth through the early identification of commercial properties in the area.Rates avoidance is a serious concern especially in the current climate and it is important that efforts are made to validate reductions applied as much as possible. In Sandwell large numbers of hereditaments receive Small Business Rates Relief but this will no longer apply if a company/organisation has more than one business in the same name. Sandwell MBC therefore require a company who can provide:• Revenues Forecasting• RV Finder• Small Business Rates Relief Audit• Council Tax property finderThe contract duration is for 4 years from 14 April 2024 – 13 April 2028.

Due Diligence Framework Agreement Lot 2 - Model Audit

The Bank are setting up a Framework Agreement to undertake Due Diligence on potential investments which we are considering making. The framework will offer the Bank an efficient, cost-effective, and streamlined approach for procuring external support and expertise to assist reactive and consistent delivery of Due Diligence as it is required.The requirements are split into four Lots:Lot 1 - Financial DiligenceLot 2 – Model AuditLot 3 – Tax diligenceLot 4 – Company ValuationsThis particular tender exercise relates to Lot 2 - Model Audit.Bidders who are interested in bidding for any of the other Framework Lots can do so by locating the respective PCS notices, which were all published on the same date with.

Provision of internal audit services

Provision of Internal Audit service

Lot 2 - Architectural Services - Construction Consultancy Framework 2023-27

Production of affordable and sustainable architectural building design, RIBA plan, project briefs, specifications, design guides and design codes, planning applications and building control applications, Breeam assessments, infrastructure studies, design audit, historic estate advise, DDA & access arrangements, design quality, whole life cost, regeneration, energy conservation and sustainability advice and implementation, preparation of work packages suitable to tender, procurement management, monitoring of construction works, health safety environment management (Health Safety Environment Management Services include but are not limited to CDM Advisory/Consultancy Services), training.

Due Diligence Framework Agreement Lot 2 - Model Audit

We are a mission-led development investment bank for Scotland, wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers on behalf of the people of Scotland. We have been established to operate commercially and are operationally independent from government. We invest in Scottish business, projects, and communities to deliver environment, social and financial returns for the people of Scotland. Our missions are at the heart of everything that we do. You can find out more about the Bank and our missions at our website www.thebank.scot.The Bank are setting up a Framework Agreement to undertake Due Diligence on potential investments which we are considering making. The framework will offer the Bank an efficient, cost-effective, and streamlined approach for procuring external support and expertise to assist reactive and consistent delivery of Due Diligence as it is required.The requirements are split into four Lots:Lot 1 - Financial DiligenceLot 2 – Model AuditLot 3 – Tax diligenceLot 4 – Company ValuationsThis particular Contract notice and tender exercise relates to Lot 2 - Model Audit.Bidders who are interested in bidding for any of the other Framework Lots can do so by locating the respective PCS notices, all published on the same date.

External Audit Services

Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster) Limited (hereafter referred to as ‘Habinteg’ or ‘the Association’) wishes to engage a service provider to provide external audit services. In addition to the usual auditing requirements the successful provider will be required to provide best practice updates to Habinteg management and stakeholders. The external auditor will report to the Audit and Risk Committee, the Chief Executive and other relevant members of the Senior Management Team. The external auditor will present audit findings to the Board. The scope of the external audit work extends to all operations and records, financial, governance and operational, of the Association. The contract will be for a period of 36 months, with the possibility of two further optional extensions of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance.

Provision of internal audit services

Internal audit services

External Audit Services

The University is seeking a Contractor of external audit services who can offer a distinctive, innovative, proactive and professional approach to external audit, and one that meets all the external audit requirements of the Office for Students, Research England, the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Education, Companies Acts and other relevant legislation, regulation and the UK Financial Reporting Framework. It is envisaged that the audit will comprise of an interim audit and a final audit.The Contractor will need to ensure that the service they provide meets all the requirements of the Office for Students regulatory framework. They will need to take account of any changing requirements providing assurance to the Audit and Risk Committee and the Board of Governors on the University’s corporate governance and risk management arrangements and respond positively to any further developments in this area. A proactive approach to providing information and support to the University is required.This contract is for a five year period with an option to extend by an additional year.All other information as per the invitation to tender documents.

INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE

Annual Audit Plan – The successful service provider will work with the Council to establish an annual audit plan in advance of the new audit year and upon approval deliver the plan interfacing with all relevant stakeholders on outcomes and recommendations.Further details of the Council's requirements can be found in the supportive tenders documents.

RES/PS Internal Audit Strategic Partner

The Council wishes to appoint a provider for the provision of the Internal Audit Strategic Partner.The contract would be for 2 years with the possibility of extension of further 1 year.To register your interest in the tender and to access the documents relating to the project. please follow the link below: -https://procontract.due-north.com/Login.

Invitation to tender for the provision of internal and external audit services September 2023

Lot 1 (internal audit) is being tendered in relation to the 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years but with the requirement that:• Tenderers will commence audit planning work for the contract in Jan/Feb 2024. • Tenderers will complete the reporting requirements in relation to the 2025/26 academic year in the period May to December 2026.

NRW UKWAS 2024 – 2028 FSC and PEFC Certification

To supply the necessary audit and surveillance work to award and maintain FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) certification for Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for a 5 year period.

2023-2024-012 : Housing Tenancy Fraud Investigation Services

Scope of Requirements •Manage the referrals submitted via MTVH standard template, which demonstrates approval from the MTVH budget holder. •Provide a secure area for the exchange of information between each stakeholder. •For live cases, provide a case log of all the actions undertaken by investigator(s).•Carry out external data checks including searching for open-source intelligence, public government data, credit agency searches, in addition to checking publicly available data.•Undertake site and property visits to carry out the necessary actions to conduct investigations, keeping clear records, whilst adhering to any legal and regulatory guidelines and requirements.•Produce a preliminary report of initial findings disclosing all records and material discovered, to obtain approval from MTVH to continue with any proposed actions. •Produce a written plan of action for approval which may include interviewing persons, obtaining witness statements, carrying out surveillance activity, undertaking a tenancy audit etc.•Carry out investigations outside of office hours, covering seven days a week between 05.00-22.00.•If physical investigations do take place in antisocial hours, the supplier should carry out its own risk assessments, including lone working assessments, before deploying investigators. •If the supplier obtains external data that is not available through open source such as a DPA Exemption request, the internal application request should be securely shared with MTVH.•Approval should be sought from MTVH before conducting a tenancy audit. •MTVH will complete any invitation for in-person interview, although the interview may be conducted jointly with the supplier.•A final report outlining the investigation and its findings and recommendations should be sent to MTVH. This should be delivered per the targets agreed at the monthly meetings with MTVH.•Litigation is a costly and risky activity; the supplier should understand the civil litigation process and have experience in preparing cases for Court. The In-house Legal Team and Senior Managers at MTVH will make the final decision over litigation matters. The supplier may be required to provide a witness statement and provide evidence in Court, as and when required.

Provision of Internal Audit Services

This tender is for the provision of internal audit services to Nest Corporation.The contract s for an initial term of 5 years, with the option to extend up to a further two years, The contract value given on this form is the total potential value for the full 7 years and includes expenditure for ad-hoc audits over and above the core audit requirements as described in the tender documents.

APPOINTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY AND EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES

Open Procedure as Invitation to Tender

2023-2024-010 : Group Insurance Renewal

The Requirement MTVH is seeking to obtain an insurer for third party risk transfer that meets the needs of MTVH at a competitive and fair price, to demonstrate to leaseholders and the business that we are exploring the market and obtaining insurance cover at the contemporary market rates. MTVH will enter into a Long-Term Agreement for 3 years (+1+1). Account Management (essential services)•Contact from a senior claims manager from the bidder, in the event of a large loss notification or an update on ongoing large losses, within 24 to 48 hours. •A senior Customer manager from the bidder to request advice on policy coverage •A senior underwriter from the bidder to request advice on policy coverage and be the main point of contact throughout the insurance year (1 April – 31 March) •Availability of support from 9 am – 5 pm Monday to Friday from service providers on the underwriting or claims handling process•The bidder to have full scope of suppliers including repair contractors, adjusters and panel solicitors•Out of Hours support available in the event of a major incident •Proactive investigation of Public Liability claims on behalf of MTVH with the help of the MTVH insurance team obtaining documentation•Engage loss adjuster and other appropriate stakeholders when a major loss arises•Process invoices for Public Liability excess payments •Process invoices for other lines of business during the renewal process •Produce high profile detailed quarterly claim reports for audit purposes •Produce and send quarterly claim spreadsheets with the cause of loss, reserve amount and address with a claim number•An online claim hub to review live updates on ongoing claims including settlement costs •The bidder should have a dedicated claim portal where residents and leaseholders can lodge claims directly•The bidder to offer Risk Management training and advise to MTVH staff in order to help us mitigate potential claimsService Level Agreements•Claim service – We would expect responses from the central claims team as well as other stakeholders (adjusters, claim inspectors) the bidder would appoint when a property claim is notified within 24-48 hours•When proceedings are issued in respect of Public Liability claims, the bidder should respond to third party solicitors within 2 working days•The bidder should respond to claimants in respect of ongoing Public Liability claims within 5 working days when they raise a query directly•The bidder should close Public Liability claims within 6 months of a liability decision being made•Send high profile detailed claim reports for audit purposes and other insurance claim related queries quarterly•Acknowledge new Public Liability claims within 48 hours•Acknowledge ongoing correspondence from claimants and MTVH in respect of Public Liability claim within a week •Ensure renewal documentation, i.e., Summary of cover for Leaseholders, shared owners and our commercial customers are received within 30 days of cover after 1 April KPI’s•Quarterly update on claims performance to be received from the bidder as well as MTVH to the insurer in order the stop loss can be updated accordingly •Quarterly meetings with claims manager and customer manager in order to assess how the account is running •Receive policy documentation within 30 days of cover commencement

Domain Services

The scope of the Services includes (however not limited to) the provision of Registrar facilities, Alerting & Renewal, Monitoring services (Domain, Brand, Logo, & Reputation), landscape audit, Phishing & IP fraud protection, Domain Security Services (SSL Certificates, DNS failover, registry locks, renewals etc.), Online Brand Protection, Corporate Domain Management Services, Domain Name Monitoring and Enforcement and Generic Top-level Domain Services (gTLD).

Internal Audit, Risk and Advisory Services

The supplier will be required to undertake Internal Audit reviews and advisory projects, following the Institute of Internal Audit’s professional standards and Network Rail Internal Audit’s Methodology and will support R&A to successfully deliver the annual audit plan. The supplier will be required to provide specialist technical expertise to assist Internal Audit reviews and advisory projects, following the professional standards and Network Rail Internal Audit Methodology. Network Rail will require staff from the supplier to support the Internal Audit team and be flexible to work on individual audit projects lasting 5-8 weeks and longer-term projects consisting of several audit engagements for up to 12 months. The Statement of Work will outline the individual’s roles and responsibilities for delivering the audit. In addition to this, for specific audit and advisory projects that require specialist skills, Network Rail will require the supplier to deliver the requirement in its entirety. Such instances will be scoped and agreed within the Statement of Work (SoW). The outputs of entirely outsourced requirements will be quality checked by NRIA.

Audit and Tax Services

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Audit and Tax Services to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE) institutions, of Scotland, the NHS National Procurement in Scotland (and their members and affiliated bodies), Scotland Excel (and their members and affiliated bodies), and Scottish Government bodies including:Care Inspectorate/Scottish Social Services CouncilChildrens Hearings ScotlandCrown Estate ScotlandHighlands and Islands EnterpriseHistoric Environment ScotlandJobs & Business GlasgowNational Library of ScotlandNatureScotRoyal Botanic Gardens EdinburghSASAScottish Childrens Reporters AdministrationScottish Fire and Rescue ServiceSportScotland

Provision of Retirement Consultancy Services

This tender is for the provision of internal audit services to Nest Corporation.The contract s for an initial term of 5 years, with the option to extend up to a further two years, The contract value given on this form is the total potential value for the full 7 years and includes expenditure for ad-hoc audits over and above the core audit requirements as described in the tender documents.

YPO - 001213 Financial Audit Services for YPO (Internal Contract)

YPO is responsible for ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with the law and proper standards, that public money is safeguarded and properly accounted for, and that these funds are used economically, efficiently and effectively. YPO is also responsible for putting in place proper arrangements for the governance of its affairs, facilitating the effective exercise of the Organisation’s functions which include arrangements for the management of risk.YPO are looking for a provider to be appointed onto a Contract for the provision of External Financial Audit Services. The Contract is designed to meet the needs of YPO and any of YPO’s wholly owned associated or subsidiary companies.

ENHT & PAHT - Authorised Person for Food and Drink

• Review the Trusts effective leadership of patient feeding and nutrition across all departments.<br/>• Help the Trust to develop a food and drink strategy that looks to increase the level of patient, staff and visitor satisfaction with their food and drink service.<br/>• Review how the Trust captures how the organisation addresses safe delivery of nutritious and quality food and drink for patients; how healthier food and the right environment for staff and visitors are provided; and embeds sustainable practices in its service, such as buying food more sustainably and wasting less.<br/>• Review how the trust reports to the board on food and drink performance and what targets it has established and how these are monitored.<br/>• Assist with the annual returns required by NHS organisations to provide evidence of compliance with the Food and Drink Standards, that will form part of PAM return.<br/>• Look at the role of a dedicated food service dietitian. This role should be the main interface between catering and clinical services, ensuring constant communication and co-operation between the relevant teams, as well as playing a leading role on the food and drink strategy.<br/>• Support the development and testing of new products, automation equipment and creation of systems and procedures designed to improve the operation, reliability or convenience of all food preparation operations.<br/>• Lead and support site Quality & Food Safety teams in project accountabilities, mentoring site teams where appropriate.<br/>• Be the Trust advisor for all regional Quality and Food Safety related projects & activities.<br/>• Help the Trust establish a structured learning framework, appropriate to their regional demographics and patient acuity, and ensure it is supported at board level to ensure all team members are appropriately trained.<br/>• Review the current food safety and occupational safety training programs within the Catering Department to ensure they meet the legal requirements.<br/>• Manage and support existing food safety programs and emerging priorities.<br/>• Conduct internal audits following a strict standard based on the Trust’s SOPs and HACCP plan. <br/>• Audit the Trusts compliance with 10 key characteristics of ‘good nutrition and hydration care’<br/>• Complete required internal assessments & audits against NHS standards, help to develop corrective/preventive actions and complete required validation and verifications of the system<br/>• Periodically review and update Trust Food Safety & HACCP documentation<br/>• Acts as in house expert and primary interface with regulatory agencies, corporate and other third party audits

Waste Collection, Cleaning and Vehicle Maintenance Service Contract 2025

The London Borough of Croydon is seeking bids for the provision of efficient and effective waste collection and recycling services and street cleansing services from April 2025. The contract will include the following services; - household residual waste - household food waste - household dry recycling - household garden waste - household bulky waste - commercial waste - street cleansing services - winter maintenance - clinical waste collection - waste transfer station operation Given the current Government consultation on waste policy, it is our intention to discuss, during dialogue: - the current Government consultation on waste policy, and its potential impact on the services; - social value and opportunities for reducing the carbon footprint of the services; - options for reducing costs through available, vehicle financing models; - options for developing the Council depot facilities; -other topics required by the Council as required. The minimum turnover requirement for this contract is £40,000,000 (being two times the annual contract value). Applicants must also meet certain financial ratios, which are set out in more detail in the guidance for completion of the SelectionQuestionnaire. It is our intention to run the procurement using the Competitive Dialogue process in line with Regulation 30 Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Variants will not be accepted.(DETAILS FROM ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION) The Council is using the Croydon Tenders portal to conduct this exercise, which can be accessed using this link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/ The use of this system allows a full audit trail of communication with providers to ensure fair treatment as well as to maintain full confidentiality.If you require assistance in using the Croydon Tenders portal please contact their Support Helpdesk by email support@in-tend.co.uk for all support issues. This will auto-log a support ticket. On logging a ticket, if you have not already logged one before, you will be issued with a registration email that will give you instructions to allow you to log in, log, review and update your own tickets. In emergency situations you can contact their Support Service Desk on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065. Please note the Support Service Desk will not be able to answer any market test specific enquiries. In accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 the Council is permitted to use the competitive dialogue procedure as the needs of the contracting authority cannot be met without adaptation of readily available solutions and the contract cannot be awarded without competitive dialogue because of specific circumstances related to the nature, the complexity or the legal and financial makeup or because of risks attaching to them.

Endowments Audit

NHS Lanarkshire has more than 12,000 staff working in three large university hospitals and across almost 100 community sites. We have a responsibility to ensure we deliver creative and responsive content to help promote the work of the organisation to our patients, staff and members of the public.NHS Lanarkshire are looking to enter into a Contract with a supplier for a yearly audit for our endowments fund.The contract will be three (3) years with an option to extend for twelve (12) months with an additional twelve (12) months thereafter (3+1+1). If extended to its full potential (3+1+1), the value of the contract is estimated to be 92,500 GBP. The audit would have to be carried out at the end of each financial year.Appendix 1-Specification, quality technical document, commercial response document and terms and conditions have been uploaded to Public Contracts Scotland along with this Invitation to Quote.

National Audit of Eating Disorders

National Audit of Eating Disorders

National Audit of Eating Disorders

Provision of IT Audit and General Internal Audit Support

Anticipated input:In Angus we anticipate a requirement of 25 - 30 days each year for IT audit, with additional days potentially required on an ad-hoc basis for general internal audit support in exceptional circumstances.In Dundee we anticipate a requirement of 25 - 35 days each year for IT Audit. General audit reviews are also required once each during the contract term for Risk Management and Insurance, with additional general audit days potentially required on an ad-hoc basis in exceptional circumstances.Due to vacancies in both teams there is a requirement for two additional IT Audits (Dundee) and there may be additional general audit reviews (both) in the period before April 2024.

Home Upgrade Grant 2 (HUG 2) Delivery Managing Agent (DMA)

The Council is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and technically engaged Contractors to deliver the retrofit of energy efficient measures to 600 units across Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland in line with PAS 2030 and 2035. The works will be allocated in 4 batches each year, over a two-year programme. The programme of works is yet to be determined.The estimated total value of each Contract is £4,964,058. Individual works have an average value of £18,000.00.Work will be carried out between the contract start date and the ‘tools down’ date of 31 March 2025- this date is also the final acceptable date for all of the completions. The contract will then carry on for a period of 1 month for reporting elements and any lessons learned and audit only. There may be requirements to contribute to this audit after the contract end date, however there will be no additional costs paid to the provider associated with this.The Supplier must comply with the requirements of all current editions of BSI PAS 2035/2030.

Provision of Internal Audit Services to Jigsaw Homes Group Limited

A written submission to cover all criteria set out in the Tender Documents.

Provision of IT Audit and General Internal Audit Support

Angus and Dundee City Councils (Angus and Dundee) are seeking IT audit and General audit support from an external provider for their in-house Internal Audit teams to cover financial years 2023/24 to 2026/27.The teams currently operate independently of each other within each council and call-off from the contract will be arranged separately with each team.

Endowments Audit

NHS Lanarkshire has more than 12,000 staff working in three large university hospitals and across almost 100 community sites. We have a responsibility to ensure we deliver creative and responsive content to help promote the work of the organisation to our patients, staff and members of the public.NHS Lanarkshire are looking to enter into a Contract with a supplier for a yearly audit for our endowments fund.The contract will be three (3) years with an option to extend for twelve (12) months with an additional twelve (12) months thereafter (3+1+1). If extended to its full potential (3+1+1), the value of the contract is estimated to be 27,000 GBP. The audit would have to be carried out at the end of each financial year.Appendix 1-Specification, quality technical document, commercial response document and terms and conditions have been uploaded to Public Contracts Scotland along with this Invitation to Quote.