Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
The eligible users of the dynamic purchasing system are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.coch-cps.co.uk/
UK
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Audit and Assurance Services Dynamic Purchasing System
Reference number
DPS/07/AUD/20/IB
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The DPS includes all forms of independent audit for UK public sector bodies, including statutory external audit requirements.
Also in scope are are governance requirements including counter-fraud services and other independent assurance such as:
• Assurance over non-financial information including but not limited to strategy, risk and corporate governance
• Assurance over KPIs including but not limited to environmental reporting, sustainability reporting and workforce reporting
• Compliance monitoring and risk management
• Grant funding assurance including but not limited to programme reviews and impact
assessments
• Service auditor reports including but not limited to ISAE 3402 standards
• Special purpose reviews and investigations
• Tax compliance
• Third party risk management including supply chain assurance
• Well led governance reviews
• Workforce audit services including but not limited to temporary, fixed term or permanent staffing (clinical and non-clinical)
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2021/S 000-002416
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
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Value excluding VAT: £26,000,000
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Value excluding VAT: £40,000,000
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Value excluding VAT: £34,000,000
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The period of validity of the DPS will be extended by up to an additional 47 months, subject to the DPS ending no later than midnight at the end of 23rd February 2029.
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21 March 2025
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23 February 2029