Contract

Provision of Internal Audit Services to the Finance Wales Group

  • Finance Wales plc

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-025631

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048a6b

Published 13 August 2024, 1:52pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Finance Wales plc

1 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street

Cardiff

CF10 4BZ

Contact

Sarah Patnett

Email

procurement@financewales.co.uk

Telephone

+44 2920338100

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL - Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.financewales.co.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0555

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Internal Audit Services to the Finance Wales Group

Reference number

FW-NM-07-17

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212200 - Internal audit services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Finance Wales (FW) is looking to procure a suitable organisation to carry out internal audit services for the Finance Wales Group.

Further information regarding the services can be obtained from the Invitation to Tender.

The tender will be undertaken through an electronic tendering profile at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

Full instructions on accessing the eTender are found in section V1.3 of this notice.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79212200 - Internal audit services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

FW is seeking to appoint an organisation to provide internal audit services to evaluate the effectiveness of the controls established by FW's management team and its approach to risk management, control and governance comprised within the policies, procedures and operations of the Finance Wales Group.

The services required are described in the Invitation to Tender.

FW has concluded that it is not appropriate to divide the internal audit services into lots because of the importance of ensuring consistency of service provision across all of the internal audit services required.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: as per procurement documents / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The contract will run for a period of 5 years but FW will have the option to terminate the contract after 3 years.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2017/S 150-310560


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

FW-NM-07-17

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation can be accessed via

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a username and will receive a password.

- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click "Forgot your password?"

- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

HOW TO FIND THE ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on 'ITTs Open to all Suppliers'.

- The etender references for this framework are:

project_36423 Provision of Internal Audit Services to the Finance Wales Group

MANDATORY itt

A tender response which is compliant with the requirements of the itt must be submitted by all Tenderers:

project_36423- Click on the title to access summary details of the itt. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest button'.

This will move the itt from the 'Open to all Suppliers' area to the 'My itt's' on the home page.

- You will then see the full details of the itt in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the 'Attachments' area.

If you have any queries regarding the requirements please message using the e-tenderwales message portal. If you are seeking help on using the etenderwales system please email the bravo solutions

helpdesk at help@bravosolution.co.uk or 0800 3684852

If you require the documentation in an alternative format, please use the 'Messages' area to contact the buyer directly, who will be able to provide a more suitable format. For example, Braille, Large Print, Word Document or Audio format.

Neither the Welsh Ministers, FW nor any of their agents or advisors will be responsible for, or liable for, any costs and expenses incurred by organisations participating in the procurement process and responding to the itt. FW reserves the right at any time without notice and without liability to any bidder to: (i) withdraw from and/or abandon and/or defer the procurement process; and (ii) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process.

(WA Ref:143774)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Finance Wales

1 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street

Cardiff

Email

procurement@financewales.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.financewales.co.uk

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

FW will incorporate a minimum standstill period in compliance with the timescales within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.