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 proposed dynamic purchasing system are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.coch-cps.co.uk/frameworks/corporate-services/#DPS07
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
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) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
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How to express interest and apply to this DPS:
1) browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities.
2) select the title of the DPS.
3) review the Introduction and instructions, outline specification, pre-requisites and list of eligible users (you may do this without registering).
4) register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once).
5) accept the portal terms and conditions and click ‘continue’, enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete.
You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
6) login to the portal with the username/password.
7) click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are pre-qualification
questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier).
8) click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content.
9) click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
10) Responding to the PQQ. Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining).
You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
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Supplier instructions how to express interest and bid:
1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click on view Live Opportunities
2) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once);
3) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click 'continue', enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete; you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure);
4) Login to the portal with the username/password;
5) Search for the relevant PQQ;
6) Select the title of the PQQ;
7) Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. You can now access the PQQ Application Documents from the relevant envelope;
8) Review the PQQ documents;
9) Responding to the PQQ. You can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ.
There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
seven.2) Other additional information
We have transitioned to the Atamis e-tendering portal. Future applications will have to be made through that system.
I have enclosed a link to Atamis, and their User Guide.
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
User Guide: