Internal Audit Service.

Descriptions

NHS Crawley CCG and NHS Horsham and Mid-Sussex CCG wish to jointly commission an Internal Audit service which will provide a consistent and comprehensive Internal Audit Service, so that they may discharge their roles and responsibilities, whilst maintaining the necessary level of professional independence.NHS Crawley CCG and NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG are separate statutory bodies that have a shared management team, with a Memorandum of Understanding in place, between the two CCGs. This means that although each CCG retains its own statutory responsibilities, the policies and procedures in place will, on the whole, be common across both organisations. The role of Chief Finance Officer for both CCGs is undertaken by one person. While each CCG has its own Audit Committee, meetings are held jointly. This should be reflected in the tender submission(s) and one price/ audit plan for both CCGs should be submitted as set out in the pricing schedule.There will be one joint contract for NHS Crawley CCG and Horsham and Mid Sussex CCGs.The key objectives of the procurement are:To secure a high quality, comprehensive internal audit service which enables the CCG to assess the internal controls and other governance mechanisms of the CCG, as required to meet the mandatory standards for UK Public Sector Internal Audit Standards;To support to CCG managers and CCG committees in seeking potential for improved economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the systems currently in use, and those being developed;To add value to the CCG activities by providing audit recommendations which refer to best practice and draw on wider knowledge of the CCG community and benchmarks, to enable CCG improvement; andTo deliver an affordable and Value for Money (VfM) internal audit service.The estimated contract values are a maximum of GBP 176 574 total over the 3 year contract term with an option to extend for a maximum of a further 2 years.This procurement is being advertised on the following websites:www.gov.uk/contracts-finderwww.crawleyccg.nhs.ukwww.horshamandmidsussexccg.nhs.uk andhttp://ted.europa.eu