Audit and Assurance Services Dynamic Purchasing System

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) Lot Lot 1 Internal audit & assurance: Lot 1 Core Services • Advice on governance, risk management and controls including but not limited to o IT o Finance o Human resources; and o Facilities management • Benchmarking and quality assurance review of internal audit performance including external quality assessment • Development of internal audit strategy and/or methodologies • Outsourced, co-sourced or one-off internal audit services Lot Lot 2 External audit: Lot 2 Core Services • External statutory audit to provide an independent assessment of financial statements • Advice on financial statements and related documents • Grant audits and certification Lot Lot 3 Counter-fraud & investigation: Lot 3 Core Services • Advice and/or assessment of: o fraud awareness training and/or changes to legislation o fraud risk plan and/or support in improving risk management o fraud prevention and detection strategy o whistleblowing policies and procedures o approach to proactive testing in high risk areas • Fraud risk assessment and fraud maturity matrix • Use of technology including but not limited to data analytics to support the delivery of proactive counter-fraud services including fraud detection • Counter-fraud investigation Optional non-core Services in addition to the Core Services: • Corporate intelligence techniques • Financial irregularity investigations • Investigation of non-financial irregularities incl. regulatory breaches & misconduct • Investigation of suspected fraud, bribery or corruption • Investigation of whistleblower allegations and tip offs • Forensic extraction and review of structured and unstructured digital evidence • Support to deliver criminal investigations in counter-fraud including capability to conduct interviews that are compliant with police & criminal evidence legislation • Expert witness services • Use of data analytical technology tools and techniques to investigate fraud • Upskilling of new technology and techniques of fraud detection Lot Lot 4 Other independent assurance: Lot 4 Core Services • 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)