UK-London: legal, accounting, auditing, business, management and related services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

LONDINO

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:194206-2008

Publication Date:

Jul 26, 2008

Deadline:

Sept 3, 2008

Buyer:

NATIONAL SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS

Original Language:

English

Address:

NATIONAL SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS
LONDON
United Kingdom

Email:

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Notice Type: 2220
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 144/2008
, #
194206-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): National Savings and
Investments, Charles House, 375 Kensington High Street, Contact: Thomasin
Rooke, UK-London W14 8SD. Tel. (44-2073) 48 92 18. E-mail:
thomasin.rooke@nsandi.com. Fax (44-2073) 48 96 98.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-London: internal audit services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 9.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): National
Savings & Investments (NS&I) is a Government Department and became an
Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1996.
As an integral part of the Government's debt management arrangements, NS&I
is responsible for providing cost-effective financing by issuing and
selling savings and investment products to the public.
NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK, with over 84
billion GBP of investors' money at the end of March 2008 (representing
over 16 % of the National Debt) and annual cash flows in excess of 28
billion GBP.
NS&I is required to maintain effective arrangements for Internal audit,
Internal Audit is required to primarily provide the Chief Executive (the
Accounting Officer and Director of Savings), the Finance and Risk Director
(the Principal Finance Officer) and the Audit Committee with independent
and objective opinions on risk management, control and governance, by
measuring and evaluating their effectiveness in achieving the Agency's
objectives. The Head of Internal Audit is required to submit an annual
opinion to the agencies accounting officer on the adequacy and
effectiveness of the agency's risk management, control and governance
processes.
Many of the services will be to an agreed programme, but there will also
be provision for additional work on a call-off basis against any
subsequent contract arising from this notice.
Any subsequent contract will be for an initial period of 3 years
extendable up to 5 years in total, subject to the right of NS&I to earlier
termination. NS&I reserve the right not to award any contract as a result
of this notice.
Potential service providers should note that currently all NS&I back
office operations are provided by Siemens Information Services (UK) (SIS
(UK)) under a Public Private Partnership (PPP). These operations are
currently carried out at 3 UK sites, Blackpool, Durham and Glasgow with
some non customer facing services carried out in Chennai, India.
Auditing of NS&I operations (other than by the National Audit Office) is
carried out by a combination of NS&I's current internal audit providers,
and SIS (UK) staff, whose work is overseen by the incumbent. Any
successful audit service provider must be able to provide on-site services
at all four UK sites of Blackpool, Durham, Glasgow and London plus
possible visits to Chennai.
Short listed suppliers must be able to demonstrate Audit experience in the
following areas:
Corporate governance.
Business Controls.
IT systems and IT Policy.
Compliance with relevant regulations (including relevant Financial
Services regulations).
Operational processes.
Product Accounts - IFRS.
The supplier must be able to provide evidence of experience of working in
both the Public and Financial services sectors.
Interested vendors must complete a PreQualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to
be requested by email from Thomasin Rooke.
Thomasin.rooke@nsandi.com.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 74100000, 74121000,
74121220, 74121230, 74120000, 74121200.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Please request PQQ for further
information and to express an interest.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Please request PQQ for further
information and to express an interest.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
ITT 1183. Please request PQQ for further information and to express an
interest.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentPayable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
3.9.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 1.10.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: GO reference: GO 08072421/01.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 24.7.2008.

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