Statutory Audit and Multi-Specialty Audit Services & Advisory Consultancy Services

Scope and Context of the Services It is intended that Providers awarded to this Framework will support publicly funded entities, helping them meet current and future regulatory and legislative obligations and requirements.

The purpose of this procurement is to secure up to twenty (20) providers per Lot to help provide capacity within the market place and to help EOECPH in the delivery of timely and relevant advisory and support services for current customers as well as those new customers of tomorrow.

Services to be provided under this Framework have been broken down in to Lots, Bidders may bid for and be awarded against more than one Lot.

This ITT and proposed framework has eight (8) Lots: Lot One - External Audit Lot Two - Internal Audit Lot Three - Counter Fraud Services Lot Four - Internal Audit & Counter Fraud Services Lot Five - Workforce Investigation Services Lot Six - VAT Audit Services Lot Seven - Local Security Management Specialists Lot Eight - Consultancy Audit & Financial Services Service Standards, Skills and Abilities EOECPH is interested in partnering for this Framework with organisations that can demonstrate and evidence compliance with the following key standards and capabilities, as may be applicable and where so indicated by the Lot requirements: - Local Audit and Accountability Act (2014) - Public Sector Internal Audit Standards for Internal Audit (PSIAS) - NHSCFA Code of Practice (appendix 1) - NHS foundation trusts: Code of Governance - NHSCFA Counter Fraud Manual - Government Functional Standard GovS 013: Counter Fraud (GFS) (appendix 2) - NHSCFA's Values and Behaviours Framework (appendix 3) - HFMA NHS Audit Committee Handbook - Relevant parts of the NHS Standard Contract Service Condition. - Directions to NHS Trusts and Special Health Authorities in respect of Counter Fraud 2017. - The Accounts & Audit Regulations 2015 - Monitor's Code for Foundation Trusts - National Audit Office (NAO) International Auditing Standards and Ethical Standards - The Auditing Practices Board (APB) Practice Notes such as: - Practice Note 10 - Audit of Financial Statements of Public Sector Bodies in the United Kingdom - Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 - 2018/19 independent auditor's reports (local government) - - The Auditor General for Scotland o Audit Scotland Technical guidance note 2019/5(LG) o Audit Scotland NHS in Scotland 2019 - The Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) - Local Government (Northern Ireland) Act 2014 - Value Added Tax Act 1994 (VAT Act 1994) - Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-government-and-public-bodies/vatgpb9000 - VAT Notice 749: local authorities and similar bodies - HMRC internal manual - VAT Government and Public Bodies o Section 41 (Contracted Out Services) o Section 33 (Local government) VAT refund schemes The above list is not intended to be exhaustive, it is reflective of a sample of existing legislation,