Internal audit services

Tender description

THG intend to procure Internal Audit services for a period of 3 years, to take effect from 1.4.2017 to 31.3.2020, and with the potential for a further extension of up to 2 years to 31.3.2022. Internal Audit services for a period of 3 years, to take effect from 1.4.2017 to 31.3.2020, and with the potential for a further extension of up to 2 years to 31.3.2022. It is envisaged that the appointed provider will work with the Head of Business Assurance, the Risk and Audit Manager and the Risk Management and Audit Committee (RMAC) to devise and deliver an appropriate internal audit programme. The Together Housing Group was established as a registered housing association in 2011, formed from the merger of Prospect Homes Group, Trans- Pennine Housing Group and the Chevin Housing Group. In 2013, Newground and Newground Together (environmentally focussed CIC and a charity) joined the group. The group's focus of operation is primarily in the North of England, with the bulk of its stock concentrated in Lancashire and Yorkshire. The group now owns and manages over 37 000 homes, and is 1 of the largest owners and managers of social and affordable housing in the North. The group simplified its governance and legal structures in April 2016 following the collapse of the 5 Charitable Registered Providers into a single association (Together Housing Association). THG now has 1 group board, supported by a committee structure, to oversee the strategic direction of the group. The mergers were driven by the need to create a cost focussed, value for money organisation, and in its first 5 years of operation, the Together Housing Group has built 1 757 new homes, invested 507 000 000 GBP in improving its homes, attracted 3 400 000 GBP in external funding, invested 8 700 000 GBP into community regeneration, and delivered 13 000 000 GBP in efficiency savings.