Internal audit services

Tender description

Responses from tenderers are requested in relation to the following 2 services: 1) Head of Internal Audit Service (HOIA) – Single Supplier Framework 2) Internal Audit and Risk Management Services – Multi Supplier Framework consisting of a minimum of 3 companies that will complete audits, reviews and other activities included in the SOLAS Internal Audit Plan or that may arise from time to time. Please note that all tenderers are required to apply for, and to be able to provide, both the HOIA service and to participate in the framework panel (i.e. both 1 and 2 above). Head of Internal Audit (HOIA) service * — annual and multi-year risk based audit planning, — in conjunction with SOLAS, to co-ordinate ARMRC meetings and for servicing their requirements, — liaison with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in relation to the annual audit, — preparation of the Corporate Governance Register to test compliance with the Code of Practice, — to establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure the Internal Audit function complies with the requirements of the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards) and to promote continuous improvement, — to engage with and seek assurance from the Internal Audit Unit — Education Training Board (IAU ETB) on the safeguarding of assets allocated by SOLAS to the Education and Training Boards. — in conjunction with SOLAS Internal Audit management, to coordinate and support the activities of the providers of relevant assurance and consulting services. — the preparation and presentation to the ARMRC and the board of the annual internal audit report. * Please note that the HOIA is not envisaged as a full time role and will not require a secondment of a staff member to SOLAS. Under the Framework, SOLAS will allocate assignments or blocks of assignment to particular contractors. Framework panel members will be asked to complete proposals for particular assignments and to submit these to SOLAS for evaluation and selection (as the company supplying the HOIA service will also be a framework member, the HOIA will not play any part in the proposal evaluation process).