R5610 Strategic Audit Partnership

Tender description

This contract cover the provision of Internal Audit Services for a period of 16 months. Internal audit is a statutory function and undertakes a wide range of independent reviews of the Council's systems, operations and processes. The aim of these reviews is to ensure that the organisation achieves its objectives and outcomes, and to provide assurance that the organisation's governance, risk management and internal control arrangements are sound, secure and effective. The key objective of this contract is to provide a Strategic Partner to support the In-House team in delivering the Annual Audit Plan. The nature and variety of audit work is diverse and extensive including audits of financial systems, operational systems and functions, computer audit, contract audit, consultancy work, service reviews schools audits, VFM audits etc.