Provision of Restructuring Services, Forensic Accounting, Investigation, Audit and Assurance

Tender description

The Department for Education (DfE) have appoint national delivery partner(s) to deliver a number of services within a framework for the following services: 1) Restructuring Services including Insolvency Practitioner (IP)'s (Independent Business Review's, Administration and advice); 2) Forensic accounting and investigation support; 3) Audit and Assurance including but not limited to annual programme of audit and funding assurance reviews, ad-hoc audit and assurance services. Suppliers successful on the framework will be awarded work on the basis of a rota. Lot 1: Restructuring Services The services to be provided under Lot 1 of the framework as further detailed in the specification including: (i) the provision of services to the Authority to support interventions and to implement the insolvency regime as intended in relation to Education Providers. (ii) putting in place the infrastructure required to allow financially distressed Education Providers to be assessed and, if necessary, managed through the appropriate restructuring process. This includes, but is not limited to, independent business reviews, education administration, insolvency services and any other supplementary activity. The Department for Education and its agencies and public bodies will be the customer.The Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) are also considered contracting bodies and may call off from the framework under Lot 3. The MCA's include: — Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, — Greater Manchester, — Liverpool City Region, — North of Tyne, — Sheffield City Region, — Tees Valle. Lot 2: Restructuring Services The services to be provided under lot 1 of the framework as further detailed in the specification including: (i) the provision of services to the Authority to support interventions and to implement the insolvency regime as intended in relation to Education Providers. (ii) putting in place the infrastructure required to allow financially distressed Education Providers to be assessed and, if necessary, managed through the appropriate restructuring process. This includes, but is not limited to, independent business reviews, education administration, insolvency services and any other supplementary activity. The Department for Education and its agencies and public bodies will be the customer. He Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) are also considered contracting bodies and may call off from the framework under Lot 3. The MCA's include: — Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, — Greater Manchester, — Liverpool City Region, — North of Tyne, — Sheffield City Region, — Tees Valle. Lot 3: Restructuring Services The services to be provided under lot 1 of the framework as further detailed in the specification including: (i) the provision of services to the Authority to support interventions and to implement the insolvency regime as intended in relation to Education Providers. (ii) putting in place the infrastructure required to allow financially distressed Education Providers to be assessed and, if necessary, managed through the appropriate restructuring process. This includes, but is not limited to, independent business reviews, education administration, insolvency services and any other supplementary activity. The Department for Education and its agencies and public bodies will be the customer. The Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) are also considered contracting bodies and may call off from the framework under Lot 3.