Oldham Green New Deal Independent Assurance Provider

Tender description

The Council is conducting market engagement to help shape its requirements for an Independent Assurance Provider (IAP), and its integration or linkages with the Oldham Green New Deal Delivery Partner in sufficient depth to take us to the early stages of procurement. The IAP's role will be first to support the Council in designing the contractual structure of the partnership and procuring the partners, and then to provide ongoing governance, assurance and programme management for the partnership as it delivers. We are seeking market feedback which will help us to shape our requirements for the Independent Assurance Provider, and its integration or linkages with the Delivery Partner in sufficient depth to take us to the early stages of procurement. The Council will need to appoint an Independent Assurance Provider (IAP) organisation as a key element of the partnership. The IAP's role will be first to support the Council in designing the contractual structure of the partnership and procuring the partners, and then to provide ongoing governance, assurance and programme management for the partnership as it delivers. Further descriptive detail can be found in the Find A Tender Service Prior Indicative Notice reference: 2022/S 000-026273 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026273-2022? All communication (queries or clarifications) including your response is to go through the Council's e-tendering portal www.the-chest.org.uk and not addressed directly to individual Oldham Council employees or any Council agent by email or otherwise. The project reference is DN631261. The deadline for responses to the market engagement questions is 12.00 noon Tuesday 18th October 2022. The Chest - Tenderer Support Go to https://www.the-chest.org.uk/SupplierSupport.html Here you will see the hyperlink to log your issue / 'submit a ticket' for ProContract V3. Alternatively you can log your call by emailing ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com and a representative will contact you as soon as possible. For Critical and Time- Sensitive issues you can call The Chest: 0330 005 0352.