PRO004569 - Services - Framework - Assurance Services

Tender description

United Utilities Water (UUW) seek to secure suppliers to provide assurance services. The nature of the assurance activity will vary depending on the nature and impact of the elements of the programmes, projects and submissions that are being assured. Lot 1: Lot 1 - Assurance Aggregation The scope includes, but is not limited to: • Development of an assurance plan/roadmap aligned to the UUW Assurance Framework, reviewing the adequacy of the planned scope of work and deliverables, together with the plan to deliver these activities • Review of the programme/project management including governance and control • Review of the application of the UUW Assurance Framework and associated risk based assessment • Assuring any processes used are developed in a way which will provide reliable, accurate and complete data • Where applicable a review of the requirement traceability matrix and alignment with regulatory requirements • Provide the holistic view of UUW internal assurance and specialist third party assurance activity to ensure comprehensive coverage against the requirements and risk based assessment. • Accurately assessing any risk exposure within the relevant submission • Undertaking a robust process to ensure that the resultant outputs will be deliverable to the specified time and cost constraints • Development of a consolidated assurance review and associated findings for UUW • Confirming that the submission has been developed in a way which will provide reliable, accurate and complete data • Confirming that the submission is good enough to be assessed as being high quality against relevant requirements with risks identified and described appropriately • Confirming that the planned submissions and supporting documentation will be able to be delivered to the quality and time assumptions • Providing sufficient evidential support for any UUW Board assurance statement (this could include evidential proof points, reports or attendance at board meetings) • UUW may need to share the findings of the assurance findings/reports with its regulators, the Supplier will need to support this requirement • Delivery of agreed outcomes as per assignment (assurance findings and recommendations) • Where required, creation of programme/submissions lessons learned for UUW Lot 2: Lot 2 - Specialist Assurance The scope includes, but is not limited to: • Specialist, technical or expert assurance, deep dive assessments on topics to be specified by the Company • Accurately assessing any risk exposure within the relevant submission • Undertaking a robust process to ensure that the resultant outputs will be deliverable to the specified time and cost constraints • Confirming that the deliverable has been developed in a way which will provide reliable, accurate and complete data • Where required, creation of programme/submissions lessons learned for UUW • Delivery of agreed outcomes as per assignment (Assurance, findings and recommendations) Lot 3: Lot 3 - Cost and Financial Information Assurance The scope includes, but is not limited to: • Specialist cost and financial and information assurance, deep dive assessments on topics to be specified by the Company • Determine the adequacy and effectiveness of the cost estimation process implemented by UU and undertaken by third parties • Delivery of agreed outcomes as per assignment (Assurance, findings and recommendations). • Managing and influencing Key Stakeholders.