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CEFAS22-40 RFQ for European Commission Auditing Services

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 79200000 79210000 79212000
Value£30k
Awarded5 Jul 2022
Published2 Aug 2022
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£30ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Business Services band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Cefas have a requirement for independent auditing services of European Commission work.

The successful bidder is required to conduct Audits to meet the relevant requirements for independent auditing of: - European Commission grant-based work Horizon 2020 INTERREG - Other - to add (subject to written agreement between Cefas and the successful bidder) The designated independent auditor must possess sector experience in Horizon 2020 and INTERREG and must be INTERREG Level 1 Control approved.

Only the successful bidder need apply for FLC approval, at which stage Cefas will supply specific project details.

All audits must be completed in accordance with the standards laid out in the Commission guidelines relating to: - Horizon 2020 - INTERREG These can be found on the EC website via the following: - Reference Documents (europa.eu) - First level control, Interreg VB North Sea Region Programme - Useful Documents | Interreg (channelmanche.com) Audit exercises to be carried out are as detailed in the schedule at Annex 1 (which is included to download as part of the bidder pack).

Any adjustment to this requirement shall be agreed in writing between Cefas and the successful bidder.

Cefas will provide a draft annual audit plan at the beginning of each calendar year, which will be subject to changes required by the Commission, Coordinators and other Participants.

Cefas will notify the successful bidder immediately of any such changes to requirements.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The successful bidder is required to conduct

The successful bidder is required to conduct Audits to meet the relevant requirements for independent auditing of:.

02

The designated independent auditor must possess sector

The designated independent auditor must possess sector experience in Horizon 2020 and INTERREG and must be INTERREG Level 1 Control approved.

03

Only the successful bidder need apply

Only the successful bidder need apply for FLC approval, at which stage Cefas will supply specific project details.

04

All audits must be completed in accordance

All audits must be completed in accordance with the standards laid out in the Commission guidelines relating to:.

05

Any adjustment to this requirement shall

Any adjustment to this requirement shall be agreed in writing between Cefas and the successful bidder.

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