Auditor for Public Audit · UK public procurement notice

With reference to 3D.12 - bidders cannot be considered for this contract if, within the duration of the contact, they carry out audits of public bodies on behalf of Audit Scotland, as this would constitute a conflict of interest.

With reference to part 4A.1 - bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country with which they are established.

With reference to 4A.2 - where it is required within a bidders country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisations are required in order to be able to perform this service.

With reference to 4C - bidders will be required to provide one example that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services. The example must be for a publicly funded body e.g. government agencies, NDPB’s, Local Authorities, NHS bodies etc.) or publicly regulated organisations such as registered Social Landlords or charities.

On behalf of the SCPA, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) uses Creditsafe, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. Tenderers are encouraged to review their financial performance on Creditsafe and read information about how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender. Information and the opportunity to run a free

report can be found at www.creditsafe.com/products/business-cr… ↗ If a tenderer does not agree with the credit rating it has been given it can provide supporting evidence to demonstrate its current position and this will be taken into account when the financialstanding is being assessed.

If a tenderer is not listed on Creditsafe, for whatever reason, then it may be asked to submit equivalent accounts to enable the required assessment of financial standing to be carried out.

Tenderers should have a Creditsafe credit rating of 30 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit rating score and has the backing of a parent company with a credit rating of 30 or higher the provision of a Parent Company Guarantee prior to the award of any contract will be acceptable. If a tenderer has a lower credit rating score and no evidence to support astable or improved financial standing then the tender may be rejected.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

With reference to ESPD question 4B.5,it is a requirement that bi…

In relation to the SPD, Bidders will be required to provide ONE example to demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services. This example should be for a publicly funded body such as Government Agencies, NDPB’s, Local Authorities NHS

bodies, etc. or publicly regulated organisations such as Registered Social Landlords or Charities. bidders should note this question will not be weighted and will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis.

Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and , if so, for what proportion of the contract.

Bidders will be required to confirm that they are eligible for appointment as a company auditor under section 1219(1)(a)(b) of the Companies Act 2006 or a member of a body of accountants established in the United Kingdom.