Buyer	Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire — not a council we hold
Supplier	Mersey Internal Audit Agency

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire (PCC) as the contracting authority aims to appoint a suitably qualified provider of Internal Audit Services for the PCC, Cheshire Constabulary (CC) and Cheshire Fire Authority (CFA). The Internal Audit Service will be expected to provide independent objective assurance that each organisation's risk management, governance and internal control processes are operating effectively. They will also be expected to take a proactive approach to the improvement of systems and enable the achievement of Best Practice and Value for Money including delivering continuous improvement and eliminating waste and non-value-adding activity. The successful Contractor will be required to work closely with the PCC, the PCC's Chief Finance Officer, the CC and the CC's Assistant Chief Officer and Head of Finance together with CFA's Treasurer and Finance Departments. In addition, there will be a need to liaise with other corporate departments for work relating to the management and measurement of performance. The Contractor will also be required to liaise with corporate departments and the External Audit Services regarding the delivery of quality; services, policies, and procedures of the PCC, the CC and CFA. The Contract term is 3 years with the option to extend the contract by two further periods of 12 months. Please note the value of £275,000 is an estimate, and includes the optional contract extensions. Full details can be found within the Online ITT - which is constructed as an online questionnaire with Supporting files in the document folder.

Runs	1 Jan 2024 to 31 Mar 2027
OCID	ocds-b5fd17-91ab953a-5f0d-4408-a374-b1394a9c53dd
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Figures are as published An award value in OCDS may be a framework ceiling rather than a sum anyone expects to spend, so a large figure here is not evidence of a large purchase.