HYSBYSIAD O GONTRACT - CYFNODOLYN SWYDDOGOL
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Adran I: Awdurdod Contractio
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I.1)
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Enw, Cyfeiriad a Phwynt(iau) Cyswllt
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Wales Audit Office |
24 Cathedral Road, |
Cardiff |
CF11 9LJ |
UK |
Laurie Davies |
+44 02920320511 |
tenders@wao.gov.uk |
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wao.gov.uk
http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0519
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I.2)
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Math o Awdurdod contractio a'i Brif Weithgaredd neu Weithgareddau
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Audit Services |
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Na
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Adran II: Amcan y Contract
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II.1)
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Disgrifiad
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II.1.1)
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Teitl a roddwyd i'r contract gan yr awdurdod contractio
Provision of Financial Audit and Related Services |
II.1.2(a))
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Math o gontract gwaith
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II.1.2(b))
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Math o gontract cyflenwadau
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II.1.2(c))
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Math o gontract gwasanaeth
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II.1.2)
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Prif safle neu leoliad y gwaith, man cyflawni neu berfformio
Throughout Wales
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II.1.3)
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Mae'r hysbysiad hwn yn ymwneud â
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II.1.4)
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Gwybodaeth am gytundeb fframwaith
(os yw'n berthnasol)
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Nifer y cyfranogwyr a ragwelir yn y cytundeb fframwaith
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Hyd y cytundeb fframwaith
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Cyfiawnhad dros gytundeb fframwaith sy'n para am fwy na phedair blynedd
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Amcangyfrif o gyfanswm gwerth pryniannau yn ystod cyfnod llawn y cytundeb fframwaith
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Amlder a gwerth y contractau a gaiff eu dyfarnu
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II.1.5)
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Disgrifiad byr o'r contract neu'r pryniant/pryniannau
The Wales Audit Office is looking for three to five providers to be appointed for contracts for the supply of financial audit and related services to support the Auditor General for Wales.
The contracts will be split into three Lots covering the whole of Wales.
Lot 1- single provider, predominantly covering North and West Wales
Lot 2 - single provider, predominantly covering South and Mid Wales
Lot 3 - two to three providers, covering the whole of Wales.
Lots 1 and 2 include a mix of audits for a number of public sector organisations as determined by the Auditor General (which may include a mix of Unitary Authorities, Local Government Pension Funds, Fire Authorities, Central Government, Welsh Government sponsored bodies and National Health Service (NHS) bodies) to include financial audit and grants certification but with scope to cover the whole of Wales at the Authority's and the Auditor General's discretion.
Lot 3 includes a mix of community and town council audits across Wales.
All Lots also include an element of work across a range of other related services as required.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=10514.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
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II.1.6)
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Geirfa Gaffael Gyffredin (CPV)
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79212100 |
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II.1.7)
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Contract wedi'i gwmpasu gan Gytundeb Caffael y Llywodraeth (GPA)
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II.1.8)
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Rhannu'n lotiau
Ie
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II.1.9)
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A gaiff cynigion amrywiadol eu derbyn?
Na
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II.2)
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Maint neu Gwmpas y Contract
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II.2.1)
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Cyfanswm maint neu gwmpas
The contracts cover a range of audits across Wales covering a number of sectors and audited body types. There are around 750 audited bodies included within the contracts. |
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II.2.2)
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Opsiynau
An option to extend contracts on an annual basis for up to two additional years. |
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Amserlen dros dro ar gyfer defnyddio'r opsiynau hyn
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Nifer yr adnewyddiadau posibl
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Yn achos contractau cyflenwadau neu wasanaethau adnewyddadwy, amserlen amcangyfrifedig ar gyfer contractau dilynol
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II.3)
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Hyd y contract neu derfyn amser ar gyfer ei gwblhau
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Adran III: Gwybodaeth Gyfreithiol, Economaidd, Ariannol a Thechnegol
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III.1)
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Amodau sy'n Ymwneud â'r Contract
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III.1.1)
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Adneuon a gwarantau sydd eu hangen
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III.1.2)
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Prif Delerau ariannu a thalu a/neu gyfeiriad at y darpariaethau perthnasol
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III.1.3)
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Y ffurf gyfreithiol i'w chymryd gan y grŵp o gyflenwyr, contractwyr neu ddarparwyr gwasanaeth y caiff y contract ei ddyfarnu iddo
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III.1.4)
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Amodau penodol eraill y mae perfformiad y contract yn ddarostyngedig iddynt
The Auditor General for Wales has prepared a Code of Audit Practice which prescribes the way in which auditors are to carry out the Auditor General's functions, and embodies what appears to the Auditor General to be best professional practice. Providers will be required to agree to and follow the Auditor General's Code and related guidance, and will be required to co-operate with his systems for quality monitoring and controls.
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III.2)
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Amodau ar gyfer Cymryd Rhan
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III.2.1)
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Sefyllfa bersonol gweithredwyr economaidd, gan gynnwys gofynion sy'n ymwneud â chofrestru ar gofrestrau proffesiynol neu fasnach
(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
All candidates must be eligible, being a company auditor 'firm' under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006.
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III.2.2)
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Capasiti economaidd ac ariannol
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
Statement of total turnover for the last two trading years and an analysis of the income attributable to audit fees and/or audit and advisory work for public sector clients in each of the last three financial years. The Authority reserves the right to request a copy of the full report and audited accounts for the last three financial years. The Authority may also obtain a financial risk assessment report.
The supplier must be in a sound financial position to participate in a procurement of this size.
The supplier's fee income must be sufficient to enable it to comply with Ethical Standard 4 of the United Kingdom Auditing Practices Board, which effectively prohibits auditors from accepting auditing engagements if the fee income earned from the client concerned is expected to exceed 15 per cent of total fee income (and requires an independent external review of all audit work where the fees from one client are expected to amount to more than 10 per cent of total fee income).
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III.2.3)
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Capasiti technegol
(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years
(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;
(3) All candidates will be required to provide certification drawn up by an independent body attesting the compliance of the economic operator with quality assurance standards based on the relevant European standards.
(4) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
(5) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided
(6) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;
(7) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
(8) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract.
Recognised accreditation and/or conformance to relevant quality assurance international standard(s) e.g. ISQC1, ISO9001 or equivalents.
Conformance to International Auditing Standards.
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III.2.4)
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Contractau sydd wedi'u cadw
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III.3)
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Amodau sy'n Benodol i Gontractau Gwasanaeth
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III.3.1)
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A gaiff y gwaith o ddarparu'r gwasanaeth ei gadw ar gyfer proffesiwn penodol?
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Accountancy and financial audit - The supplier (if a firm, the relevant partner(s)) must be qualified to audit public sector bodies being a company auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006. |
III.3.2)
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A fydd yn ofynnol i endidau cyfreithiol nodi enwau a chymwysterau proffesiynol y personél a fydd yn gyfrifol am ddarparu'r gwasanaeth?
Ie
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Adran IV: Gweithdrefn
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IV.1)
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Math o Weithdrefn
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Cyfiawnhad dros ddewis gweithdrefn gyflym
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IV.1.1)
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A yw ymgeiswyr wedi'u dewis eisoes?
Na
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IV.1.2)
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Cyfyngiadau ar nifer y gweithredwyr a gaiff eu gwahodd i dendro neu gymryd rhan
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Meini prawf gwrthrychol ar gyfer dewis nifer cyfyngedig o ymgeiswyr
The Authority considers that a minimum of 10 and maximum of 13 operators will be sufficiently wide to enable meaningful competition to assess the most economically advantageous tenders and to allow for contingency if bidders withdraw mid-process.
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IV.1.3)
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Lleihau nifer y gweithredwyr yn ystod y broses negodi neu'r deialog
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IV.2)
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Meini Prawf Dyfarnu
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IV.2.2)
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Defnyddir arwerthiant electronig
Na
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IV.3 Gwybodaeth Weinyddol
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IV.3.1)
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Rhif cyfeirnod a roddwyd i'r hysbysiad gan yr awdurdod contractio
10514
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IV.3.2)
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Cyhoeddiad(au) blaenorol sy'n ymwneud â'r un contract
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Cyhoeddiadau blaenorol eraill
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IV.3.3)
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Amodau ar gyfer cael manylebau a dogfennau ychwanegol
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IV.3.4)
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Terfyn amser ar gyfer derbyn tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan
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IV.3.5)
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Dyddiad yr anfonwyd y gwahoddiadau i dendro neu'r gwahoddiadau i gymryd rhan at ymgeiswyr a ddewiswyd
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IV.3.6)
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Yr iaith neu'r ieithoedd y gellir ei/eu defnyddio i lunio tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan
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IV.3.7)
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Isafswm y cyfnod y mae'n rhaid i'r cynigiwr gadw'r tendr
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IV.3.8)
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Amodau ar gyfer agor tendrau
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Adran VI: Gwybodaeth Arall
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VI.1)
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Nodwch a yw'r broses gaffael hon yn digwydd yn rheolaidd a rhowch Amcangyfrif o pryd y caiff hysbysiadau pellach eu cyhoeddi
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VI.2)
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A yw'r contract yn ymwneud â Phrosiect/Rhaglen a ariennir gan Gronfeydd Cymunedol?
Na
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VI.3)
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Gwybodaeth Ychwanegol
(WA Ref:10514)
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VI.4)
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Gweithdrefnau ar gyfer apelio
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VI.4.1)
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Corff sy'n gyfrifol am y gweithdrefnau apelio
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Corff sy'n gyfrifol am y gweithdrefnau cyfryngu
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VI.4.2)
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Cyflwyno apeliadau
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VI.4.3)
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Gwasanaeth y gellir cael gwybodaeth ynglŷn â chyflwyno apeliadau oddi wrtho
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VI.5)
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Dyddiad yr anfonwyd yr Hysbysiad hwn
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ATODIAD B
Gwybodaeth Am Lotiau
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North and West Wales financial audit and related services |
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Disgrifiad Byr
Single provider Lot undertaking financial audit and related services predomominantly covering North and West Wales. Work includes a mix of audits for a number of public sector organisations as determined by the Auditor General (which may include a mix of Unitary Authorities, Local Government Pension Funds, Fire authorities, Central Government, Welsh Government sponsored bodies and NHS bodies) to include financial audit and grants certification but with scope to cover the whole of Wales at the Authority's discretion.
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Geirfa Gaffael Gyffredin (CPV)
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79212100 |
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Maint neu gwmpas
The Lot covers financial audit and related services predominantly in North and West Wales as the primary service (with an estimated 6 audits which may include pension and associated grants work). Other services will be on an as required basis.
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Syniad o ddyddiadau gwahanol y contract
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Gwybodaeth Ychwanegol am lotiau
Lot 1 will provide backup services to Lot 2.
The estimated Wales Audit Office fees applicable to this lot is in the region of 1 million GBP per annum based on current fee scales.
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ATODIAD B
Gwybodaeth Am Lotiau
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South and Mid Wales financial audit and related services |
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Disgrifiad Byr
Single provider Lot undertaking financial audit and related services predomominantly covering South and Mid Wales. Work includes a mix of audits for a number of public sector organisations as determined by the Auditor General (which may include a mix of Unitary Authorities, Local Government Pension Funds, Fire authorities, Central Government, Welsh Government sponsored bodies and NHS bodies) to include financial audit and grants certification but with scope to cover the whole of Wales at the Authority's discretion.
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Geirfa Gaffael Gyffredin (CPV)
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Maint neu gwmpas
The Lot covers financial audit and related services predominantly in South and Mid Wales as the primary service (with an estimated 8 audits which may include pension and associated grants work). Other services will be on an as required basis.
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Syniad o ddyddiadau gwahanol y contract
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Gwybodaeth Ychwanegol am lotiau
Lot 2 will provide backup services for Lot 1.
The estimated Wales Audit Office fees applicable to this Lot is in the region of 1 million GBP per annum based on current fee scales.
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ATODIAD B
Gwybodaeth Am Lotiau
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Community and Town Council financial audit and related services |
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Disgrifiad Byr
Lot 3 will have two to three suppliers and includes a mix of community and town council audits across the whole of Wales. Work includes undertaking financial audit of accounts and considering the adequacy of internal controls for community and town councils and other small bodies as applicable, and a small amount of grant certification work.
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Geirfa Gaffael Gyffredin (CPV)
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79212100 |
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Maint neu gwmpas
The Lot will be split evenly (as much as possible) between the suppliers, taking account of both number of audits and their fees. There is an estimated 740 small audited bodies in total. The lot will also include other related services on an as required basis.
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Syniad o ddyddiadau gwahanol y contract
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Gwybodaeth Ychwanegol am lotiau
Suppliers within this lot will provide backup for each other.
The estimated Wales Audit Office fees applicable to this lot is in the region of 190,000 GBP per annum in total across all audits based on current fee scales.
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