Provision of Internal Audit Services

The successful Tenderer will be required to address the following: Organisational and Reporting Requirements Attendance by at least the Audit Partner at a minimum of 6 Audit and Risk Committee meetings annually; Strategic planning of audit coverage for duration of the contract; Submission of annual audit plan for the Audit and Risk Committee “ARC” approval; Consider the scope of the statutory audit and liaise with external auditors for the purpose of providing optimal audit coverage; Submission annually of internal audit assurance reports to the ARC; Submission annually of Capital projects internal audit assurance reports to the Department of Transport; and Presentation/submission of interim and annual audit reports to the ARC. Operational Scope Financial and operating systems, transactions, reporting and controls; Financial reporting, management reporting and statutory reporting; Audit of public transport services contracts including Direct Award Contracts, to transport operators including Irish Rail, Dublin Bus, and Bus Éireann; and Competitively Tendered Contracts, to transport operators including Go Ahead Ireland,Bus Éireann, Transdev Dublin Light Rail Limited/ Transport Infrastructure Ireland and junior operators Andrew Wharton, City Direct etc.; Audit of funding provided to Commercial Bus Operators;Audit of capital grants allocated to transport operators including Irish Rail, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and other bodies; Audit of Active travel grants allocated to Local Authorities and other Agencies; Audit of the NTA’s Rural Transport programme; Audit of assets of the Authority; Audit of Enhancing Customer Experience & Supporting Sustainable Travel programme; Audit on SPSV Licensing system and associated activities; Audit of non-Grant Income; Audit of Bus Asset Management; Audit of Project Management; and other services as outlined in the RFT documents

Services

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79212200-5  Internal audit services
79200000-6  Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
79210000-9  Accounting and auditing services
79212000-3  Auditing services
79212100-4  Financial auditing services
79212300-6  Statutory audit services