Provision of External Audit Services

Description

The CWGC is a global leader in commemoration. Founded by Royal Charter in 1917, we work on behalf of the Governments of Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom to commemorate the 1.7 million men and women from the Commonwealth who lost their lives in the two World Wars. The cemeteries, memorials, graves, landscapes, and records in our care will be found at 23,000 locations, and in more than 150 countries and territories around the world. The Commonwealth War Graves Group, which comprises The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) and The Imperial War Graves Endowment fund (IWGEF) are seeking to appoint an external auditor. The services required will include, but not be limited to; 1. Carry out an audit and provide an audit opinion on the accounts of the following: - the Commonwealth War Graves Commission; - the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation; - the consolidated accounts of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission; and - the Imperial War Graves Endowment Fund. 2. Report on the findings of its annual audit to the CWGC's Audit and Risk Committee and the CWGF Board and other CWGC groups if required. 3. Attendance at the following is required, either in person or remotely via dial in: - CWGC Audit & Risk Committee (ARC) meetings in February, July, and September. - CWGC Commissioner Meeting in September - CWGF trustee meeting in September and, -IWGEF trustee meeting in July 4. Ad hoc support and advice The CWGG's existing auditors have been in post for four years and as a matter of good governance, it is now appropriate to re-tender the service Additional information: This tender will be managed using the CWGC e-Procurement portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/Home where further details can be found. To participate in this tender, view the tender documents, or participate any future tenders issued by the CWGC, you must first register with the portal. Guidance on how to register, and how to bid can be found by selecting the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/BuyerProfiles When registering, please complete as much of the information as possible. You should also be aware that as part of the registration process you must provide a copy of your current Health & Safety policy and/or Statement All correspondence relating to this tender must ONLY be submitted via the portal. IMPORTANT NOTE: When entering a contact email address for both the Primary and Additional Users, you are advised to add a GENERIC address which can be readily accessed by more than one person i.e. "tenders@xyz.com", rather than a personal address such as "R.Kipling@xyz.com". This way you will still be able to access any communications sent by us via the portal if an individual in unavailable.