The NIAO is responsible for the financial audit of Northern Ireland Government Departments, their executive agencies and a wide range of other public bodies, including health and personal social services bodies and local government bodies. The NIAO is seeking to establish a contract to appoint a service provider for the provision of external auditing services for the Northern Ireland Policing Board to be undertaken for and on behalf of the NIAO. The services concern the provision of external auditing services leading to an audit opinion for the body, and other work to support and assist the NIAO, where appropriate and where required, in its financial audit functions.