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.

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