Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2025-03-28
Buyer: FERDE AS
Country: NO
Region: NO0A2
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79212000 | 79212200
Estimated value: 1968000 NOK
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: The company's internal auditor shall primarily cover the following areas: 1. The internal auditor will be responsible for the work on the company ́s internal audit program, as well as implementing this programme as the audit manager with quality audit as a method (internal audit in accordance with. ISO 19011). Each internal audit shall include improvement proposals even if the audit does not uncover major findings. The contracting authority distinguish between simple and advanced internal audits. Simple internal audits means ordinary internal audits (typically one day). Advanced internal audits means internal audits of a greater extent that require special competence. Advanced internal auditing typically takes place over several days, and the involvement of professional resources is required. One price shall be given for simple internal audits and one price for advanced internal audits. The exception from the assignment as an internal auditor are simple audits that the company decides to carry out itself. The tender shall include a solution proposal for simple internal audit and a solution proposal for advanced internal audit. The solution proposals shall describe the entire process from planning to completion. Price per internal audit (simple and advanced) shall include the entire process in accordance with the tenderer ́s solution proposal, as well as any travel expenses shall be included in the price. See further information below in point 5. 2. Internal auditors shall, in addition to carrying out internal audits, provide professional assistance to the Contracting Authority within ISO standards 9001, 14001 and 27001 as needed. This shall be priced as hourly rate.3. The internal auditor will also be responsible for presenting regular reports to the company's board of directors for the internal audit work. A half year and year round report shall be presented. This shall be priced as an annual price.4. As an option, self-evaluation shall be offered of the company's board through interviews of the board members and the preparation of the report, as well as a report for the board. This shall be priced as an annual price. Ferde AS is certified in accordance with the following ISO standards: 9001, 14001 and 27001.Relevant professional areas for internal audits for Ferde AS: Information security, GDPR/privacy, financial management, public procurements, the Builder Regulations, the Administrative Act (case handling), sustainability, the Transparency Act, change management/alteration management (ISO requirements), crisis and stand-by management (ISO requirements) and the financing process. Other areas can also be relevant. Experience and competence for the offered audit team: The tenderer ́s offered resources must have experience and professional knowledge of compliance with requirements in ISO 27001. The resources should also have experience and professional knowledge about compliance with requirements in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, sustainability, the Openness Act and public procurements. A complete description of the procurement, its purpose and scope can be found in SSA-R Annex 1. The estimated value of the contract is NOK 5 million excluding VAT for the entire maximum contract period of four years. The maximum value of the agreement is NOK 6 million for the entire maximum agreement period of four years. The contracting authority is not bound by the estimates.
The objective of the procurement is to enter into a framework agreement with a tenderer for the role of the company's internal auditor. The framework agreement shall be valid for 2 years from the last signing date. The contracting authority shall have a unilateral right to extend the contract for 1 year + 1 year, so that the maximum duration of the agreement is 4 years. The internal auditor shall be an independent, objective verification and consultancy function that intends to add value and improve the Contracting Authority's operations. It shall contribute to the organisation achieving its objectives by evaluating and improving the efficiency and suitability of the organisation's processes for risk management, control and management. Internal auditors can carry out analyses e.g. of the company ́s efficiency and its compliance with laws, rules and guidelines. The selection of topics shall be based on a risk assessment and on input from the Contracting Authority's board or management, so that the most important areas are revised for the company.


Winner: PricewaterhouseCoopers AS (hovedenhet)
Number of bids: 1