External audit of the University of Wollongong and its controlled entities - RFT 01/2020

This RFT seeks tenders from professional services firms interested in auditing the following entities on behalf of the Auditor-General for NSW:

- University of Wollongong
- UOW Pulse Ltd
- The Sydney Business School Pty Ltd, University of Wollongong
- The University of Wollongong USA Foundation
- UOW Global Enterprises (UOWGE) and its controlled entities

The audit scope includes auditing the annual Higher Education Research Data Collection return for University of Wollongong. 

The Auditor-General for NSW will enter into an agreement to provide external audit services for the financial years ending 31 December 2020, 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022. The agreement will also contain an option to extend the services for the financial years ending 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2024.

NSW Regions: Illawarra

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

• Contract Award Notices:
  • CNTR0010575  Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd

To access additional information referred to in the RFT, tenderers will need to sign and return the Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement to procurement@audit.nsw.gov.au. Upon receiving the signed agreement, the Audit Office will release the additional information.

Since the last round of tendering, tenderers should note the following clauses in the RFT have changed/been added:

- Clause 5.4.2

- Clause 6.16.2/6.18

- Clause 8.3/8.11/8.13

- Clause 11

A virtual Tender Briefing will be conducted on Monday 22 June 2020 at 11 am. You must pre-register your interest by returning the signed Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement to Procurement@audit.nsw.gov.au before 10am on Friday 19 June 2020. Further details will be provided upon receiving your registration. 

• The Procurement (Enforceable Procurement Provisions) Direction 2019 applies to this procurement

• A government agency may conduct negotiations with suppliers regarding the procurement

It is a mandatory requirement to complete an online Third Party Information Security self-assessment by the tender closing date.

For tenderers that have previously submitted a self-assessment, please contact procurement@audit.nsw.gov.au to request access to review, update and re-submit your previous survey response.

For tenderers that have previously submitted a self-assessment in 2019 and were appointed as an Audit Service Provider, your self-assessment will remain valid for 12 months from the date of appointment. If you have any questions, please contact procurement@audit.nsw.gov.au.

For tenderers that have never completed the Third Part Information Security self-assessment, please forward the following details to procurement@audit.nsw.gov.au to obtain access to the online self-assessment survey:

- Company Name

- ABN

- Name and email address of the person who will complete the on-line assessment

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