Title
Internal Audit & Information Technology and System Audit Services for the Benefits Delivery Modernization Programme
Reference number
cb-103-4328535
Solicitation number
100030727
Publication date
2026-07-08
Tender closing date
2026-08-31T14:00:00
Expected contract start date
2026-10-01
Expected contract end date
2028-03-31
Unspsc
*84111600
*84111603
Unspsc description
*Audit services
*Internal audits
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Procurement method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Selection criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Trade agreements
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
*Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Regions of opportunity
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contracting entity name
Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC)
Contracting entity address line
140 Promenade du Portage
Contracting entity address city
Gatineau
Contracting entity address province
Quebec
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0J9
Contracting entity address country
Canada
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Contact info email
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Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/99942/100030727_npp_e.pdf
Tender description
The Department of Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) Internal Audit Services Branch (IASB) requires qualified professionals to provide nimble assurance services related to Internal Audit and Information Technology and System Audit Services under the direction of its internal audit team dedicated to the department’s Benefits Delivery Modernization (BDM) Programme.
IASB needs two external contractors to assist its dedicated internal audit team in carrying out internal audit engagements and/or to carrying out fully outsourced independent third-party assurance engagements as needed (with branded reports) on the BDM Programme. Contractors may also be called upon to assist with the development of the dedicated team’s Risk-Based Internal Audit Plan as needed. All work will need to comply with the Treasury Board’s Policy on Internal Audit and the Institute of Internal Auditor’s Global Internal Audit Standards.
