Invitation to Tender for Compliance Review and Audit

CDI is funded under the Government’s Area Based Childhood Programme (ABC), which builds on the learning to date from the Prevention and Early Intervention Programmes (PEIP). The initiative aims to break the cycle of child poverty in areas where it is most deeply entrenched and to improve the outcomes for children and young people where these are currently significantly poorer than they are for children and young people living elsewhere in the Irish State.

Based in Tallaght West, CDI was initially established through a partnership between the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) and The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP), under the PEIP, which was set up with “the objective of testing innovative ways of delivering services and early interventions for children and young people, including the wider family and community settings,” (DCYA, 2011).Through innovative partnerships, CDI brings together the science of evidenced-based practice and rigorous evaluation, with the spirit of an approach focused on the identified needs of children and families. 

We design, deliver and evaluated a suite of programmes across a spectrum of local needs including language, literacy, health, early years, conflict management and community safety.  All CDI programmes are evidence-informed and manualised, and are delivered through existing structures and services.

CDI has undertaken considerable work to ensure compliance with the Charities Regulator Code of Governance and GDPR legislation. We would now like an independent review of our policies and procedures to maximise the quality of our governance approach. A separate process is in place for financial policies and procedures, and our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy.

The successful tenderer will:-

• Review the following internal CDI documents for compliance with regulations and legislation;
  • Records retention policy
  • Risk assessment
  • Health and safety statement
  • Board Handbook
  • Employee Handbook,
• Audit compliance with the above policies and procedures;
• Make recommendations regarding the policies. Procedures and mechanisms to maximise full implementation of the policies and procedures.

We anticipate that the work will commence in October and be completed within four weeks.

The successful bidder will demonstrate:

• Expert knowledge in governance in the NGO sector;
• Strong writing skills;
• An ability to provide guidance and direction succinctly.

Please note, successful bidders must have a current tax clearance certificate.

In addition, the following intellectual property clause will stand:

Any Intellectual Property (IP) developed, acquired, made or discovered by you during the Term of the Agreement, which arises in the provision of the Services in connection with or in any way affecting or relating to the business of CDI shall belong to and be the absolute property of CDI (the ‘CDI IP’). You hereby assign to CDI the CDI IP for their full term throughout the world. CDI hereby grant a royalty free, non-transferable, non exclusive licence to you to utilise the CDI IP subject to the necessary protections which may arise under relevant legislation, including Data Protection Legislation.  In addition, the parties hereby agree to grant upon request a royalty free, non-transferable, non exclusive licence to The Department of Children and Youth Affairs and its agents to utilise the CDI IP subject to the necessary protections which may arise under relevant legislation, including Data Protection Legislation.’

Applicants should provide the following information to the address below:

• Comprehensive CV, which includes reference to the criteria named above;
• Proposed methodology;
• Costs (including daily rates);
• Anticipated number of days to complete the work;
• Two recent professional referees; and
• Proposed timelines.

Completed applications (by 4pm Wednesday 25/09/2019) to:

Philip Zambra,

Email: philip@cdi.ie. 

Ph: 01 4940030

St Mark’s Family and Youth Centre

Cookstown Lane

Fettercairn

Tallaght

Dublin 24