Current Form of Monitoring and Category Attributes Examples Issues guidance contract control Programme Delivery SEFP Jobs Procurement, VFM, guidance Contract in Clearly defined Invest NI designed and controlled programme Fund (Ortus) form and content of line with terms inputs and target Part of Invest suite of NI’s contract, monitoring and conditions outputs programmes addressing and control of agreed Regular monitoring needs of Invest client NI’s Casework base (in narrow sense) by Client Executive Submission Delivery of programme is backed up by a Collection of fees (based on undertaken by an external focused inspection CPD standard agent, chosen by public process tender contract Exercise of discretion Often a private sector Assurance terms) delivery agent by Agent Statement No direct client contact for Prompt evaluation Invest NI Paid in arrears against vouched claims
Category Attributes Examples Issues Current guidance Form of contract Monitoring and control Programme Delivery Invest NI designed and controlled programme Part of Invest NI’s suite of programmes addressing needs of Invest NI’s client base (in narrow sense) Delivery of programme is undertaken by an external agent, chosen by public tender Often a private sector delivery agent No direct client contact for Invest NI SEFP Jobs Fund (Ortus) Procurement, VFM, form and content of contract, monitoring and control Collection of fees Exercise of discretion by Agent guidance Contract in line with terms and conditions of agreed Casework Submission (based on CPD standard contract terms) Clearly defined inputs and target outputs Regular monitoring by Client Executive backed up by a focused inspection process Assurance Statement Prompt evaluation Paid in arrears against vouched claims
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