Development Bank of Wales: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
Central government·Wales (Cymru)·Cardiff
Official UK PPONPCWM-6438-QYVPWebsitedevelopmentbank.wales ↗
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 7 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
29 awarded tenders, 49 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting5 procedures · 24%66 Financial and insurance services2 procedures · 10%73 Research and development services2 procedures · 10%22 Printed matter and related products1 procedures · 5%30 Office and computing machinery1 procedures · 5%70 Real estate services1 procedures · 5%72 IT services: consulting, software, internet1 procedures · 5%75 Administration, defence and social security1 procedures · 5%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 21 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract90%(19 notices)
19 of 21 notices are Contract (90%).Framework10%(2 notices)
2 of 21 notices are Framework (10%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open48%(10 notices)
10 of 21 notices are Open (48%).Direct award38%(8 notices)
8 of 21 notices are Direct award (38%).Limited / restricted5%(1 notices)
1 of 21 notices are Limited / restricted (5%).Selective5%(1 notices)
1 of 21 notices are Selective (5%).Route not published5%(1 notices)
1 of 21 notices are Route not published (5%).
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 7 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 7 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 21 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 5 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| VisVira Ltd | 3 | 10.3% | 3 | 3 | 25 May 2026 |
| Generative AI Strategy B.V | 2 | 6.9% | 2 | 2 | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Geldards LLP | 2 | 6.9% | 0 | 4 | — |
| CAPITAL LAW LIMITED | 2 | 6.9% | 0 | 3 | — |
| Hugh James | 2 | 6.9% | 0 | 3 | — |
| BERRY SMITH LLP | 2 | 6.9% | 0 | 2 | — |
| GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Azets Holdings Limited | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | 12 Feb 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 17% of 29 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 49 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| External Auditor Services | Mazars LLP | — | — | £3,350,000 † |
| The Provision of a Loan Administration System | Pancredit Systems Ltd | 1 Jun 2026 | 5 yrs · up to 10 yrs | £2,202,930 ≈ £441k/yr |
| The Provision of Credit Referencing Services | Experian Limited | 30 Mar 2026 | 4 yrs · up to 10.3 yrs | £1,506,839 ≈ £377k/yr |
| IT Security Services | Wavenet | 7 Jul 2025 | 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs | £1,500,000 ≈ £300k/yr |
| Pay and Benefits review | Mercer | 11 Dec 2025 | 3 yrs · up to 6 yrs | £180,000 ≈ £60k/yr |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
38 of 38 contracts carry an end date, 17 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| AI Adoption training | Generative AI Strategy B.V, VisVira Ltd | 31 Oct 2026 | £150,000 |
| Lot 1a loan sizes up to 250k | AGRI ADVISOR LEGAL LLP, JCP Solicitors, JNP LEGAL LIMITED | 25 Nov 2026 | £50,000 |
| Lot 1c loan size over 1m | ACUITY LAW LIMITED, Browne Jacobson LLP, Clarke Willmott LLP +2 | 25 Nov 2026 | £500,000 |
| Lot 1b Loan value between 250k to 1m | BERRY SMITH LLP, CAPITAL LAW LIMITED, Geldards LLP +2 | 25 Nov 2026 | £500,000 |
| The Provision of an Online Training Tool | Elephants Don't Forget Ltd | 10 Jan 2027 estimated | £147,858 |
| Tender for an Executive Search Partner | IRG Advisors LLP trading as Odgers Berndtson | 31 Jan 2027 | £39,000 |
| External Auditor Services | Mazars LLP | 12 Feb 2027 | £3,350,000 |
| iXBRL tagging of financial statements | Azets Holdings Limited | 2 Mar 2027 | £180,000 |
| The Provision of Internal Audit Services to the Development Bank of Wales | RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP | 3 Mar 2027 estimated | £226,168 |
| The Provision of Tax Services to the Development Bank of Wales | Deloitte | 6 Apr 2027 estimated | Not published |
Soonest 10 of 18 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 34 of 34 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| External Auditor ServicesAuditing services | Awarded / complete | 4 Mar 2025 | — |
| The Provision of Tax Services to the Development Bank of WalesTax consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 5 Feb 2025 | £600,000 |
| The Provision of Legal Services to the Teesside Flexible Investment FundLegal advisory and information services | Awarded / complete | 22 Jan 2025 | £310,000 |
| The Provision of a Risk Management SystemIndustry specific software package | Awarded / complete | 22 Jan 2025 | £300,000 |
| The Provision of an Online Training ToolIT software package | Awarded / complete | 22 Jan 2025 | £145,000 |
| Property Legal ServicesLegal advisory services | Awarded / complete | 5 Dec 2024 | £5,000,000 |
| IT Security ServicesInformation technology services | Planned | 2 Sept 2024 | £1,000,000 |
| The Provision of Internal Audit Services to the Development Bank of WalesAccounting and auditing services | Awarded / complete | 13 Aug 2024 | £400,000 |
| The Provision of Valuation Services to The Development Bank of Wales GroupResidential property services | Awarded / complete | 21 Jun 2024 | £400,000 |
| Help to Buy Wales - Loan Administration SystemInformation technology services | Awarded / complete | 8 Nov 2023 | £3,000,000 |
| Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services to the Development Bank of WalesLegal services | Awarded / complete | 6 Oct 2023 | £12,500,000 |
| RICS Surveyor and Valuer PanelResidential property services | Planned | 1 Aug 2023 | £400,000 |
| The provision of Office Fit Out ServicesBuilding construction work | Awarded / complete | 23 Aug 2021 | £900,000 |
| Consultancy Services to the Wales Self Build FundResidential property services | Open | 26 Jul 2021 | £1,000,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 38 of 38 published contracts have an end date; 17 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.