Official UK procurement notice
Consultancy Services – Institute of Health Equity
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDeliver consultancy services to a national delivery board on the ambition for Wales to become a Marmot nation and work with up to 4 local authorities in Wales providing advice and support on embedding the Marmot principles in practice.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Feb 2026, 11:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 10:04 GMT
- Authority reference
C392/2025/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022739- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065bd6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The Welsh Government are departing from standard procurement procedures in order to directly award a contract to the Institute of Health Equity (IHE) for the Marmot Nation Health Equity Initiative. WG have recorded the justification for this approach, including the unique expertise and intellectual property held by IHE, the project’s alignment with national health equity ambitions, and the steps taken to ensure due diligence, value for money, and risk management.
- Risks
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
13 Mar 2026 → 25 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published230 days ago13 Mar 2026, 10:04 GMT
- Standstill ends217 days ago25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published25 Feb 2026, 11:44 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published13 Mar 2026, 10:04 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL Consultants Limited26 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 | £630,000 | 6 Mar 2026standstill to 25 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UCL Consultants LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender