Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 1 Aug 2025, 14:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Quality Assessment · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: HM Land Registry (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£25,000≈ £25k / year · £30,000 inc. VAT28% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Aug 2025awarded 1 Oct 2025
Awarded to Littlechild & Haley Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 21 Sept 2026 · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

An independent assessor to undertake an initial preliminary Readiness Assessment and an External Quality Assessment that will include a comprehensive assessment of HMLR’s Internal Audit function.

CPV: Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2026 (1 yr)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    See section 1 - Key Participation Requirements in Appendix E

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Details can be found in Appendix E of the Invitation to Tender document.

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    See section 1 - Key Participation Requirements in Appendix E

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Aug 2025, 14:57 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2025, 15:22 BST
Authority reference
HMLR701134
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045287
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Internal audit services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b79 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
22 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

1: Go to atamis-3446.my.site.com/login ↗ - sign up if you don't have an account 2: Go to 'Find Opportunities' 3. Search for 'External Quality Assessment' (C2288)' 4. Click 'Register Interest'

Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 14:57 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Contract starts397 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published380 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 15:22 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 14:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 15:16 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 15:22 BST
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    9 Oct 2025, 15:22 BST
Published amendments (1)

Formatting changes only

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £18,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Littlechild & Haley LtdSME£18,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • HMLR701134 - External Quality Assessment · Littlechild & Haley LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Oct 2025
    Value
    £18,000
    Period
    2 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HM Land Registry

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZV-7449-YCMT Trafalgar House, 1 Bedford Park, Croydon, London, CR0 2AQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Littlechild & Haley LtdAwarded supplier 33 Cathedral Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff, Wales, CF11 9HBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender