Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 1 Dec 2025, 11:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Information Advice Quality Framework

Official notice

Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£240,000≈ £320k / year · £288,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2026awarded 18 Feb 2026
Awarded to MBARC Ltd
Contract term 9 moends 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is the final notice to notify the award of the Information Advice Quality Framework. This was a procurement exercise that was being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Government to establish a contract for an Information and Advice Quality Framework. The tender was originally published in September 2025, however the procurement was terminated and was retendered. The successful bidder will be awarded an initial 12-month contract with options to extend for a further 12 + 12 months for up to a maximum of 3 years.

  • No preliminary market engagement: This has already been tendered and the procurement was terminated. Therefore suppliers are already aware of the opportunity and no other market engagement is needed

CPV: Auditing services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 9 moSMEVCSEPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 (9 mo) · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensionsValue: £240,000 exc. VAT · £288,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Contract will be for a 12 month term options to extend for a further 12 +12 months.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    See tender documents

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
Quality: 50%Price: 30%Environmental: 20%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Service Delivery: 30%
  • Contract Management: 20%
  • Price: 30%
  • Sustainability: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Service Delivery: Service Delivery - see tender documents
  • Contract Management
  • Sustainability
  • Price: Total Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    See tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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 Dec 2025, 11:53 GMT
Last source update
3 Mar 2026, 16:55 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
Authority reference
C324/2025/2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078432
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Auditing servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebd0 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please see tender documents

Review and risk notes
Risks

Please see tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Submission deadline
9 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
6 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

E-Tender Information:etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk- ↗ The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the Userperforming the Registration.- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact theHelpdesk to gain access to the Platform.- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00. Late bids will not be accepted.How To Find The ITT:- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_60468 and itt_120006- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest'button. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the‘Attachments’ area.- Any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the topof this notice.NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest onSell2Wales at www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch… ↗ Ref:107985)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

Timeline

1 Dec 2025 → 3 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published323 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 11:53 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by287 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline284 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by263 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent244 days ago
    19 Feb 2026
  6. Contract starts233 days ago
    2 Mar 2026
  7. Standstill ends232 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published231 days ago
    3 Mar 2026, 16:55 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Dec 2025, 11:53 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 18:10 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Feb 2026, 18:10 GMT
  4. Contract details notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 16:55 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £240,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MBARC Ltd4 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2027 · up to 2 Mar 2029Extensions: One year plus one year optional extension£240,00018 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Information Advice Quality Framework · MBARC Ltd

    Signed
    3 Mar 2026
    Value
    £240,000
    Period
    5 Mar 2026 – 4 Mar 2027 · up to 2 Mar 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12 month plus 12 month extensions

    No agreed KPIs: Not above £5m

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQYQ-3841-BHTP Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MBARC LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLGX-2174-BPZJ UNIT 149 155 Minories , London , London, EC3N 1ADContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender