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Published 3 Nov 2025, 12:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Internal Audit Services · Littlechild & Haley Ltd for Social Care Wales (Nov 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Social Care Wales (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£125,000≈ £42k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT27% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Dec 2025awarded 29 Jan 2026
Awarded to Littlechild & Haley Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of internal audit services: high-quality, independent assurance and advisory services.

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The contract will initially run from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 with a possibility of being extended for up to a further 24 months, up to a total period of 60 months
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    See WPSQ / ITT

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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Ability: 70%
  • cost: 20%
  • Social Value Contribution: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Ability: See ITT / Appendix 2 for breakdown of quality questions
  • cost: See ITT / Appendix 3 for costing requirements
  • Social Value Contribution: See ITT / Appendix 2 for social value question breakdown.
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    See WPSQ / ITT

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Nov 2025, 12:30 GMT
Last source update
27 Apr 2026, 14:38 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Feb 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076982
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d8e3 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Invoices should be submitted to [email protected]

Review and risk notes
Risks

Please see specification for KPIs

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Timeline

3 Nov 2025 → 27 Apr 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published352 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 12:30 GMT
  2. Market engagement342 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    We will be holding one preliminary market engagement sessions via MS Teams on

    Tuesday 11 November 2025, at 11:15.

    The sessions will be hosted by project team:

    Jo Bolton - Director of Finance, Partnerships and Corporate Services

    Kate Salter - Assistant Director of Corporate Services

    Emma Howells – Head of Finance

    and a member of the Procurement team.

    The session will begin with a presentation outlining the requirements, following which an opportunity for questions and answers will follow. The session will be recorded and uploaded against this notice on Sell2Wales.

    If you are interested in joining a preliminary market engagement session, please email [email protected] advising the tender title and desired session date/time.

    Following the sessions the Sell2Wales question and answer portal will be live for a following 2 working days up until 17:00 on Thursday 13 November 2025.

  3. Next notice expected331 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published330 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by310 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline303 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  7. Assessment summaries sent266 days ago
    29 Jan 2026
  8. Award decision expected by254 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Standstill ends254 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  10. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  11. Latest notice published177 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 14:38 BST

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Nov 2025, 12:30 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    25 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    25 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    25 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
  5. Deadline published: 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    25 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
  6. Contract award notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    29 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
  8. Contract signature expected
    23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    27 Apr 2026, 14:38 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 3 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £158,7501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Littlechild & Haley LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The contract will initially run from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 with a possibility of being extended for up to a further 24 months, up to a total period of 60 months. £158,75029 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Internal Audit Services · Littlechild & Haley LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2026
    Value
    £158,750
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The contract will initially run from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 with a possibility of being extended for up to a further 24 months, up to a total period of 60 months.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Social Care Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTTZ-7468-NYRQ South Gate House, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1EWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Littlechild & HaleyAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCMX-1372-MVJL 33 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF11 9HBContact email

Official documents & specifications (19)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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