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Published 22 Dec 2025, 12:14 GMT

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Internal Audit Services · HW Controls & Assurance Ltd for Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) (Dec 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) (Housing)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Jan 2026awarded 17 Mar 2026
Awarded to HW Controls & Assurance 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

Award notice for Internal Audit Services

CPV: Auditing services · Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for another 2 years (1+1) based on performance and mutual agreement.
79212000 Auditing services79212200 Internal audit services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical: Technical questions and interviews
  • Cost
Conditions of participation1
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
22 Dec 2025, 12:14 GMT
Last source update
17 Mar 2026, 10:45 GMT
Authority reference
CCHA-(2026-2027)-001
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085350
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Auditing servicesInternal audit services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fb6f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
26 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Bids to be submitted via Sell2Wales www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Timeline

22 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published303 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 12:14 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by275 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline268 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published218 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 10:45 GMT
  5. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Dec 2025, 12:14 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    7 Jan 2026, 12:55 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 10:45 GMT
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    17 Mar 2026, 10:45 GMT
  5. Contract signature expected
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £91,1401 award exc. VAT
Bids received 83 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HW Controls & Assurance LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Option to extend for another two years (1+1) based on performance and mutual agreement.£91,14017 Mar 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA)

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTQR-5447-WPQL Tolven Court, Dowlais Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 5LQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HW Controls & Assurance Ltd (t/a Validera)Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PCYW-3639-LDHL Unit 3 Crompton Court, Burntwood Business Park, Attwood Road, Burntwood , Staffordshire, West Midlands, WS7 3GG Contact email

Official documents & specifications (13)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

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