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Published 19 Feb 2026, 09:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

National Intelligent Integrated Audit Solution

Official notice

Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£4,900,000≈ £1.1m / year · £5,880,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Mar 2026awarded 16 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Maxwell Stanley Consulting Ltd
Contract term 4 yrs 6 moends 23 Nov 2030 · up to 23 Nov 2034 with extensions · starts 8 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) requires a National Intelligent Integrated Audit Solution (NIIAS) to monitor user access to the NHS Wales single patient record, relevant national clinical applications and national repositories for all permitted users. This includes all 7 Health Boards and 5 of the 6 other statutory Organisational/trusts across Wales.

DHCW is seeking a solution to:

  1. Authoritatively process audit logs from specified systems to display dashboard information on user behaviour that enables the NHS Wales statutory organisations representative Information Governance leads the ability to understand specific behaviours via a dashboard.
  2. Reference and integrate with NHS Wales systems to ingest and access audit logs via API connectivity and directly where necessary, referencing key national systems to validate the identity of patient and staff. This information should be attainable in real-time.
  3. The application must be scalable and capable of integrating legacy connections and new requirements as they occur.
  4. Host and deliver the solution on a cloud basis integrated with the DHCW network.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Pre Market Engagement was carried out under PCR15 in January 2025

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£4,900,000
Contract period: 8 Jun 2026 – 23 Nov 2030 (4 yrs 6 mo) · up to 23 Nov 2034 with extensionsValue: £4,900,000 exc. VAT · £5,880,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Four (4) years in increments of two (2) years
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to the Welsh Procurement Specific Questionnaire (WPSQ - the Pre-Qualifying question set)

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to the Welsh Procurement Specific Questionnaire (WPSQ - the Pre-Qualifying question set)

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: Please refer to the tender documents for the full set of requirements. Can be found: https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml
  • Price: Please refer to the tender documents for the full set of requirements. Can be found: https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml
  • Social Value: Please refer to the tender documents for the full set of requirements. Can be found: https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to the Welsh Procurement Specific Questionnaire (WPSQ - the Pre-Qualifying question set)

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to the Welsh Procurement Specific Questionnaire (WPSQ - the Pre-Qualifying question set)

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
19 Feb 2026, 09:14 GMT
Last source update
17 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Apr 2026
Authority reference
P655
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015047
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0657b0 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please refer to the tender documents for the full set of requirements.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Please note that the service delivered must be in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the contract and will be managed in accordance with a formal contract management process.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Feb 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published248 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 09:14 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by237 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline222 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by181 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts140 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent101 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published100 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
  8. Standstill ends89 days ago
    28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 09:14 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,900,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Maxwell Stanley Consulting Ltd24 Nov 2026 – 23 Nov 2030 · up to 23 Nov 2034Extensions: Four (4) years in increments of two (2) years (optional) · Options: The scope of the contract sets out the ability to connect NIIAS to new national clinical solutions throughout the duration of the contract.£4,900,00016 Jul 2026standstill to 28 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Digital Health & Care Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PHXM-8593-WBPZ Ty Glan-yr-Afon, Cardiff, Wales, CF11 9ADContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Maxwell Stanley Consulting LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJRV-8319-ZZXJ Eastcastle House, 27/28 Eastcastle Street, London, London, W1W 8DHContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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