Official UK procurement notice
NRW Statutory Financial Audit of Annual Report and Accounts, IDD Accounts
Authority: Natural Resources Wales (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£219,183published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Audit Wales
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAudit Wales have been appointed by law as the external auditors of NRW and other public bodies in Wales - Financial Year 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 09:45 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 09:45 BST
- Authority reference
NRW Statutory Financial Audit of Annual Report and Accounts, IDD Accounts- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036413- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068814Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Audit Wales holds exclusive statutory rights to act as NRW’s external auditor under legislation; no alternative supplier is legally permitted, justifying a direct award under single supplier – exclusive rights.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Audit Wales have been appointed as NRW’s statutory auditor by law. No Contract or T&C’s in place. Delivery timeline of audit is set out in statute. Scope of audit is defined by Statutory Auditing Standards.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published22 Apr 2026, 09:45 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected4 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £219,1831 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit WalesStatutory Financial Audit of Annual Report and Accounts, IDD Accounts4 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £219,183 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Audit WalesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender