Official UK procurement notice
Public Affairs Services (LSHW.006.2026)
Authority: Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Details Notice (UK7) for the Public Affairs Services (LSHW.006.2026) procurement.
Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks expert Public Affairs and Strategic Engagement services from a suitably capable, experienced and well-positioned provider (the successful supplier).
The successful supplier will support Life Sciences Hub Wales’s mission to position health and life sciences innovation as a national priority in Wales particularly, but also further afield (wider-United Kingdom).
Life Sciences Hub Wales plays a pivotal role in convening industry, academia, and public services to accelerate innovation in health and social care and through collaborative work aims to help the people of Wales benefit from improved healthcare and economic wellbeing.
The recent Senedd elections provide a strategic opportunity to raise awareness of health innovation and life sciences, brief new Members of the Senedd and ensure continuity and cross-party support for health innovation and life sciences in Wales.
Internationally there is recognition of the importance of embracing health innovation and of the role of life sciences as being fundamental to the long-term sustainability of the economy and to ensuring better health outcomes. It is incumbent on Life Sciences Hub Wales to ensure that briefings to the Senedd and UK Government are delivered as effectively as possible in order to raise awareness and position the importance of the life sciences sector and health innovation as a key societal and economic drivers.
Bearing the above in mind, the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement can be summarised as follows:
The provision of effective public affairs services to support strategic engagement with both Welsh Government and UK Government, enabling alignment with policy and the championing of life sciences to ensure Life Sciences Hub Wales is seen as an informed and trusted partner.
CPV: Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
- Condition of participation
The Welsh language is an important consideration with regard to successful public affairs engagement and is therefore a mandatory requirement in this instance. The successful supplier must have suitably accurate and effective Welsh language provision available for both written and oral communication during the term of the agreement.
The successful supplier must demonstrate clear understanding of the Welsh political landscape and devolved health and social care policy.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Award Criteria: 70%
- Commercial Award Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Award Criteria: The agreement (if awarded) shall go to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) based on the award criteria outlined in Part 14.2.1 of the Invitation to Tender document.
- Commercial Award Criteria: The Commercial assessment shall carry the remaining 30% of the available 100%. The Commercial assessment will be evaluated on a proportional vs best basis and will be evaluated using the calculation provided in Part 14.2.10 of the Invitation to Tender document.
- Condition of participation
The Welsh language is an important consideration with regard to successful public affairs engagement and is therefore a mandatory requirement in this instance. The successful supplier must have suitably accurate and effective Welsh language provision available for both written and oral communication during the term of the agreement.
The successful supplier must demonstrate clear understanding of the Welsh political landscape and devolved health and social care policy.
- 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
- 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
- 17 Aug 2026, 16:58 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
- Authority reference
LSHW.,006.2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078291- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e602Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tender submissions are to be submitted in electronic format to the Postbox facility on sell2wales.gov.uk by 16:00 on Monday 14th September 2026.
Responses received after the deadline may not be considered.
Timeline
17 Aug 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 16:58 BST
- Clarification questions by44 days ago8 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline38 days ago14 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts3 days ago19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago20 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026- Tender notice published17 Aug 2026, 16:58 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Aug 2026, 14:01 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published20 Oct 2026, 15:23 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED | £60,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Public Affairs Services (LSHW.006.2026) · CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Value
- £60,000
- Period
- 20 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Except for early termination, the Contract will run for an initial period of 12-months and will end 30th September 2027. At the sole discretion of Life Sciences Hub Wales the Contract may be extended by a further 12-months, giving a latest possible date of expiry of 30th September 2028.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cavendish Consulting LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Qualification Questionnaire. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided.
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender document. Provides full details of the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement and response instructions.
- Bidding documents and specifications Quality Response Template. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided.
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial Response Workbook. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender