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# Review of Higher Education

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/review-of-higher-education-ocds-h6vhtk-06ebb6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government: "Review of Higher Education". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/llywodraeth-cymru-welsh-government-GB-PPON-PQYQ-3841-BHTP)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £155,400 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/review-of-higher-education-ocds-h6vhtk-06ebb6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ebb6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/review-of-higher-education-ocds-h6vhtk-06ebb6#tl-md)

## Description
This is a Contract Details notice confirming the contract award for the provision of the services of an Independent Chair for the delivery of a review into Higher Education in Wales. This notice follows the publication of the Contract Award Notice which was preceded by the publication of an initial  Transparency Notice on 25/08/2026 advising of Welsh Government’s intention to award the contract. The purpose of the contract is to take overall responsibility for the success of the review, provide expertise and insight and to lead the work of the Review Panel. The contractor will lead the Panel established to undertake the Review; be the public face of the Review, including building relationships with stakeholders. The contractor will be expected to provide on average two days service per week and travel throughout Wales as required. As noted in the Transparency Notice and Contract Award Notice there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and no reasonable alternative exists that satisfies the deliverables of the contract. It is the opinion of Welsh Government that the contract therefore satisfies the requirements of paragraph 41 Direct award in special cases and Schedule 5 part (6) (a) (b) of the Procurement Act 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Review of Higher Education (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Dempsey Murphy and Associates**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PGNW-7569-MBZM`
  - Value: £155,400 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/08/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Review of Higher Education (active)
  - Signed Value: £155,400
  - Signed Date: 03/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095525-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-09T09:44:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:30:44.128Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ebb6