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Information Advice Quality Framework

Published 1 Dec 2025
1 Dec 2025
Closed 9 Jan 2026

Primary CPV
79212000 *
Auditing services
Location
🇬🇧 Wales
Value
£240,000
Contract
9 months Duration
02/03/2026 30/11/2026
Contract Types
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...
Full CPV Breakdown
SME suitable
Not stated

Publisher Address

Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ, United Kingdom · UKL

Contact

Award Criteria

  • Service Delivery (30%)
  • Contract Management (20%)
  • Sustainability (20%)
  • Price (30%)

Reference: C324/2025/2026
This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Government to establish a contract for an Information and Advice Quality Framework. The tender was originally published in September 2025, however the procurement was terminated and is now being retendered. The IAQF was published in 2019 and many independently owned Advice Quality Standards operating in the UK have now applied for and been awarded IAQF Approved Accrediting Body status. An advice provider in Wales, who holds a quality standard awarded by an IAQF accredited body, is able to display the IAQF logo, demonstrating that their service has been independently assessed as meeting the Welsh Government’s expectations of a quality assured advice service. The IAQF continues to seek to provide a consistent approach to ensuring and assuring quality information, advice and guidance for the people of Wales. The successful bidder will be required to a provide a range of support services through the new contract which will include: • Management of all processes relating to the successful operation of the Information and Advice Quality Framework for Wales (IAQF) Independent Assessment Service. • Managing the reassessment process of existing IAQF Accredited Bodies for Standards Owners who wish to become quality assured under an Advice Quality Standard with the IAQF.• Provide guidance, support and advice to Standard Owners. • Develop and implement a Wales wide communication strategy to raise awareness of the IAQF amongst stakeholders,• Engage with other funders of advice services, including local authorities, to promote and encourage the use of Welsh Government’s approach and only fund advice providers who hold an Advice Quality Standard awarded by an IAQF Accredited Body.• Deliver advice and practical support to advice service providers, helping them apply for a quality standard for the first time. • Provide expert advice to Welsh Government to improve the service. • Explore options and share findings with Welsh Government on ways to support smaller providers to prepare for and/or undergo the audit processes to gain accreditation to an Advice Quality Standard. The successful bidder will be awarded an initial 12-month contract with options to extend for a further 12 + 12 months for up to a maximum of 3 years.

Full CPV breakdown

  • 79212000 — Auditing services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Central government
Competition
Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type
Services
Procurement method
Open procedure
Main category
Services
Above threshold
Yes
Legal basis
UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status
Active
Renewal
The Contract will be for a 12 month term options to extend for a further 12 +12 months.
Submission method
E-Tender Information:https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the Userperforming the Registration.- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact theHelpdesk to gain access to the Platform.- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00. Late bids will not be accepted.How To Find The ITT:- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_60468 and itt_120006- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest'button. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the‘Attachments’ area.- Any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the topof this notice.NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest onSell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=105095(WA Ref:107985)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
Enquiries close
6 Jan 2026
Award decision expected
30 Jan 2026
Language
EN
Published
01 Dec 2025 11:53
Deadline
09 Jan 2026 14:00
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebd0
Notice ID
C324/2025/2026

Everything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.

Organisations

Name Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Address › Street Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services
Address › Town / city Cardiff
Address › Postcode CF10 3NQ
Address › Country GB
Address › Country United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS) UKL22
Contact › Name Kate Smith
Contact › Email kate.smith@gov.wales
Contact › Telephone +447432665031
Role buyer
Link http://gov.wales
Classification › Classification 1 › Description Public authority - central government
Classification › Classification 2 › Description Welsh devolved regulations apply

Buyer

Name Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Planning

No Engagement Notice Rationale This has already been tendered and the procurement was terminated. Therefore suppliers are already aware of the opportunity and no other market engagement is needed

Tender

Title Information Advice Quality Framework
Status active
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description Auditing services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description Business and management consultancy and related services
Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description Social work and related services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKL
Item › Delivery › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Country United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT £288,000
Value › Value £240,000
Value › Currency GBP
Procedure type open
Procedure Open procedure
Category services
Above threshold Yes
Submission Terms › Electronic submission allowed
Submission Terms › Languages › Language 1 en
Submission Terms › Languages › Language 2 cy
Bidding period › End 9 Jan 2026
Questions period › End 6 Jan 2026
Award decision period › End 30 Jan 2026
Lot › Status active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT £288,000
Lot › Value › Value £240,000
Lot › Value › Currency GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Service Delivery
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description Service Delivery - see tender documents
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight 30
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name Contract Management
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description Contract Management
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight 20
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name Sustainability
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description Sustainability
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight 20
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description Total Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight 30
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type economic
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description See tender documents
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type technical
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description See tender documents
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs Yes
Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start 2 Mar 2026
Lot › Contract period › End 30 Nov 2026
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to 30 Nov 2028
Lot › Can be renewed Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description The Contract will be for a 12 month term options to extend for a further 12 +12 months.
Document › Document 1 › Document type Bidding documents
Document › Document 1 › Description All documents are available in etenderwales. Project_60468 Itt_121689
Document › Document 1 › Link https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html
Document › Document 2 › Document type Technical specifications
Document › Document 2 › Description See Tender documents
Document › Document 2 › Link https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html
Document › Document 3 › Document type Conflict of interest
Document › Document 3 › Description Not published
Document › Document 4 › Document type Tender notice
Document › Document 4 › Description Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 4 › Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078432-2025
Document › Document 4 › Published 1 Dec 2025
Contract Terms › Financial Terms Please see tender documents
Risk Details Please see tender documents
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