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Information Advice Quality Framework
Published 1 Dec 2025
1 Dec 2025
Closed 9 Jan 2026
- Primary CPV
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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%)
- All documents are available in etenderwales. Project_60468 I... · Bidding Documents
Related tenders
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79212000 *
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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
Full notice record
86 detailsEverything 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 |