Notice Information
Notice Title
Assist with WLGA response to the Covid Inquiry
Notice Description
Notice of intention to Direct Award a short term contract to the former Associate HR Advisor to assist the current HR Lead Officer and Chief Executive with preparing evidence to the Covid Inquiry. The grounds for Direct Award refer to provision under Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act that this particular supplier is in possession of exclusive knowledge and there are no reasonable alternatives, which means only this supplier can provide the service required.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058ab5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049908-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £2,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 26 Aug 2025 - 13 Sep 2025 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WLGA
- Contact Name
- Richard Dooner
- Contact Email
- richard.dooner@wlga.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +447789371418
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 5BF
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Butetown
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049908-2025
19th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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