Award

Award of Internal Audit Service

SOCIAL CARE WALES

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

29 Jan 2026 at 11:23

Tender

25 Nov 2025 at 15:50

Planning

03 Nov 2025 at 12:30

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process conducted by Social Care Wales focuses on the provision of internal audit services. This contract, titled "Award of Internal Audit Service," falls under the services industry category, specifically auditing services, with an emphasis on locations within the United Kingdom. The procurement method utilised was an open procedure, ensuring a transparent and competitive bidding process. The procurement stage is at the award phase as of 29 January 2026, following a tender phase that concluded on 25 November 2025. The final contract term is scheduled from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with potential extensions till 2031, if renewed. The contract was awarded to Littlechild & Haley Ltd, marking the completion of the procurement cycle.

This tender presents significant opportunities for firms specialising in auditing services to engage with Social Care Wales, an established buyer within the public authority sector in Cardiff. Large and well-experienced audit firms are particularly well-suited to compete, given the high level of compliance and comprehensive service requirements stipulated in the tender. Participation in such tenders allows businesses to contribute to enhancing the governance and operational control mechanisms of public bodies. Successful bidders can harness this engagement to bolster their portfolio of public sector clients and leverage the potential for future contract renewals and additional public service procurements.

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Notice Title

Award of Internal Audit Service

Notice Description

Award of preferred supplier following open tender (NOV565170) for Provision of Internal Audit Service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract will initially run from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 with a possibility of being extended for up to a further 24 months, up to a total period of 60 months

Planning Information

We will be holding one preliminary market engagement sessions via MS Teams on Tuesday 11 November 2025, at 11:15. The sessions will be hosted by project team: Jo Bolton - Director of Finance, Partnerships and Corporate Services Kate Salter - Assistant Director of Corporate Services Emma Howells – Head of Finance and a member of the Procurement team. The session will begin with a presentation outlining the requirements, following which an opportunity for questions and answers will follow. The session will be recorded and uploaded against this notice on Sell2Wales. If you are interested in joining a preliminary market engagement session, please email procurement@socialcare.wales advising the tender title and desired session date/time. Following the sessions the Sell2Wales question and answer portal will be live for a following 2 working days up until 17:00 on Thursday 13 November 2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d8e3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007944-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

79212000 - Auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£158,750 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jan 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
22 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
24 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
29 Jan 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOCIAL CARE WALES
Contact Name
Procurement Team
Contact Email
procurement@socialcare.wales
Contact Phone
+442920780593

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 1EW
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
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LITTLECHILD & HALEY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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