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title: "Independent Governance Review"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078695"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Carmarthenshire County Council"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# Independent Governance Review

Buyer: Carmarthenshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078695

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## Summary

Carmarthenshire County Council commissioned an independent governance review, delivered as consultancy services to support a specialist project. The work concerns governance in the context of local government pension arrangements, including pension scheme oversight, auditing, insurance and pension services, fund management and investment. The commission was made through the National LGPD Framework’s actuarial, benefits and governance consultancy services, under its specialist-project support lot. Delivery is for Carmarthenshire County Council in Carmarthenshire, Wales. This is a professional advisory services requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Carmarthenshire County Council selected Aon Solutions UK Limited through a selective, non-competitive award under an existing framework, below the relevant threshold. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its value is £95,000 excluding VAT (£114,000 including VAT). There was one lot and one appointed supplier. The stated purpose is an independent governance review; the procurement information does not give a separate scoring breakdown or evaluation weighting.

For suppliers tracking future governance-review work from Carmarthenshire County Council, this award shows demand for specialist consultancy connected with local government pension arrangements. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate independent governance-review capability and the ability to advise on pension governance, actuarial and benefits matters, auditing, insurance, fund management and pension investment as relevant to the brief. The work was placed through an established national framework for actuarial, benefits and governance consultancy, using its specialist-project support route, and the council used a non-competitive framework award. Suppliers would therefore need relevant framework access as well as expertise suited to public-sector pension governance. Aon Solutions UK Limited, recorded as an SME, was selected for this commission.

## Notice

THIS IS NOT A TENDERING OPPORTUNITY Carmarthenshire County Council has commissioned a Consultant from the NCCT43062 National LGPD Framework Actuarial, Benefits and Governance Consultancy Services, Lot 5 - Consultancy Services to Support Specialist Projects. The purpose of this commission is to conduct an independent governance review.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096563-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £95,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Carmarthenshire County Council |
| Locality | CARMARTHEN |
| Postcode area | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA31 1JP |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales |
| Local authority | Carmarthenshire |
| Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town North and South |
| Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Aon Solutions UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 66131100 - Pension investment services
- 66141000 - Pension fund management services
- 66500000 - Insurance and pension services
- 75320000 - Government employee pension schemes
- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 79212110 - Corporate governance rating services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 13:55 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096563-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096563-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05196d
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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