---
title: "Invitation to Tender for New Writing Standards"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-135525"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WALES AUDIT OFFICE"
published: "2024-03-05"
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# Invitation to Tender for New Writing Standards

Buyer: WALES AUDIT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-135525

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## Summary

The Wales Audit Office has awarded a contract for "Invitation to Tender for New Writing Standards" to The First Word. The contract aims to modernize writing standards, template design, and staff training programs. The main procurement category is services, including word-processing software development and staff training services. The contract was signed on 26th February 2024.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses in the services industry, particularly in word-processing software development and staff training services, to compete for contracts with the Wales Audit Office. The tender process involves planning, tendering, and awarding stages, with the deadline for submission being 10th November 2023. Interested businesses can visit the Sell2Wales website for detailed information and participate in the procurement process to support the Wales Audit Office in enhancing their communication standards.

## Notice

Each year, we issue many reports and other written outputs covering many topics across the public bodies we audit. We recognise that the way we present and convey information in our written outputs makes a difference to their appeal and impact. Our new Five-Year Strategy includes a focus on developing a targeted and impactful approach to communications and influencing.We are looking to appoint a provider to:- deliver services that will help us to renew and modernise our writingstandards and guidance;- design and construct templates that support those standards; and- design and deliver training programmes that will help our staff deliver those standards in their written outputs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135525 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WALES AUDIT OFFICE |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4BZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE FIRST WORD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 80 - Education and training services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 72212317 - Word-processing software development services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals

## Release History

- 5 Mar 2024 at 14:11 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135525
- 13 Oct 2023 at 10:37 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135525

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT453481&idx=1
  13th October 2023 - Invitation to Tender for New Writing Standards October 23

## Notice URLs

- http://thefirstword.co.uk
- http://www.audit.wales
- http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

## Provenance

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