Official UK procurement notice
HR and Organisational Design Support (LSHW.011.2026)
Authority: Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLife Sciences Hub Wales is entering an exciting phase of organisational development as it implements its next Strategic Plan and continues to strengthen its role in supporting health innovation, adoption, collaboration and economic growth across Wales.
To support the successful delivery of its strategic ambitions, Life Sciences Hub Wales wishes to appoint a specialist People, Culture and Organisational Development consultant (the successful supplier) to provide external insight and, most importantly, additional capacity.
The purpose of this procurement is to secure additional capacity and wider insight to support the development of an organisational Change Management Plan, to include all relevant components and outputs.
The successful supplier will support Life Sciences Hub Wales in developing and drafting the required Change Management Plan, building upon internal resource such as policies and strategies to design a suitably fit-for-purpose and effective plan.
The desired final outcome can be summarised as follows:
The design and development of an effective and comprehensive draft organisational Change Management Plan, including a People Strategy and all other associated components, that ensures organisational development activities support the successful delivery of Life Sciences Hub Wales’s strategic growth plans.
CPV: Human resources management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£40,000
- Condition of participation
The principal individuals proposed by the successful supplier for the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement must be CIPD qualified.
The successful supplier must have demonstratable up to date knowledge, understanding and appreciation of UK employment law.
The successful supplier must have, or must commit commits to obtaining prior to the date of contract award, the following level of insurance cover (as minimum): Employer’s Liability: £5 million.
It would be beneficial should the successful supplier hold formal accreditation / certification in change management.
All intellectual property rights related to design work completed on behalf of Life Sciences Hub Wales by the successful suppliers will be transferred to Life Sciences Hub Wales upon issue and receipt of completed content.
The successful suppliers are required to comply with all applicable legislation (including without limitation the Data Protection Act 2018, Welsh Language Act 1993 and Modern Slavery Act 2015) in their dealings with the Life Sciences Hub Wales.
During the term of the agreement the successful suppliers must ensure that data is managed appropriately at all times, in-line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (Chapter 2) (UK GDPR).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 70%
- Commercial Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: The agreement (if awarded) shall go to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) based on the award criteria outlined in Part 14.2.1 of the Invitation to Tender document. The Quality assessment shall carry 70% of the available 100%. The Quality assessment will be undertaken following the scoring methodology provided in Annex 1 of the Invitation to Tender document.
- Commercial Criteria: The Commercial assessment shall carry the remaining 30% of the available 100%. The Commercial assessment will be evaluated on a proportional vs best basis and will be evaluated using the calculation provided in Part 14.2.12 of the Invitation to Tender document.
- Condition of participation
The principal individuals proposed by the successful supplier for the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement must be CIPD qualified.
The successful supplier must have demonstratable up to date knowledge, understanding and appreciation of UK employment law.
The successful supplier must have, or must commit commits to obtaining prior to the date of contract award, the following level of insurance cover (as minimum): Employer’s Liability: £5 million.
It would be beneficial should the successful supplier hold formal accreditation / certification in change management.
All intellectual property rights related to design work completed on behalf of Life Sciences Hub Wales by the successful suppliers will be transferred to Life Sciences Hub Wales upon issue and receipt of completed content.
The successful suppliers are required to comply with all applicable legislation (including without limitation the Data Protection Act 2018, Welsh Language Act 1993 and Modern Slavery Act 2015) in their dealings with the Life Sciences Hub Wales.
During the term of the agreement the successful suppliers must ensure that data is managed appropriately at all times, in-line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (Chapter 2) (UK GDPR).
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:55 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:55 BST
- Authority reference
LSHW.011.2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094892- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078312Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tender submissions are to be submitted in electronic format to the Postbox facility on www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗ by 14:00 on Friday 23rd October. Responses received after the deadline may not be considered
Timeline
7 Oct 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published21 days ago7 Oct 2026, 15:55 BST
- Clarification questions by8 days ago20 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago23 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 18 days16 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published7 Oct 2026, 15:55 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Qualification Questionnaire. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided.
- Bidding documents and specifications Quality Response Template. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided.
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender document. Provides full details of the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement, award criteria and response instructions.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender