Official UK procurement notice
Review of Acceptable Cost Guidance (ACG)
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£49,950published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Cast Consult Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionReview current Acceptable Cost Guidance published by Welsh Government, including a cost benchmarking exercise with the key UK building indices in the UK and other relevant data sources. Consider the scope and make recommendations to either expand or reduce or remain as it currently is. Identify a strategy for the frequency and timing of ACG cost reviews. Identify an effective method of updating the ACGs which can be implemented by Welsh
Produce a ‘How to Use it Guide’.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2026, 17:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 17:25 GMT
- Authority reference
C437/2025/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024290- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published17 Mar 2026, 17:25 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £49,9501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cast Consult LimitedSME | £49,950 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Review of Acceptable Cost Guidance (ACG) · Cast Consult LimitedSME
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2026
- Value
- £49,950
- Period
- 16 Mar 2026 – 18 May 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CAST ConsultAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender