Life Sciences Hub Wales awards public affairs services to CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 16:41.

Opportunity overview

Contract Details Notice (UK7) for the Public Affairs Services (LSHW.006.2026) procurement. Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks expert Public Affairs and Strategic Engagement services from a suitably capable, experienced and well-positioned provider (the successful supplier). The successful supplier will support Life Sciences Hub Wales’s mission to position health and life sciences innovation as a national priority in Wales particularly, but also further afield (wider-United Kingdom). Life Sciences Hub Wales plays a pivotal role in convening industry, academia, and public services to accelerate innovation in health and social care and through collaborative work aims to help the people of Wales benefit from improved healthcare and economic wellbeing. The recent Senedd elections provide a strategic opportunity to raise awareness of health innovation and life sciences, brief new Members of the Senedd and ensure continuity and cross-party support for health innovation and life sciences in Wales. Internationally there is recognition of the importance of embracing health innovation and of the role of life sciences as being fundamental to the long-term sustainability of the economy and to ensuring better health outcomes. It is incumbent on Life Sciences Hub Wales to ensure that briefings to the Senedd and UK Government are delivered as effectively as possible in order to raise awareness and position the importance of the life sciences sector and health innovation as a key societal and economic drivers. Bearing the above in mind, the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement can be summarised as follows: The provision of effective public affairs services to support strategic engagement with both Welsh Government and UK Government, enabling alignment with policy and the championing of life sciences to ensure Life Sciences Hub Wales is seen as an informed and trusted partner.

Awarded to

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Cavendish Consulting Ltd

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £60k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 19 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £72k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PYNQ-4671-CMRT
Location: London, UKI31, EC4N 8BJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: LSHW.,006.2026
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PDWB-6622-GYGH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PDWB-6622-GYGH

Address

Street Address: 3 Assembly Square
Locality: Cardiff
Postal Code: CF10 4PL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL22

Contact

Name: Adam James-Price
Email: adam.james-price@lshubwales.com

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.lifescienceshubwales.com ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Entry 2

Scheme: UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id: GB-WLS
Description: Welsh devolved regulations apply

Organisation 2

Name: Cavendish Consulting Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PYNQ-4671-CMRT

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYNQ-4671-CMRT

Address

Street Address: 8-10 Mansion House Place
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC4N 8BJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI31

Contact

Email: Cymruinfo@cavendishconsulting.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79416000
Description: Public relations services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKL22
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PYNQ-4671-CMRT
Name: Cavendish Consulting Ltd

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Public Affairs Services (LSHW.006.2026)
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 20 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 20 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 30 Sept 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Except for early termination, the Contract will run for an initial period of 12-months and will end 30th September 2027. At the sole discretion of Life Sciences Hub Wales the Contract may be extended by a further 12-months, giving a latest possible date of expiry of 30th September 2028.

Value

Including VAT: 72,000
Amount: 60,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 099121-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099121-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 15:23
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF10 4PL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

078291-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 17 Aug 2026, 16:58
079015-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 19 Aug 2026, 14:01
099121-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 15:23

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited has awarded its public affairs and strategic engagement requirement to CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 20 October 2026 and runs to 30 September 2027, with a buyer-held option for a further 12 months.

Published outcome signals

Procurement stageContractEvidence: Process stage is recorded as "contract" and the notice is a Contract Details Notice (UK7).
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 has status "active".

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099121-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e602
First published: 19 Aug 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 16:41
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One supplier, CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED, received active award 1 for lot 1. The contract record is active.

Market significance

This is a below-threshold open competition for public affairs services supporting engagement with Welsh and UK Government and the positioning of health innovation and life sciences.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £60,000 net; £72,000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract

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Award 1 names Cavendish Consulting Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification provides verified legal name CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED (company number 03096503). Contract 1 linked to award 1 records £60,000 amount and £72,000 amountGross.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement stage

99% confidence

Contract

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Process stage is recorded as "contract" and the notice is a Contract Details Notice (UK7).

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 has status "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed 20 October 2026

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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-20.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value (net)

99% confidence

£60,000

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Contract 1 value.amount is 60000 GBP.

Contract value (gross)

99% confidence

£72,000

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 72000 GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

Contract-level value linked to award 1 / lot 1

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Contract 1 links to award 1, whose related lot is 1; no separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

14 September 2026, 14:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-14T14:00:00+01:00.

Contract signed

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-20.

Contract start

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-20.

Initial contract end

99% confidence

30 September 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-09-30; renewal description confirms the initial period ends on this date.

Latest possible expiry

99% confidence

30 September 2028

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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2028-09-30 and the renewal description permits a further 12 months.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Contract details notice 099121-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-20.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Public affairs and strategic engagement services

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The procurement description specifies expert public affairs and strategic engagement services.

Policy engagement

99% confidence

Engagement with Welsh Government and UK Government

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The description states that services will support strategic engagement with both Welsh Government and UK Government.

Service classification

99% confidence

CPV 79416000 — Public relations services

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Award item 1 carries this CPV classification.

Delivery location

90% confidence

Cardiff (UKL22), United Kingdom

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Award item 1 lists delivery region UKL22; the buyer is located in Cardiff.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open competition

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The process records procurementMethod as "open" and procurementMethodDetails as "Below threshold - open competition".

Threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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The contract record states aboveThreshold: false.

Lots

99% confidence

One published lot (lot 1)

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Tender data lists lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

From 20 October 2026 to 30 September 2027

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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-20 and endDate is 2027-09-30.

Extension option

99% confidence

Buyer may extend by 12 months at its sole discretion

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The renewal description states that Life Sciences Hub Wales may extend the contract by a further 12 months.

Maximum term

99% confidence

Up to 30 September 2028

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maxExtentDate is 2028-09-30.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Contract structure

98% confidence

Single-supplier, single-lot public affairs engagement contract

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One award is linked to one supplier and lot 1.

Strategic focus

98% confidence

The requirement is intended to support policy alignment and champion health innovation and life sciences in Wales and more widely in the UK.

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This is stated in the procurement description.

Extension exposure

95% confidence

The published maximum contract duration is approximately 23 months, subject to the buyer exercising its optional extension.

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The contract starts 20 October 2026, has an initial end date of 30 September 2027, and may extend to 30 September 2028.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06e602
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited

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Named as buyer in the process and party data.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority — sub-central government

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Buyer party classification is "Public authority - sub-central government".

Regulatory context

99% confidence

Welsh devolved regulations apply

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Buyer party details include classification "GB-WLS" with that description.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED (company number 03096503)

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Supplier verification returned verified company name CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED and company number 03096503 through an exact-name match.

Source trading/style name

99% confidence

Cavendish Consulting Ltd

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The supplier party and award supplier field use "Cavendish Consulting Ltd".

Supplier classification

99% confidence

SME; not VCSE

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Supplier party details record scale "sme" and vcse false.

Published location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address lists London, EC4N 8BJ, United Kingdom.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision point

80% confidence

Estimate: before the initial end date of 30 September 2027

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The contract has an initial end date of 30 September 2027 and an optional further 12 months. This is an estimated decision horizon, not a procurement forecast.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

30 September 2028, if the extension is exercised

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The published renewal provision and maxExtentDate specify this date.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Published notice basis

99% confidence

Analysis is based on the published Contract Details Notice and embedded structured contract data.

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Notice 099121-2026 is identified as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.

Award date

99% confidence

Not separately supplied

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Award 1 has no award_date; the signature and start dates are reported separately from the award lifecycle.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value

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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.

Competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No bid count, tenderer list, scoring, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No separate award decision date is published; the contract signature date and start date should not be treated as the award decision date.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, other tenderers, evaluation scores, award rationale, savings and pricing breakdown.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
The £60,000 net and £72,000 gross figures are published at contract level; they are linked to the sole award and lot but are not separately stated as a lot value.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Life Sciences Hub Wales public affairs services contract?

CAVENDISH CONSULTING LIMITED was the verified legal supplier named for award 1.

What is the contract value?

The published contract value is £60,000 net and £72,000 gross.

When does the contract run until?

The initial term ends on 30 September 2027. Life Sciences Hub Wales may extend it by up to 12 months, to 30 September 2028.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The published contract data records a signature date of 20 October 2026.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Public Affairs Services (LSHW.006.2026)

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Cavendish Consulting Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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