✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:09.
Opportunity overview
Life 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.
Classification
CPV79414000 — Human resources management consultancy services
Qualification Questionnaire. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided.Open source ↗
Quality Response Template. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided.Open source ↗
Invitation to Tender document. Provides full details of the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement, award criteria and response instructions.Open source ↗
Published notice details
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
LSHW.011.2026
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
Tender submissions are to be submitted in electronic format to the Postbox facility on https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales by 14:00 on Friday 23rd October. Responses received after the deadline may not be considered
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.
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Commercial Criteria
Description
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.
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Selection criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Description
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).
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes
Contract period
Starts
16 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Renewal
Description
If awarded, the Contract is expected to commence November 2026.
Except for early termination, the Contract will run for a period of 6-months and will end April 2027.
At the sole discretion of Life Sciences Hub Wales the Contract may be extended by a further 6-months, giving a latest possible date of expiry of October 2027.
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79414000
Description
Human resources management consultancy services
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Published documents
Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Qualification Questionnaire. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided.
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
094892-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited is seeking a specialist People, Culture and Organisational Development consultant to add external insight and capacity for the development of a draft organisational Change Management Plan. The plan must include a People Strategy and associated components supporting the organisation’s strategic growth plans.
Who this may suit
Suitable for HR, people/culture, organisational development and change-management consultancies with experience developing organisational change plans and people strategies. The procurement is open and the stated budget ceiling is £40,000.
Key points identified
Required supplier capabilitySpecialist People, Culture and Organisational Development consultancy support.Evidence: The buyer wishes to appoint a "specialist People, Culture and Organisational Development consultant".
Core scopeDevelop and draft an organisational Change Management Plan.Evidence: The procurement is to secure capacity and insight to support development of an organisational Change Management Plan; the successful supplier will develop and draft it.
People StrategyInclude a People Strategy within the Change Management Plan.Evidence: The desired outcome includes a draft organisational Change Management Plan, "including a People Strategy and all other associated components".
93% approved-analysis confidence8 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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.
Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited is seeking a specialist People, Culture and Organisational Development consultant to add external insight and capacity for the development of a draft organisational Change Management Plan. The plan must include a People Strategy and associated components supporting the organisation’s strategic growth plans.
Who this may suit
Suitable for HR, people/culture, organisational development and change-management consultancies with experience developing organisational change plans and people strategies. The procurement is open and the stated budget ceiling is £40,000.
Key deliverables
Draft comprehensive organisational Change Management Plan
People Strategy
Associated change-management plan components and outputs
Use of internal policies and strategies to develop a fit-for-purpose plan
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
8 criteria identified
Required supplier capability
99% confidence
Specialist People, Culture and Organisational Development consultancy support.
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The buyer wishes to appoint a "specialist People, Culture and Organisational Development consultant".
Core scope
99% confidence
Develop and draft an organisational Change Management Plan.
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The procurement is to secure capacity and insight to support development of an organisational Change Management Plan; the successful supplier will develop and draft it.
People Strategy
98% confidence
Include a People Strategy within the Change Management Plan.
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The desired outcome includes a draft organisational Change Management Plan, "including a People Strategy and all other associated components".
Use of internal materials
96% confidence
Build on internal policies and strategies in designing the plan.
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The supplier will build upon internal resources such as policies and strategies.
Response documents
94% confidence
Complete and return the Qualification Questionnaire and Quality Response Template in line with provided instructions.
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Document titles state: "Qualification Questionnaire. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided" and "Quality Response Template. To be completed and returned in-line with the instructions provided".
Supplier eligibility conditions
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied notice data.
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No explicit economic, financial, technical, legal, insurance, location or company-size eligibility conditions are provided.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is not stated.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is not stated.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
99% confidence
£40,000.
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The opportunity value maximum and lot value are stated as GBP 40,000.
Currency
99% confidence
GBP.
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The opportunity and lot currency are GBP.
Contract duration
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing structure or payment terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery location
83% confidence
Cardiff (UKL22), United Kingdom.
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The delivery location is listed as region UKL22; the buyer location is Cardiff, CF10 4PL.
Delivery model
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No on-site, remote or hybrid delivery arrangements are stated.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start date, end date or milestone timetable is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement status
99% confidence
Open.
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display_status is "open" and source_status is "active".
Procedure
99% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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procurement_method_details is "Below threshold - open competition".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
23 October 2026, 14:00 BST (+01:00).
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submission_deadline is 2026-10-23T14:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence
7 October 2026.
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published_at is 2026-10-07T15:55:55+01:00.
Tender documentation
98% confidence
Qualification Questionnaire, Quality Response Template and Invitation to Tender document are supplied.
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The document list includes these three bidding documents; the ITT is described as providing full requirement, award-criteria and response-instruction details.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Short response window
98% confidence
The deadline is 16 days after publication.
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Published 7 October 2026; submission deadline 23 October 2026 at 14:00 BST.
Detailed award and submission information is document-dependent
98% confidence
The supplied record does not contain award criteria or full response instructions; these are said to be in the ITT.
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The ITT document title says it provides full details of the requirement, award criteria and response instructions.
Commercial and delivery uncertainty
99% confidence
Contract duration, delivery model, pricing structure and payment terms are not stated in the supplied notice data.
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No relevant fields or narrative terms are supplied.
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