Published date: 4 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 3 March 2025, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting and auditing services - 79210000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£570,000

Procurement reference

tender_442170/1497200

Published date

4 July 2025

Closing date

3 March 2025

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This work is specialist in nature and requires sector and technical expertise. The assurance/investigations work covered by the procurement is essential to CARD's oversight responsibilities and providing an opinion on use of funds for the purposes intended as well as investigating allegations of misuse of funds.
Lot 1 covers Post 16 funding assurance audit reviews for auditing training provider data return.

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Award information

Awarded date

6 June 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Total value of contract

£570,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

HW Controls & Assurance Ltd (trading as Validera)

Address

Unit 3 Crompton Court, Attwood Road, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3GG

Reference

Companies House number: 08746974

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

DfE Commercial

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

core.procurement@education.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/dfe