Independent Review of Fitness to Practise Case Closures

What this is

Social Care Wales (SCW) is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced independent supplier to undertake a review of Fitness to Practise (FtP) case closures, providing independent assurance on the quality, consistency, transparency and proportionality of case closure decisions. The supplier will review sampled cases closed via officer disposal routes (10% of 231 No Further Action cases, 20% of 98 Officer Warning cases, and 100% of 4 Removal by Agreement cases) against criteria including timeliness, risk assessment, evidence-based rationale and compliance with SCW's FtP Rules. A structured, auditable methodology and a bilingual (Welsh and English) final report with findings, recommendations and benchmarking are required.

Key points

• Independent review of Fitness to Practise case closures for Social Care Wales
• Requires Cyber Essentials Plus, audit/regulatory experience, and a bilingual Welsh/English report
• Speculative notice - award procedure estimated to start 03-08-2026; market engagement 13 July 2026

Who can bid

Suppliers must demonstrate experience in regulatory, fitness to practise, audit, assurance or case review work, hold Cyber Essentials Plus certification, maintain robust information governance and GDPR compliance, and be able to meet Welsh language and accessibility requirements.

How it is scored

No explicit quality/price weighting stated in the notice.

How to submit

Register interest via the Sell2Wales website. A preliminary market engagement session via MS Teams is scheduled for 13:00 Monday 13 July 2026.

Clarifications

Preliminary market engagement session via MS Teams at 13:00 on Monday 13 July 2026.

Classification

CPV 73210000 — Research consultancy services 79212000 — Auditing services79212200 — Internal audit services79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services Wales