UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Welsh Government plan to publish an Open FTS tender in January 2025 to award a contract for an evaluation of the LGBTQ+ Action Plan. The LGBTQ+ Action Plan was published in 2023, and an Evaluability Assessment of the Action Plan was published in November 2024. As a result of this Evaluability Assessment, Welsh Government are seeking to appoint a successful bidder (or consortium) to conduct a process evaluation of the LGBTQ+ Action Plan and conduct baselining work for a future impact evaluation. These will help address the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of the Action Plan in achieving its goals. The contract is expected to begin in April 2025 and run for a period of 2 years, concluding in March 2027. The value of the contract is estimated to be GBP150,000 to GBP 160,000 exclusive of VAT. To inform the Open FTS tender, suppliers are invited to an online information event on Thursday 9th January, 1pm – 1:45pm, where contract managers will outline the project and the tender submission process, as well as fielding questions from prospective bidders. Please register your interest to bid for this opportunity via this sell2wales notice and register your place at the PIN event by contacting Hannah Bayfield - EqualityEvidenceUnit@gov.wales by 5pm on Monday, 6th January 2025.

The Welsh Government is seeking to commission an independent review into collections management for our national sponsored cultural organisations and local and independent museums who wish to participate. The aim of the contract is to improve collections management, reduce costs for cultural organisations, support decarbonisation of collections storage, and improving access for researchers and the public. The review will identify urgent capital priorities to improve and build capacity in collections storage across Wales in order that cultural organisation (whether national, local authority or independent museums and archives) can continue to care for and grow the nations collections to ensure that they remain relevant and representative of the diverse culture of Wales. This work will also consider options for improving the capacity of collections storage, through shared, co-location site or distributed models of storage. A final report, presenting the results of this work with be produced, with recommendations for any further investigative work and capital investment. This activity would include the sponsored national cultural bodies (National Library of Wales, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission of Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales) Cadw (the Welsh Government’s historic environment service), the four regional Welsh Archaeological Trusts and those who wish to participate from the c.100 Accredited and working towards Accreditation local and independent museums. The Welsh Government is seeking to appoint an independent multi-disciplinary research team, with a right skills and experience to undertake a comprehensive and value for money mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) review to meet the project aims. The estimated value for the contract is between GBP 210,000 to GBP 230,000 exc. VAT (GBP 252,000.00 to GBP 276,000.00 inc. VAT). The duration of the initial contract is 12 month contract with a 3 month extension option.

The Welsh Government has a requirement for a contractor to prepare, plan, design and carry out the demolition of the existing structures, roads and removal of services at the East Camp, Bro Tathan site.

Pipeline notice for the Welsh Government planned requirements to appoint a contractor for the A494 River Dee Bridge Replacement project

Pipeline notice for the Welsh Government planned requirements to appoint a contractor for the A483 Llandeilo to Ffairfach Improvement project

Pipeline notice for the Welsh Government planned requirements for Vehicle Hire

Pipeline notice for the Welsh Government planned requirements for Security Services

Pipeline notice for the Welsh Government planned requirements for Media Buying & Integrated Marketing Campaigns

Pipeline notice for the Welsh Government planned requirements for Vehicle Spares and Associated Workshop Consumables III

The Welsh Government have a requirement for a supplier to undertake construction work to assist in the delivery of a new site wide water and electricity network at the Bro Tathan site. The work is to also include diversionary works to other services including the communications and gas utilities. Further information on a full scope of works will be available during the Market Engagement meetings. The Welsh Government (the Employer) is seeking to appoint an a multi utility contractor on a single stage (PQQ and ITT built into single stage) Tender selection process. Please note - the figure of 1 GBP is a nominal figure as the overall figure is unknown at this stage. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales.

Provision of Cleaning Materials and Washroom Services to the Welsh Public Sector

Welsh Government propose to establish a three-year research programme to support and improve our engagement with the farming community to understand how they are responding to changes, including, but not limited to policy change.

The Welsh Government Commercial Delivery team intend to run a collaborative procurement for a number of Welsh public sector organisations to purchase Electric Vehicles consisting of Cars, Vans and Minibuses.

This early market engagement notice is to share the Welsh Government’s intentions and evoke discussion in relation to extending the reach of high speed broadband in Wales.

The Welsh Government Commercial Delivery (WGCD), on behalf of the Welsh Public Sector, wishes to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of a Managed Service for Employee Benefit Schemes. Key Areas are likely to include (but are not limited to): - Salary Sacrifice Schemes; Cycle to Work, Green Cars, ICT & Mobile Phones, Healthcare & Financial Wellbeing - Retail & Leisure Discount Scheme - Reward & Recognition - Online Benefits Platform

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to inform the market that we are developing a contract opportunity for advisory services, managing agent services and QA and audit services for delivery of the Warm Homes Programme.