UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The Commission wishes to engage a number of suppliers to provide diversity and inclusion training to Senedd Members, Support Staff, and also to employees of the Commission. The purpose of the training is to upskill and raise awareness for all individuals on all equality strands (race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, belief and more) to embed a culturally aware, safe, inclusive and diverse working environment where Members, Support Staff and Commission staff can be themselves.

The provision of planned and preventative building maintenance services, to include project management and an option for Professional estates advice.

Payroll, Pensions and HR System

The Senedd has a requirement to put in place a support contract to cover a variety of areas of its’ Microsoft Dynamics Business Central system. The contract will be for a 5-year period, with the option to extend for a further 5 years, commencing on 1st January 2024. The aim of this contract is to appoint a support partner to work with the Senedd Commission and maintain Business Central for the day to day operations of The Senedd, and potentially looking to move us to the SAAS version of the system in the medium to longer term. The partner will also need be able to support the Members expense claim element of the system which is key to business continuity and to servicing our requirement to record and publish Members expense claims. The system also has elements (for example the screen to raise Purchase Orders) which are bilingual (English and Welsh). The successful supplier will need to be able to support any changes to these elements as and when they occur (supported by the Translation department of The Senedd).

The Senedd Commission (“the Commission”) are seeking to appoint a third-party pension scheme administrator (TPA) to undertake the administration of the Members of the Senedd Pension Scheme (the Scheme).

Currently, the Senedd has a contract in place providing an e-mail security platform, which forms an important part of the organisations cyber security infrastructure and programme. The solution delivers advanced e-mail filtering functionality, gives end users the ability to report suspicious messages, and provides phishing simulation capability. This additional layer of security ensures we are far more likely to detect and stop attacks, which are not detected by our Microsoft e-mail and security products, and includes Welsh/English delivery and end user interaction. This projects is designed to ensure the Senedd is able to benefit from this type of capability for the next contract cycle. The proposed solution will need to give end users the ability to report suspicious e-mails and provide the security team with a native and efficient means of communicating with the affected users, regardless of the end users’ platform/OS. The proposed platform will include phishing simulation and, linked to it, interactive training content, which will also allow tracking users’ ability to spot potentially malicious messages. End-user-facing content needs to offer bi-lingual delivery, tailored to users’ language preference. The Senedd is looking to replace its current e-mail security platform. The contract will include the supply and installation of the solution, with ongoing support. The term of the contract will be for a 5 year period.

The Senedd is looking to put a contract in place for the supply, installation, and ongoing support of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) & Online Engagement Tool (OET). The contract will be for a 5 year period, with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

The provision of a comprehensive office cleaning and sanitary waste disposal service for the Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament Commission

The client is looking to procure a service management software solution that delivers functions enabling the management of core IT processes (Incident Management, Request Fulfilment, Problem Management, Change Enablement, Knowledge Management and Asset and Configuration Management). The contract will be for an initial 5 year period, with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

Currently, the Senedd has a contract in place providing an e-mail security platform which forms an important part of the organisation’s cyber security infrastructure and programme. The solution delivers advanced e-mail filtering functionality and gives end users the ability to report suspicious messages. This additional layer of security ensures we are far more likely to detect and stop attacks which are not detected by our Microsoft e-mail and security products, and includes Welsh/English delivery and end user interaction. This project is designed to ensure the Senedd is able to benefit from this type of capability for the next contract cycle. The proposed solution will need to provide email filtering, give end users the ability to report suspicious e-mails, and provide the security team with a native and efficient means of communicating with the affected users, regardless of the end users’ platform/OS. End-user-facing content needs to offer bi-lingual delivery, tailored to the users’ language preference. The contract will include the supply and installation of the solution, with ongoing support. The term of the contract will be for a 5 year period. The previous tender process that was run under PQQ reference 33572 has been stopped. This is a new tender process for an Email Security Platform and is being run under PQQ reference 33626.

The Client is looking to procure a fully bi-lingual (English and Welsh) business management system that includes (but is not limited to) Meeting Management, Senedd Member Management, Issue Management, and Management of Cross-Party Groups. The contract will consist of the supply, implementation and ongoing support of the system. The contract will be for an initial 4 year period from the Go Live date, with the option to extend for a further 4 years.

The Senedd is seeking to procure future accommodation for Members of the Senedd and supporting staff.

We wish to establish a framework of suppliers that can support us with our efforts to engage the public in the work of the Senedd ahead of the 2026 election and beyond. The framework duration will be five years from the date on which the contract commences, to cover the lead up to the election and the duration of the Seventh Senedd, and will be managed in three lots. Lot 1 – Integrated Marketing Services Lot 2 - Creator Partnerships (influencers) Lot 3 - Creative Services

The proposed scope has been identified as the supply of a staff engagement survey. The organisations that are able to call-off under the framework agreement in order to procure services from the successful bidder are the Senedd Commission, the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission and the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body.

The Senedd Commission has a requirement for the supply, installation and maintenance of a variety of physical security measures in Senedd Members’ constituency offices and homes. The Senedd is looking to procure contractors that will work side by side with its Members Security Team (MST) to supply, install and maintain physical security measures for the constituency and homes of Members of the Senedd (MS). The framework the Senedd Commission is creating will ensure a structured, manageable, efficient and robust service going forward, where services can be called off on an as and when basis for a variety of works relating to the enhancements of security within these offices and homes. The framework will comprise of four regional Lots, broken down into the following areas: • North Wales • Mid Wales • South East Wales • West Wales

The Commission seeks to appoint an experienced and suitably qualified Executive Search provider to work in partnership with HR, the Chief Executive and Clerk, the Senior Leadership Team and Committee Clerking Teams to design and deliver open, transparent and inclusive recruitment campaigns with successful outcomes.

Internal Audit is fundamental to strong governance and internal control arrangements. The client seeks to appoint an external provider to deliver a fully outsourced Internal Audit Function in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards and Government Functional Standard GovS 009: Internal Audit, together with any relevant UK public sector application guidance. The appointed provider will be responsible for delivering an independent, objective assurance and advisory service that supports the Commission in achieving its strategic objectives through the evaluation and improvement of governance, risk management and internal control processes. The successful bidder will act as the Head of Internal Audit and have overall responsibility for the provision of Internal Audit services. It is anticipated that around 80 to 90 days annual input will be required from the Contractor to deliver the required service. They will be expected to build a relationship, and work closely, with the Accounting Officer. The contract will be for a 5 year period.

The Commission has identified the need to develop a comprehensive leadership development programme that supports leaders and aspiring leaders at all levels. This programme will help us respond to changing organisational demands and ensure that we have the leadership capabilities, knowledge, behaviours and skills required to meet the needs of our evolving organisation.