UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

To provide White Ribbon Accreditation from 2026-2029. The Welsh Government aims to be a feminist government and White Ribbon accreditation demonstrates our commitment to gender equality and ending violence against women and girls. This aligns with commitments in our Strategic Equality Plan, our National Equality Objectives and Gender Equality Action Plan. Accreditation enables us to demonstrate our commitment to ending violence against women and girls, our commitment to gender equality and compliance with legislation (Equality Act 2010, Worker Protection Act 2023, Wellbeing of Future Generations Act 2015.) Accreditation supports the creation of a positive and safe organisational culture and equips staff to recognise and address harmful behaviours like sexism and harassment. Accreditation also increases reputational value among staff, stakeholders, and the wider public.

Note. This is a Works and Services contract. The Welsh Government (the Employer) is seeking to appoint an Independent Distribution Network Operator to carry out three workstreams at the Bro Tathan Business Park. The workstreams are: (1) Design, Build, Finance and Operate a new High Voltage Power Connection to the Welsh Government owned Bro Tathan Site. (2) Undertake works to design and construct HV and LV diversions within the Bro Tathan Business Park to provide electricity supply to existing and proposed development sites. (3) Until such time that the private networks are replaced, provide ongoing maintenance, management and operation of the existing private wire network including management of commercial arrangements with onsite tenants.

The client requires a business support service to complement the existing support offered by the Welsh Government (WG) Innovation team via SMART Innovation. Each business will work with a WG Innovation Specialist to plan innovation and improvement projects. The service will support Welsh companies, who wish to improve their understanding and use of manufacturing systems and use of design. By adopting innovative manufacturing and design tools and technologies, businesses will be better equipped to be flexible in order to deal with high and low volumes and multiple product variants. The Welsh Government has had significant success in encouraging and supporting businesses in the areas of innovation, R&D and technology. Current provision for encouraging and supporting innovation, R&D and technology in businesses, in all areas in Wales is via the SMART Innovation Programme which is supported by design advisory and manufacturing advisory services. The aim of SMART Innovation is to support technologically innovative businesses, primarily SMEs, in the development of new products, process innovation and technologies, through new product development, design, manufacture and commercialisation of the associated Intellectual property. This service shall complement SMART Innovation support which delivers advice and specialist support to help businesses with research & development, design, Intellectual property, new product development, licensing and commercialisation – resulting in the creation of new products, processes, services, technologies and new technologically innovative businesses.

The Welsh Government has reduced the default speed limit on restricted roads from 30mph to 20mph. An evaluation has been commissioned to assess the policy’s effectiveness. This tender is for an annual survey, running to 2029, to measure public support, attitudes, travel behaviour and community impacts, feeding into the evaluation.

WGCD Meter Operator Provider Services Framework for use by the Welsh public sector.

Exhibition Space at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional medical body responsible for supporting psychiatrists throughout their careers. They also help providers, users and commissioners of mental health services to assess and improve the care they provide through the College Centre for Quality Improvement (CCQI). They work to secure the best outcomes for people with mental illness, learning difficulties and developmental disorders by promoting excellent mental health services, training outstanding psychiatrists, promoting quality and research, setting standards and being the voice of psychiatry. The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the only existing professional body in the United Kingdom and have been working in collaboration with NHS Joint Commissioning Committee (and previously National Collaborative Commissioning Unit) on the Dyfodol Programme on behalf of Welsh Government. The programme supports the enhancement of secondary care mental health services and delivery of optimal care for people in Wales with serious and enduring mental illness. The programme provides Health Boards with Spotlight Reports to enable them to design and deliver effective and efficient services, whilst reducing inequities and variation. It also enables the Welsh Government and national partners to acquire valuable insights to plan and commission effectively. This contract is to provide an evaluation of the Alternatives to Admission 2 year pilot project by the end of 2025/26; outlining the challenges, successes and lessons learned about new models of support, care and treatment for young people, and derive a set of principles and considerations to inform their future development.

The Welsh Government have tendered a 2 year with an optional extension period of an additional one plus one year to be determined by the client (a maximum contract period of 4 years including the optional extension period), for the Badger Found Dead and any other Wildlife Species Contract. The successful Bidder will provide a fully managed service delivery to undertake all activities relating to this Contract- Collect, arrange transportation and undertake a post mortem of badgers found dead and other wildlife species as required. The Bidder must also promote this service to the public and the farming industry throughout the contract duration. The aim and objective of this service is to provide information on the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis) infection in badgers by means of a post mortem examination and submission of samples for culture, molecular typing and histological examination. This data and analysis will provide vital information on the prevalence of (M bovis) infection in badgers and on genotypes present. The results of the contract will be used to investigate the relationship between (M.bovis) infection in badgers and cattle and will assist in the formulation of policy at both local and national levels. It will also add to epidemiological reporting and provide evidence to case vets.

As part of the existing Programme for Government the Welsh Government are responsible for directly funding 345 PCSOs. Reflecting this, there is a need for research to determine how PCSOs in Wales are being used, and what contribution they are making to achieving desired outcomes and policy objectives.

Deliver consultancy services to a national delivery board on the ambition for Wales to become a Marmot nation and work with up to 4 local authorities in Wales providing advice and support on embedding the Marmot principles in practice.

Contract Award Notice following completion of evaluation. Standstill period will expire midnight 22/01/2026.

This contract was established for the delivery of the Farming Connect Programme, which aims to deliver advice on new technologies and production techniques to Welsh farmers. The aim being to enable farming families to diversify, improve business sustainability and access new markets for their products and services. The contract has been divided into five contract Lots as outlined below: Lot 1 Farming Connect Knowledge Transfer - To deliver an innovative programme of knowledge transfer to support the farming industry in delivering greater sustainability, improved competitiveness, and improved environmental performance for farming businesses in line with SFS objectives. Lot 2 Farming Connect Lifelong Learning and Development - To deliver a more professional industry through its support for CPD, action learning, mentoring, accredited training, e-learning and clear focus on personal development. Lot 3 Farming Connect Advisory Service - To manage the development, coordination and delivery of the Farming Connect Advisory Service to provide integrated advice across a broad range of specialist technical and business management areas tailored to meet individual business needs and support the delivery of the SFS. Lot 4 Farming Connect Service Centre - To establish and manage a Customer Service Centre which will act as the main point of contact for all Businesses, it will also promote all activities and services across the Welsh Government Knowledge Transfer Programme. Lot 5 Farming Connect Marketing and Communication - To lead on the marketing and communication of all Farming Connect services.

To administer an anti racism and equalities grant scheme for grassroots groups and organisations, ensuring accessible funding, strong oversight, and targeted support that empowers communities across Wales to engage meaningfully in culture at a local level.

Contract for a thorough analysis, both quantitative and qualitative, of the current Train, Work, Live scheme, which will involve multiple senior stakeholders, to produce a series of robust, data driven recommendations that will influence future policy direction.

The aim of this work is to investigate the role of Set up and Succeed in efforts to expand Welsh-medium childcare and early years provision. The considerations for a programme to further develop Welsh-medium childcare and early years provision in the future will be explored, along with the future of the programme, while understanding the needs of the sector and how the sector has changed.

Social research with individuals with lived experience of homelessness, developing definitions of dignity and respect for use in measuring progress against the Ending Homelessness Outcomes Framework.

Award notice for the establishment and operation of a fund for disabled candidates standing for election in Wales

Annual call-off for Public Sector Decarbonisation Grant Administration being made through the Welsh Government Energy Services and Carbon Reporting Framework for contract F023/2022/2023 - Public Sector Decarbonisation Grant Administration 2025/2026.

This research project is in response to the short-term action relating to BSL data collection contained within the BSL Route Map. The aim of this research is to explore barriers for collecting and collating BSL data, and to review existing BSL data collection methods to inform future data collection in Wales.