UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

1.1 This procurement exercise is for the tender and award of a new Framework “Agreement” for the supply of adverse weather forecasting services and related services in order to manage and operate the road network in Wales during adverse weather conditions.

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Vehicle Telematics

Cadw is the Welsh Government’s historic environment service working for an accessible and well-protected historic environment for Wales. Cadw requires a supplier to provide the devices for the interpretive audio tours for five properties: Plas Mawr, Conwy; Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd; Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire; Tretower Castle Court and Barn, Powys; and Castell Coch, Cardiff.

Welsh Government requires a contract to deliver the National Survey for Wales from 2023-24 onwards. Under the Contract, the successful Bidder will conduct fieldwork for the National Survey from March 2023 until March 2028 (with the option to delay fieldwork start to October 2023, and/or delay fieldwork end to March 2029 or March 2030), and to supply the resulting data files to the Client along with technical documentation. The survey will be a continuous annual survey of around 12,000 people a year across in Wales. Fieldwork will be carried out primarily by telephone, with an additional online self-completion section in some years. Where respondents cannot be contacted by phone, interviewers may visit addresses and if possible carry out the survey face-to-face, in home (with a computerised self-completion section in some years).

A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC) for Wales. One of the key recommendations from this report was to establish a Procurement Centre of Excellence (PCoE). The, then, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport also commissioned a procurement expert panel to produce a paper on the development of a Centre of Excellence for Procurement. The Welsh Government have completed a Discovery exercise to review the recommendations into the establishment of a PCoE. The aim of this procurement is to appoint a supplier to deliver the Alpha and Beta phase of the project to deliver a Procurement Centre of Excellence for the Welsh Public Sector.

The Welsh Ministers aims to award a contract to enable the commissioning of technical agricultural and environmental advice services to inform policy development and operations. The contract will be used for a wide range of services, from the development of Regulatory Impact Assessments to assess proposed regulatory interventions to the delivery of the helpline to support farms to implement the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations and includes the following areas: -Agricultural pollution, climate change, environment and biodiversity - Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA Agriculture). - Agricultural Land Tribunal. - Plant Health, Invasive Non-Native Species, Pesticides and Biocides, Seeds, Genetically Modified (GM) crops and Wildlife. - Soils (including Agricultural Land Classification – ALC - and peatlands), - Agricultural tenancies, - Agricultural Minimum Wage - Any other additional agricultural or environmental advice. Much of the work completed under this contract is vital to ensuring that our statutory duties are met.

Welsh Government requires the development and delivery of regional tourism communication plans, to support Welsh Government’s efforts to promote Wales globally to influential B2B (Business-to-Business) and B2C (B2C) markets. This opportunity will be split between the following 4 regional lots: Lot 1 - North Wales Lot 2 - Mid Wales Lot 3 - West Wales Lot 4 - South Wales

The wastewater monitoring contract is required to support the Client’s wastewater monitoring programme and continue to develop intelligence and surveillance of wastewater, providing sample collection, transportation and analysis across 50 wastewater treatment works (WwTW) and other near-source locations for public health and environment protection in Wales. The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated the global profile of Wastewater Based Epidemiology (WBE) as a capability to help monitor different indicators present in wastewater networks. Wastewater monitoring has been used to track the spread of COVID-19 across the UK and the methods and scientific capability has grown considerably over this time. The Client is developing a case for wastewater monitoring in Wales as an indicator to enhance our public health surveillance systems and create a robust and timely flow of actionable data to support our response to the COVID-19 and other future public health emergencies. This capability could potentially be established earlier than with existing public health intelligence, surveillance and management of infectious disease outbreaks. The wastewater programme aims to support the Client’s commitment of promoting a better understanding of human, animal and environmental health through the ‘One Health’ agenda.

The Welsh Government wishes to commission an evidence programme to provide ongoing support to policy and operational teams within Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales (NRW). The programme will broadly cover the interrelated areas of agriculture, land-use, climate and nature. The successful bidder, most likely a consortium, will provide ongoing evidence, including that of a business-critical nature, through three interrelated work packages: - Monitoring - undertake a National Field Survey (NFS) https://erammp.wales/en/nfs - Modelling - provide ongoing integrated land-use modelling using the Integrated Modelling Platform (IMP) https://erammp.wales/en/imp - Evidence - deliver ongoing analytical support

This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to establish a contract for Supporting the Development of Welsh National Air Quality Target Proposals

This requirement is to deliver peer mentoring support to people recovering from substance misuse and/or mental ill-health who are aged 25+ who are long-term unemployed or economically inactive or aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Contracts will be awarded to deliver the service in 7 separate Lots or regional areas. Bidders are entitled to bid for a single Lot, multiple Lots or all Lots.

1.1. The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is an annual survey of farm businesses in Wales conducted with the primary purpose of collecting detailed physical and financial data about the economic position of farm businesses throughout Wales. The survey is the primary source of information on the economics of farm businesses and is one of the most complex surveys undertaken anywhere in Government. Similar surveys of farm businesses are also conducted in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and other European Union (EU) Member States

The Welsh Government (WG) has responsibility for managing and improving air quality in Wales. This includes the implementation of suitable policies and measures that work towards improving the air pollution climate within Wales to minimise, as far as possible, impacts of atmospheric pollutants upon the health of people and the environment in Wales. In addition such measures, aim to work towards full compliance with statutory requirements for a range of air pollutants set at the European and national levels. A key aspect of this management role is for the Welsh Government to compile a database of air quality monitoring activity in Wales and to be able to interrogate this to draw out key findings, messages and statistics. This database constitutes a key evidence base from which fit-for-purpose air quality policies and measures can be developed. The primary role for the database has been to ratify, collate and analyse air quality monitoring data from all of the 22 local authority jurisdictions in Wales. The database is also linked to a public website (www.welshairquality.co.uk) through which the air quality monitoring data and other information are disseminated publicly. However, recent years the purpose of the database has evolved to provide an interactive support function for the Welsh Air Quality Forum (WAQF) in order that they can fulfil their objectives. It is now proposed to set up a further contract for 2 years with potential of 2x2 year extensions, to develop and operate the database. The aims of this project are: - To compile a database of air quality monitoring activity in Wales and to be able to interrogate this to draw out key findings, messages and statistics; - To develop and operate a website containing comprehensive information about air quality in Wales; - To facilitate the WAQF activities and fulfil Welsh Minister obligations for reporting and publicising information; - To produce technical reports to inform air quality policy and management in Wales.

Improving the health and welfare of farmed livestock to support the development of a vibrant farming industry in Wales is a long-standing priority of the Welsh Government and the Animal Health and Welfare Framework Group. The Welsh Government wishes to support the sheep sector and veterinary surgeons to effectively control and eradicate Sheep Scab, recognising that long-term responsibility for reducing and eliminating the threat posed by the disease to the industry.

The Welsh Government on behalf of the Welsh Ministers are seeking to establish a contract to delivery and support of the Ask and Act Training programme. The tender must build on the work of previous contracts (included in the tender pack) which has included the development and delivery of two distinct train the trainer courses and two training packages which are provided to the trained trainers for local rollout. Whilst the new supplier must build on this work to ensure that national rollout of “Ask and Act” reaches completion, a refreshed approach to the training packages and accreditation would be welcomed in line with recommendations from the evaluation. The contract will be offered from November 2022 to March 2025 with an opportunity to extend for another year to March 26.

The UK Government’s Welfare Reform Act 2012 abolished the discretionary Social Fund, which was administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and replaced parts of it (crisis loans and community care grants) with new locally based provision. From April 2013 funding for the Social Fund was devolved to the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and to local authorities in England. The Discretionary Assistance Fund was established and has operated as the replacement scheme in Wales since 2013. The fund comprises two distinct elements: - Emergency Assistance Payments (EAP) – which provide assistance with an emergency or disaster situation when there is an immediate threat to health and well being; and - Individual Assistance Payments (IAP) – which are in place to meet an urgent identified need necessary to enable or support independent living thereby preventing the need for institutional care. Eligibility for an IAP is based upon an applicant being entitled to and in receipt of income related benefits. All IAP applications are required to be supported by a Partner from an established Partner Network comprising support and advice organisations across Wales.

Welsh Government require an innovative Programme to support the farming industry in delivering greater sustainability, Improved competitiveness, and improved environmental performance in line with Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and Programme for Government objectives. The Welsh Government Knowledge Transfer Programme 2 year contract (with possible 12months extension) will commence in April 2023.

The Welsh Ministers aim to award a contract to deliver and facilitate a series of Communities of Practice (CoPs), to support the delivery of the new Health and Social Care Regional Integration Fund (RIF) from 2022-27. The CoPs will promote ongoing learning related to the key themes of the ‘A Healthier Wales’ programme A healthier Wales: long term plan for health and social care | GOV.WALES and the Social Services and Wellbeing Act Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (legislation.gov.uk) and will contribute towards the RIF’s aim of developing and ‘scaling up’ new national Models of Integrated Health and Social Care. The purpose of the CoPs is to provide a forum where colleagues with experience and responsibility in the relevant subject areas can: - Meet together, compare learning and share good practice - to promote productive discussion and encourage collaborative solutions to overcome common challenges - Work together to create materials to help support and embed integrated models of care, and to share learning more widely with colleagues across Wales.

The purpose of this tender exercise is to appoint a number of Framework Suppliers, each operating under the Framework Agreement, to provide Driver Licence Verification checks