UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Welsh Government are looking to commission a mixed-mode survey to gather evidence of attitudes and behaviours related to Net Zero within Wales.

Welsh Government is seeking to contract for the development of a bilingual (Welsh/ English) Speech, Language and Communication (SLC) package.

The Welsh Government on behalf of the Welsh Ministers (hereafter referred to as the Client) requires the supply of branded promotional items and we are looking to appoint experienced and professional promotional products companies to meet these requirements. The 4-year framework has an estimated expenditure of up to GBP 800,000 (exc. VAT) and 3 places will be awarded to the top 3 ranked suppliers.

Welsh Government invites tenders for a place on a four year framework, split into two lots. Lot 1 will cover Energy Services and Lot 2 will cover Carbon Emissions Reporting. Suppliers will have the opportunity to bid for one or more lots. This is a replacement framework for the Energy Service Framework which was first established in March 2018. The aim of the new Energy Service Framework is to create a revitalised framework that builds in flexibility to incorporate additional decarbonisation actions in the future. Lot 1 covers the Energy Service and will incorporate technical advice, financial guidance, grant management, and the sharing of best practice with public sector and community enterprises on the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, while building capacity and capability in others. Lot 2 covers Carbon Emissions reporting and will support the carbon reporting obligations for the public sector, a supplier with relevant technical knowledge is needed to manage and support the public sector community of practice, regularly update the reporting tool and guidance, collate and report on annual data submissions and make recommendations to the Welsh Government based on data submitted by public sector bodies. A four year no commitment framework will be awarded, with an annual call-off of varying value as needed. It is intended that a single supplier will be awarded to each lot. Flexibility is needed to ensure the Energy Service is able to adapt to changing priorities and growth in the relevant Welsh Government policy areas, as well as innovation in low carbon technologies, and changing market conditions. Call off requirements are to be agreed with the successful contractor annually, following their submission of a delivery plan, which should address the required outputs specified by the contracting authority. The service will provide support to Welsh Government on development of policy and operational activities, linking in with other programmes, for example in health, local government and education.

Welsh Government Commercial Delivery (formally NPS), on behalf of the Welsh Public Sector, wishes to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the supply of Occupational Health and Associated Services (WGCD-PCS-118-22) key areas include but are not limited to: — occupational health services, — employee assistance programme, — face 2 face counselling and psychotherapy inc CBT and EMDR, — employee eye care, — physiotherapy services.

“Welsh Government is commissioning a Formative Evaluability Assessment and Progress Evaluation to develop a robust Framework to support the evaluation of the ‘whole-system’ approach to delivering the Young Person’s Guarantee (YPG). The overarching aims of the Formative Evaluability Assessment and Process Evaluation are to: (1) articulate the theory, assumptions, and evidence underpinning the YPG and to use this information to develop recommendations for a robust Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and (2) review the design, implementation, and delivery of the YPG against the strategic intent and intended outcomes over the course of the first 18 months of operation.

The Welsh Government Commercial & Delivery team (formerly NPS), on behalf of the Welsh public sector, wishes to establish a collaborative framework agreement for the supply of Temporary Workers (including Supply Teachers). Key areas include (but are not limited to): - Corporate Workers - Social Care - Supply Teachers - Non Teaching and Support Staff for Schools - Police roles - ICT - Health (non medical) - Interim Managers - A Technology Booking Platform for School Workers

The aim of the contract is to deliver a 12 month review to improve collections management, reduce costs for cultural organisations, support decarbonisation of collections storage, and improving access for researchers and the public. The estimated value for the contract is GBP 180,000 to GBP 205,000 exc. VAT (maximum contract value of GBP 246000 inc. VAT). This review will consider collections management (both digital and physical) across the sector, including identifying urgent priorities for capital investment to improve collections storage, plus longer term options that will safeguard collections for the future, maximise good practice and potentially reduce the cost burden. This work will also look at the feasibility for and options around shared, co-located or distributed models of storage, plus ways of making collections more accessible e.g. through open access stores or research centres. 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.

Through Business Wales, the Welsh Government offers business support services to inspire entrepreneurs and help start, sustain, and grow businesses in Wales. The Business Wales service encompasses a range of products and services offering information, advice, and support online, via phone, virtually or in person in English and Welsh. Business Wales is delivered through a blend of external suppliers, grant awards (third party providers) and ‘in-house’ Welsh Government teams. The service supports all sectors and is available across the whole of Wales. Business Wales aims to provide a one stop shop of information, support, advice, and referral under three overarching aims: i. To build confidence and inspire individuals, entrepreneurs, and micro business to reach their full potential. To work with key stakeholders to develop a cohesive ecosystem that is visible, simple, and connected to ensure Wales is a great place to start and grow a business in the foundation or growth economies. ii. To address a key gap by creating the conditions for businesses to start, sustain and grow through in inclusive and sustainable ways. iii. To support the productivity, resilience, growth, decarbonising and sustainability of micro and SMEs. To secure their long-term future ownership within Wales and their continued contribution to the Welsh economy. The Contracting Authority is seeking to procure up to four (4) suitably qualified Suppliers to deliver the Services. The Services consist of four separate Lots. Lot 1 - Business Wales: Supporting Entrepreneurs and Business Start Up Lot 2 – Business Wales: Development & Advisory Support Lot 3 – Business Wales: Accelerated Growth Programme Lot 4 – Business Wales: Brand & Marketing Communications The proposed duration of each the Services' contracts is for a period of up to 6 years (an initial 2-year period, with an option to extend - at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority - for a further 4 years (in 12-month increments). The combined total estimated value for the four (4) Lots is GBP 11.5 million (+ VAT) per annum but this could be higher subject to budget availability.

This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers (hereinafter referred to the “The Client”) to establish a contract for the Extension of the Transforming Towns SMART Towns Programme. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to provide Bidders with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive bid that meets the requirements of the procurement for the delivery of the Services set out in the Specification at Section 2 of this ITT. The Programme for Government underlines the Welsh Government’s commitment to town centres, with a clear focus on enabling them to become more economically agile. Transforming Towns is a coordinated programme of support, which provides the Welsh Government’s core regeneration investment in town centres.

Welsh Government operate three Fishery patrol Vessels and are responsible for enforcing the entire Welsh zone. The two larger vessels have a minimum safe manning level of four crew and the third vessel a minimum safe manning level of three crew. All crew on board the vessels have specific qualifications and experience which are required to undertake their roles. Due to the nature of the work involved, it is not possible to move staff from other departments within Welsh Government to cover any period of absence. Lack of sufficient crew has been an issue for a number of years and has raised criticism from a number of areas. It is not feasible to train a relief crew to be deployed elsewhere and made available, leaving the more realistic solution to recruit short term contracted staff who have the skills and level of expertise required to undertake our statutory duties. The initial roles required on the Fishery Patrol Vessels are: - Vessel Master - First Mate - Engineer - Rib Coxswain/Bowman All these roles have defined qualifications/experience to allow a person to undertake the roles and will be provided at the tender stage. Welsh Ministers seek a supplier who can recruit or provide highly skilled temporary vessel crews within the specified timescales, to provide the temporary extra cover required to allow the vessels to operate.

This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers (hereinafter referred to the “The Client”) to establish a contract for Health and Care Research Wales Scheme Management. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to provide Bidders with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive bid that meets the requirements of the procurement for the delivery of the Services set out in the Specification at Section 2 of this ITT. The Specification sets out the services required for a five-year (with two-year extension option) contract to administer a range of Health and Care Research Wales project funding schemes on behalf of the Client. Information on Health and Care Research Wales can be found here: Waleshealthandcareresearchwales.org. The Client aims to award a five-year contract (with the option of a two-year extension), commencing on 1 July 2023. The aim of the contract is the administration of a single, integrated Research Funding Scheme, with two researcher-led call arms and a new commissioned arm, and two application, assessment and award points each contract year. In addition, bidders are invited to provide costs for additional ad hoc commissioned calls that may be run on a ‘call-off’ basis. The successful bidder will also be required to administer the grant management of live awards for the duration of the contract.

Cynhelir yr ymarfer caffael hwn ar ran Gweinidogion Cymru (a elwir o hyn allan yn "y Cleient") i sefydlu Cytundeb Fframwaith ar gyfer darparu Gwasanaethau Cyfieithu a Chyfieithu ar y Pryd. Diben y Gwahoddiad i Dendro hwn yw rhoi digon o wybodaeth i Gynigwyr i'w galluogi i lunio cynnig cynhwysfawr sy’n bodloni’r gofynion caffael i ddarparu’r Gwasanaethau a nodir yn y Fanyleb yn Adran 2 y Gwahoddiad i Dendro hwn. Mae Cynigwyr yn cytuno i gadw’n gyfrinachol yr wybodaeth sydd i’w chael yn y Gwahoddiad i Dendro hwn, neu a anfonir gydag ef, neu a fydd ar gael mewn cysylltiad ag unrhyw ymholiadau pellach ynghylch y pwnc dan sylw. Bydd contractau yn ôl y gofyn a wneir o dan y Fframwaith yn agored i'r Cleient a'r is-gwmnïau sy'n eiddo yn llwyr i Lywodraeth Cymru a’r cyrff a noddir gan Lywodraeth Cymru fel y nodwyd yn hysbysiad Cyfnodolyn Swyddogol yr Undeb Ewropeaidd (OJEU) ac Atodiad 1 y Gwahoddiad i Dendro fel Sefydliadau Sy'n Cymryd Rhan. Cyhoeddwyd y Gwahoddiad i Dendro hwn mewn cysylltiad â’r Weithdrefn Agor Tendrau sydd i’w chynnal yn unol â Rheoliadau Contractau Cyhoeddus 2015 (fel y’u diwygiwyd) (PCR 2015) ar gyfer caffael Darparwyr Gwasanaethau / Cyflenwyr ar gyfer y Contract. Dylai Cynigwyr gyfeirio at yr hysbysiad dyfarnu contract a gyhoeddir yn FTS*/GwerthwchiGymru. Bydd y Fframwaith yn cael ei rannu yn bum lot, fel a ganlyn: Lot 1 – Cyfieithu o'r Saesneg i'r Gymraeg ar gyfer contractau yn ôl y gofyn gyda chyfanswm gwerth y contract hyd at 50,000GBP – Cyfieithu Cyffredinol Lot 2 – Cyfieithu o'r Saesneg i'r Gymraeg ar gyfer contractau yn ôl y gofyn gyda chyfanswm gwerth y contract yn 50,000GBP a mwy – Cyfieithu cyffredinol fesul maes pwnc Lot 3 – Cyfieithu o'r Gymraeg i'r Saesneg – Cyfieithu Cyffredinol Lot 4 – Cyfieithu ar y pryd o'r Saesneg i'r Gymraeg – Cyfieithu Cyffredinol Lot 5 – Cyfieithu ar y pryd o'r Gymraeg i'r Saesneg – Cyfieithu Cyffredinol Mae dogfennau tendro dwyieithog ar gael trwy e-tenderWales. This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers (hereinafter referred to as the “The Client”) to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Welsh Translation and Simultaneous Interpretation Services. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to provide Bidders with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive bid that meets the requirements of the procurement for the delivery of the Services set out in the Specification at Section 2 Specification of this ITT. Bidders agree to keep confidential information contained within the ITT or sent with it or made available in connection with any further enquiries about its subject matter. Call off contracts from the Framework will be open to the Client and the wholly owned subsidiary companies and sponsored bodies of the Welsh Government set out in the OJEU notice and annex 1 of the ITT as Participating Organisations. This ITT has been issued in connection with the Open Procedure to be conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015) for the procurement of the Contract. Bidders should refer to the contract notice dispatched for publication in the FTS*/ Sell2Wales. The Framework will consist of five lots set out as follows: Lot 1 – Translation from English into Welsh for call off contracts with a total contract value up to 50,000GBP – General Translation Lot 2 – Translation from English into Welsh for call off contracts with a total contract value of 50,000GBP and above - General Translation by subject area Lot 3 – Translation from Welsh into English – General Translation Lot 4 – Interpretation from English to Welsh – General Translation 4Lot 5 – Interpretation from Welsh to English – General Translation Bilingual tender documents are available through etenderWales.

The requirements of the contracts services are:- - Prevent job loss due to work-limiting health conditions by providing rapid access to early, work-focussed interventions that help employees on, a sickness absence to return to work sooner than would be possible without the intervention or in the case of presentees, to remain in work; and - Provide support to predominantly employees from Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the private and third sector, who generally lack access to occupational health (OH) services. Sickness absentee and presentee participation rate of at least 75% from the private and third sector, is aimed for from the service. - Support will also be available to SME managers and employees to help improve workplace health and wellbeing. Contracts will be awarded to deliver the service in 7 separate Lots or regional areas.

Welsh Government is intending to appoint a supplier to deliver Personalised Assessments in Wales as a full end-to-end digital service. Personalised assessments in reading and numeracy are statutory for learners in maintained schools in Wales from Years 2 to 9. The adaptive assessments are designed to support understanding of individual learner progression as part of Curriculum for Wales. The assessments are for formative use, with a range of feedback on individuals, classes and groups that support understanding of strengths and areas for improvement. The successful supplier will be required to provide a continuation of a digital service, develop and deliver a suite of services, including: - An intuitive and user-friendly web-based and fully bilingual interface; - A suite of four web-based adaptive assessments – English Reading, Welsh Reading, Numeracy (Procedural) and Numeracy (Reasoning); - Content for the adaptive assessments appropriate for learners from Year 2 to 9 - Reporting (standardised and bespoke); - Bilingual support/service desk; and - Provide fully hosted infrastructure (UK/EU located data centre). The successful supplier will be required to: - be certified under either ISO27001 or Cyber Essentials Plus schemes; - ensure the solution is fully bilingual and complies with level AAA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) / ISO 40500:2012; - manage the integration with existing systems, ensuring efficient and ongoing data transfer and providing a fully integrated solution with a single sign-on; - manage the seamless and secure transition from the current service to the new solution, including all content and data migration, the adaptive algorithm and assessment reports; and - take an innovative approach, seeking to improve and add value to the service, as new products and approaches become available.

The Welsh Government (WG) wishes to commission an evaluation of the rapid implementation of Injectable Buprenorphine (Buvidal) which forms part of the range of interventions within opioid substitution treatment (OST) services. Buvidal is a new form of OST which replaces the need for daily supervised consumption with weekly or monthly injections.

The aim of the EO programme is to test and trial the use of satellite imagery and remote sensing techniques, in the design and implementation of the Rural Investment Schemes (RIS) and the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS), to assess the extent which the use of satellite imagery (specifically VHR/VHF) could be used effectively for: - Control and Compliance - Suitability and Risk Mapping - Automated Change Alerts and the potential to generate payments or further action - Evaluation of Policy Impact The Client also aims to maximise the value of EO for the benefit of Wales, so includes wider priority policy areas, stakeholders and partners. The Contract will be split into two separate requirements or ‘Lots’. Suppliers may bid for one or both Lots. The Client will award a contract for each Lot to the highest scoring bidder. The Client reserves the right to award each Lot separately and at different times. The contract term will be for 2 years and shall have an option to extend for a further period of 12 months.

Welsh Government contract to continue with the development and lead management of the Ambassador Conference Wales / Llysgennad Cymru programme.

A framework for delivering Welsh Government's communication and marketing requirements. The framework will be open for use by other public bodies. 1. Creative Design 2. Digital Services 3. Filming, Editing & Animation Services 4. Bespoke Stand Design & Build 5. Event / Conference Management 6. Evaluation / Research 7. Publicity Materials- Storage & Shipping 8. Audio Visual (AV) Services 9. Portable Publicity Equipment & Signage Over the maximum 4 year period of the framework. The value of GBP 20m is the maximum anticipated spend on the framework. The Lot value figures provided are the maximum anticipated for each Lot. Please note however that, as this is a framework agreement, the values provided are only estimates and cannot be guaranteed. The framework will predominantly be used by Welsh Government but may also be accessed by Customer Organisations that have signed up to the Welsh Government Commercial Delivery (WGCD). A full list of Customer Organisations eligible to use the Agreement can be found attached. -Welsh Ministers, their agencies, sponsored and statutory bodies and other contracting authorities funded by them, whether or not they operate independently of Welsh Ministers -The Welsh Assembly Commission -Any company, limited liability partnership or other corporate entity wholly or partly owned by or controlled (directly or indirectly) by Welsh Government -UK Government, their agencies, companies and limited liability partnerships or other entities, wholly or partly owned by or controlled by departments of the UK Government and which operate in Wales. Non-ministerial governmental departments which operate devolved offices in Wales -Local Authorities in Wales their agencies, companies and limited liability partnerships or other corporate entities wholly or partly owned by or controlled by and any county and county borough, city, community or other council or local authority in Wales -Contracting authorities established for the provision of culture, media and sport in Wales -NHS Health Boards in Wales, NHS Trusts in Wales, Special Health Authorities in Wales, Community Health Councils in Wales, the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Board of Community Health Councils and any other contracting authorities operating within or on behalf of the NHS in Wales -Higher and further education bodies in Wales, including colleges, community colleges and universities, WEA Cymru and Colleges Wales -Police and crime commissioners and police forces in England and Wales; national park, and fire and rescue authorities in Wales -Wales Council for Voluntary Action and associated bodies -Registered social landlords on the Welsh Government maintained register. -Schools, sixth-form colleges, foundation schools and academies in Wales (but not independent schools) -HM Inspectorate of Schools in Wales (Estyn); -One Voice Wales (Town & Community Councils) and town & community councils in Wales -Where applicable, the above shall include subsidiaries of the contracting authority at any level. In the event of merger, abolition or change of any of the contracting authorities listed or referred to above, the successors to those authorities or to their functions will also be able to enter into specific contracts under this Framework.