UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The Client aims to award a 36 month contract starting in April 2023 for the delivery of an evidence and theory based National active Bystander Intervention programme to be delivered to the general/wider public of Wales. The estimated contract value is between GBP 220,000 to GBP 230,000 exc. VAT (GBP 276,000 inc. VAT) over the initial contract term with an option to extend for a further 12 months. Bystander training programmes aim to: Develop and deliver a National active bystander programme piloted at various community-based sites throughout Wales with rollout expected to the general/wider public across the whole of Wales. Consideration ought to be given to how best to deliver this to different groups and this may require tailored solutions in order to reach as many people as possible but in an effective way. Research effective community-based active bystander interventions to ensure good practice is embedded throughout development and delivery. Identify suitable target audiences for the programme based on research evidence and on evidence of need from VAWDASV data in Wales. The target audience should include the engagement of men and diverse communities. Bidders should propose trainers who have the expertise to engage with the target audience. Engage with people from the target audience in the development of the training programme including development of role plays and use of language that are familiar to the target audience initiative. The length of delivery of the training programme (number and length of sessions) should be justified in accordance with the research evidence and engagement with the target audience. Integrate external evaluation into the model through an academic partner. The bidder must outline how they intend to sub-contract an external evaluation of the training to an evaluation partner, whilst providing indicative evaluation plans in the bid. The bidder must ensure that evaluation is considered alongside programme development.

This tender exercise aims to provide an export consultancy service that will assist Wales-based companies to develop the exporting side of their business. The service will work with businesses on a one-to-one basis and focus on three distinct areas: International Trade Development (ITD) – Research provision covering overseas markets and the requirements for exporting particular goods / services. International Trade Opportunities (ITO) – Identification of specific opportunities for export sales. New Exporter Programme (NEP) – Recruit and develop an annual cohort of approximately 15 businesses into successful and sustainable exporters

On behalf of the Welsh Ministers Cafcass Cymru are seeking to appoint a range of providers to deliver the Working Together for Children Programme (WT4C) across the whole of Wales. The purpose of this contract is to improve a family’s ability to seek resolution and prepare them to achieve safe, beneficial, and sustainable communication and arrangements for their child(ren). The aims of the WT4C programme reflect and support the strategic aims of Cafcass Cymru, namely, to ensure that our intervention promotes the voice of the child and is centred on their rights, welfare and best interests and one of our underpinning principles that “where safe, children and young people are best brought up by their own family and within their own community”. The objective of this contract is to enable a service that can be delivered primarily remotely and where required, on an ad hoc basis, face to face as determined by individual participants’ needs. To achieve this, we will appoint up to 3 providers to enable coverage across all local authorities within Wales in a timely manner. It is anticipated that the 3 highest scoring suppliers will be appointed, subject to the award process outlined in the ITT. Where in exceptional circumstances face to face attendance is required, as determined by the Cafcass Cymru practitioner, Cafcass Cymru will determine which of the 3 providers will be best able to deliver depending upon the service user’s location. Cafcass Cymru may offer additional financial support to the supplier if the service user’s location is not within a reasonable distance of one of the contracted providers office centres. All remote referrals will be allocated on a rotational and equal basis to all appointed suppliers.

The Welsh Government wishes to appoint a supplier to carry out an evaluation of the implementation of the Real Living Wage for social care workers in Wales. The research will involve a literature review as well as process and impact evaluations. The primary research will involve engaging with stakeholders such as providers of services, commissioners, the social care workforce and people receiving care and support in Wales. The contract is expected to commence in June 2023 and conclude in June 2025

Welsh Government require a contractor to oversee the coordination of the service user and carer voice in mental health in Wales. The contractor will support a programme to enhance the way the Welsh Government listens to, and works with, service users and carers; and to provide guidance to organisations in Wales around best practice, with a view to supporting more consistency in approach.

Welsh Government require a contractor to oversee the coordination of the service user and carer voice in mental health in Wales. The contractor will support a programme to enhance the way the Welsh Government listens to, and works with, service users and carers; and to provide guidance to organisations in Wales around best practice, with a view to supporting more consistency in approach.

The Welsh Government wishes to develop additional approaches to bovine TB control, over and above the statutory measures currently being used in the Pembrokeshire area.

The Welsh Government is seeking to award a contract for Animal Health Improvement Cycle and Vet Training (AHIC) to work with a selection of farmers and veterinarians to ‘road test’ the AHIC on a range of sheep, beef and dairy farm types across Wales and communicate learning.

The Celtic Framework is a mutual call-off framework contract through which contractors may be acquired for project assurance reviews and/or programme/project management (hereinafter “PPM”)-specific purposes for the devolved governments of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The objectives of the Celtic Framework are two-fold: - To provide [suitably qualified] external advisers to lead and/or participate in assurance reviews managed through the assurance hubs in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales; and - To provide [suitably qualified] external advisers for the provision of “other assurance services.

A Pathway from Early Years to Play pilot began under the PfS programme in 2019. This provided opportunities and funding for practitioners who required a playwork qualification to meet the requirements of the National Minimum Standards for regulated childcare by 2021. Although the deadline has now passed, we are aware that many settings are still seeking to undertake these qualifications for their staff and so a demand remains for these qualifications. Therefore, the provision of playwork qualifications continues to have an important role to play in supporting practitioners to upskill and achieve qualifications that are crucial to ensuring a high quality sector. Our discussions with childcare and playwork stakeholders, as well as training providers confirm there remains significant demand across the childcare and playwork sector for supporting access to qualifications which will help with recruitment and retention difficulties. Within Welsh Government, we have a clear focus on supporting people to enter, stay and progress in the childcare and playwork sector, as is outlined in the 10 Year Childcare, Play and Early Years Workforce Plan. The aim of the tender is to award up to seven 18 month contracts that will build on the provision of playwork qualifications provided under the PfS programme. These contracts will be tendered via 4 lots: Lot 1 – Delivery of L2PP and P3 (Level 2 and 3) (All Wales basis) - GBP 150,000 to 174,000 – One contract will be awarded. Lot 2 – Regional delivery of Transition to Playwork (North Wales) - GBP 97,000 to 106,000 – Up to two contracts will be awarded. Lot 3 – Regional delivery of Transition to Playwork (Mid and West Wales) - GBP 117,000 to 128,000 – Up to two contracts will be awarded. Lot 4 - Regional delivery of Transition to Playwork (South Wales). GBP176,000 to 192,000 – Up to two contracts will be awarded.

The Welsh Government seeks to establish a contract for the provision of of3 set rounds of badger vaccination within a 3 month period each year on Holy Island, for 4 consecutive years. The list of rounds will be provided by the client, and all vaccinations must be completed between May and October for each year of the Contract.

The Welsh Government procurement exercise is to secure a Supplier for the sourcing of products (including printed items), managing registrations and providing customer service, assembly, storage, and delivery of Baby Bundles across Wales. The Bwndel Babi Programme is a Welsh Government Programme for Government commitment to provide a ‘welcome to the world’ gift, comprising of a range of essential items for the child’s first months. The bundle will be provided free of charge to all new and expectant parents resident in Wales who register to receive one. We require the successful contractor to be ready to receive registration forms for baby bundles from January 2024 with deliveries beginning in late February/early March 2024.

The Client is seeking a supplier to manage the delivery of travel, accommodation and trade mission requirements. Bidders are invited to submit Bids to be awarded the Contract for Export Market Visits and Exhibition Travel Contract.

Tourism is a highly competitive global industry. It is imperative not only to develop a dynamic customer focus, but also articulate clearly what makes Wales unique. Wales is well placed to compete with the best and can offer a rich culture and heritage, a landscape of high scenic quality, a unique coastline and a diversity of experiences contributing to our visitors’ mental and physical well-being. It will be the experiences that differentiate Wales from other destinations that will resonate most memorably with our visitors. The Welsh Government’s Tourism and Marketing Division are responsible for delivering activities that support the sustainable development of the visitor economy, as well as activities to build Wales’ reputation and performance as a place to visit, invest, work and study. The tourism and hospitality sector plays an important role to the Welsh economy, representing 11.8% and 9.6% of the Welsh workforce, respectively. The visitor economy also acts as a lynchpin for broader economic development, and these businesses provide important social and wellbeing hubs for our communities. Our ambition is to grow tourism for the good of Wales. This means economic growth that delivers benefits for people and places, including environmental sustainability, social and cultural enrichment and health benefits. The tourism strategy takes as its basis Wales' distinctive Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and ‘mainstreams’ its vision through everything we do. The sector has still not fully recovered from the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis is hampering the recovery. We have always been clear that our work now is to concentrate on building back to pre-pandemic international visitor and spend figures and indeed grow those figures. A German speaking expert team is required to work with Welsh Government’s Tourism and Marketing department to deliver the market-facing consumer marketing campaign, on-territory Travel Trade service, Business Events exhibition support, and targeted activity, plus PR and Media Relations activity over the contract duration.

Bidders are invited to submit Bids to be awarded the Contract for Grid Connection Support to the Welsh Governments RED. The Contract is for the delivery of the Services as described in the Specification. For information purposes the potential value of the Contract is estimated to be GBP220,000 to GBP240,000 exc. VAT (GBP264,000.00 to GBP288,000 inc VAT). Welsh Government is carrying out feasibility work on several wind farm projects across Wales. The projects are at feasibility stage and support is required to obtain grid connections and generation licences (or licence exemptions) for each project. In addition, wider grid strategy is required, on an ad hoc basis as the portfolio of projects develops. In October 2022, the Welsh Government announced that they will establish a renewable energy developer for Wales, wholly owned by the Welsh Government. A portfolio of projects is currently being developed by the Welsh Government Renewable Energy Developer (RED) programme team and the programme is expected to transition into the new arms-length company by April 2024. RED are currently developing five onshore wind projects on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate, and expect this portfolio to grow over the coming years. All five projects plan to secure grid connection offers by the end of 2023. To support the projects’ development, the Welsh Government’s project team are seeking suitably experienced consultants to support with grid applications, generation licence or licence exemption applications, as well as wider programme-level grid strategy support. The consultant would be working with the RED programme manager and director and the individual RED project managers.

Through Business Wales, the Welsh Government offers business support services to inspire entrepreneurs and SMEs to help start, sustain, and grow businesses in Wales. Business Wales is delivered through a blend of external suppliers, grant awards (third party providers) and ‘in-house’ teams within Welsh Government. The Business Wales service encompasses a range of products and services offering information, advice, and support, online, via phone, virtually or in person in both English and Welsh. Certain elements of the Business Wales service are currently delivered by external suppliers, which is expected to run until 2029. This Contract Notice relates to the Welsh Government’s intention to procure suitably skilled supplier(s) to deliver the Accelerated Growth Programme Services element of the Business Wales services from November 2023 to end of March 2029 (the "Service"). The anticipated aggregate value of the Service for the contract period is GBP 15.8m net (2023-2029). Aligned to the wider Welsh Government budget position, the budget for this activity is secured for financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25 only. Therefore, the proposed duration of the Service contract is expected to be structured for a period of up to 5 years and 5 months; an initial period of 17 months, with an option to extend, on an annual basis, for a further 4 years at the sole discretion of the Welsh Government, and subject always to budget approval. There is an additional contract value of up to a further GBP 15.8m net for additional activities; GBP 31.6m net total value. These activities will be aligned to emerging Welsh Government priorities that may occur. There is no obligation placed on the Contracting Authority to utilise the additional spend value (GBP 15.8m net) and the additional services may or may not occur. The overarching aims of Business Wales are: 1. To build confidence and inspire individuals, entrepreneurs and micro / small medium enterprises (SME) businesses 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. 2. To address a key gap by creating the conditions for businesses to start, sustain and grow through the missing middle in inclusive and sustainable ways. 3. To support the productivity, resilience, growth, decarbonising, and sustainability of micro and SMEs. To secure their long-term future ownership within Wales, cementing their continued contribution to the Welsh economy.

The purpose of this notice is to inform the market that of a contract opportunity for advisory services, delivery agent and independent quality assurance services for delivery of the Warm Homes Programme.

The Welsh Government Commercial Delivery team are conducting a collaborative procurement for the purchase of a range of Electric Vehicles on behalf of participating organisations from across the Welsh public sector.

The client requires a compliant DPS Framework to deliver a wide variety of environmental services and engage with suppliers in an evolving sector. To support the priorities the most suitable solution is the creation of the Natural Resources Dynamic Purchasing System. The DPS will be accessible for 4 years with supplier applications being accepted from September 2023 onwards via this eTender and Call-Off Competitions beginning Autumn 2023. Acknowledging the breadth of work that the Welsh Government procures from the sector, two “Categories” have been identified to meet our requirements: Category 1 – Environmental Technical and Specialist Advice & Services Category 2 – Natural Resources, Environmental, Marine and Fisheries Multi-disciplinary