CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Facilitation services to support the 'Qualified for the Future Project'

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

We are inviting tenders for the award of a contract for the provision of facilitation services to support various stakeholder groups that Qualifications Wales will operate to help shape the reform of qualifications for 14–16-year-olds in Wales. The work to reform qualifications is organised under the ‘Qualified for the Future’ project. The role of the facilitators will be to enhance the experience of those collaborating with Qualifications Wales.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=113525.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Qualifications Wales wishes to award a contract for the provision of facilitation services to support the Qualified for the Future project. These services will ensure the smooth running of workshops and enable an effective communication process between Qualifications Wales staff, stakeholders and subject experts. Facilitation will enhance the experience of those collaborating with us. We are looking for an organisation to provide at least six facilitators who we can work with, at least one of which must be a fluent Welsh speaker. The main facilitation services will be required between October 2021 and July 2022 and there may be up to 72 remote meetings/webinars to facilitate.

There may be a need for further ad hoc facilitation up to March 2023.

Meetings are expected to take place virtually via MS Teams and during school term time.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

QW212217

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:113525)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice