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Contract Award Notice

A Technical Review of the Design Principles for the Essential Skills Wales Suite of Qualifications

  • First published: 16 May 2022
  • Last modified: 16 May 2022
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-119565
Published by:
Qualifications Wales
Authority ID:
AA41978
Publication date:
16 May 2022
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Qualifications Wales wishes to award a contract for a desk-based review of the Design Principles for the Essential Skills Wales (ESW) suite of qualifications The Design Principles is a regulatory document that outlines the rationale, structure, aims, learning outcomes and assessment requirements for the ESW suite of qualifications. They specify the criteria that all awarding bodies must meet when developing and awarding Approved ESW qualifications. We are allocating a total of six months for the completion of the technical review. This includes approximately eighteen weeks for the completion of the review and a first draft of the Report (June to October 2022). This will be followed by a period of feedback and review of the findings with Qualifications Wales and members of our Essential Skills Oversight Board (November 2022). We are also allocating an additional three weeks for the completion of a final version of the Report following the period of review and feedback on the initial draft (December 2022), although this may not be needed.

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Qualifications Wales

Q2 Building, Pencarn Lane, Imperial Park,

Newport

NP10 8AR

UK

Stephanie Molina

+44 1633373233


http://www.qualificationswales.org

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

A Technical Review of the Design Principles for the Essential Skills Wales Suite of Qualifications

2.2

Description of the contract

Qualifications Wales wishes to award a contract for a desk-based review of the Design Principles for the Essential Skills Wales (ESW) suite of qualifications

The Design Principles is a regulatory document that outlines the rationale, structure, aims, learning outcomes and assessment requirements for the ESW suite of qualifications. They specify the criteria that all awarding bodies must meet when developing and awarding Approved ESW qualifications.

We are allocating a total of six months for the completion of the technical review. This includes approximately eighteen weeks for the completion of the review and a first draft of the Report (June to October 2022). This will be followed by a period of feedback and review of the findings with Qualifications Wales and members of our Essential Skills Oversight Board (November 2022). We are also allocating an additional three weeks for the completion of a final version of the Report following the period of review and feedback on the initial draft (December 2022), although this may not be needed.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
80000000 Education and training services
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1012 Gwynedd
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1018 Swansea
1020 East Wales
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1024 Powys

2.4

Estimated Total Value

3 Procedure

3.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4 Award of Contract

4.1

Successful Bidders

4.1.1

Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider





Acer International United Kingdom Limited

13 Canfield Place,

London

NW63BT

UK

Helen Claydon



www.acer.org

5 Other Information

5.1

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

QW212234

5.2

Date of Contract Award

 16-05-2022

5.3

Number of tenders received

4

5.4

Other Information

(WA Ref:121356)

5.5

Additional Documentation

N/a

5.6

Publication date of this notice:

 16-05-2022

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80000000 Education and training services Education
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services Research and Development

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1020 East Wales
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012 Gwynedd
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

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Notice details
Publication date:
14 March 2022
Deadline date:
29 April 2022 00:00
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Authority name:
Qualifications Wales
Publication date:
16 May 2022
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Authority name:
Qualifications Wales

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