CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Skills Gap Analysis

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Underlying principles

Our ambition is to support Social Care Wales vision by;

- being structured in our approach, so our managers and people know what we will be delivering for them.

- introducing learning pathways to help people develop and progress throughout their Social Care Wales career

- providing flexible blended learning opportunities that people can access at a time that is right for them and the role they are in.

- adopting a 70:20:10 approach and mindset to learning

- making use of our digital strategies to make learning as accessible as possible and location neutral

- ensuring corporate learning opportunities are available bilingually.

- regularly evaluating what we do with a view to continually improving the learning experience for our people.

- seeking opportunities to collaborate with other Welsh Public Sector organisations to deliver learning and development programmes for our staff, ensuring that the use of shared resources are maximised

- ensuring that learning and development activities are delivered on a value for money basis

- ensuring equality of opportunity and fairness throughout all our learning and development policies and procedures.

What is required / ‘The Requirements’

We are looking for someone to work with us initially to:

- Conduct a skills assessment and gap analysis of our current workforce, based on the 6 corporate learning prioritise identified above in our Learning and Development Strategy.

- Develop recommendations to address the current gaps (short, medium and long term) including costs and benefits; sources of possible funding/resourcing; solutions that allow flexibility; and use of existing forms of delivery by other organisations

Aims and objectives

Our aim is to get a more detailed understanding of the existing skill levels and gaps on a team, department and organisation basis, so that we can put in place a programme of training and learning that supports the achievement of our outcomes set out in our Strategic Plan.

Please see Specification for more information.

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=129776.

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

Budget

There is no set budget for this project; we are therefore relying upon receiving realistic pricing from suppliers which includes a breakdown of activity, including expenses.

Length of contract

We anticipate the contract will commence in May 2023 running for a 9 month period, with a possibility of being extended for a further 3 months, up to a total period of 12 months.

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

N/a

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:129776)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice