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

Curriculum Design Professional Learning

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

This contract seeks to procure for a service to support professional learning around curriculum design coherent with process orientated Curriculum for Wales. The service is to include asynchronous and synchronous professional learning that supports school improvement services and practitioners in Wales to design effective curriculum coherent with Curriculum for Wales. The requirements of this contract include:

-Design of an asynchronous learning tool to support self-directed and collaborative learning, accurate use of the Curriculum for Wales Framework and subsequent guidance and high-quality professional learning coherent with Welsh Government policy. This is expected to build on the supporting materials from the Camau i’r Dyfodol research project with Welsh Government.

-Design a programme of process orientated Curriculum Design Professional Learning for school improvement services and practitioners. Design and facilitate alongside WG, professional learning for all school improvement partners, Estyn and QW in the process of practical curriculum design, coherent with a process orientated curriculum, and understanding expectations for curriculum design within Curriculum for Wales. Mixture of in person and hybrid working across a 12-month period to ensure that as these key individuals work with schools, they recognise the change in expectations around curriculum design that will bring cohesion to the reform.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136857

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

A budget range of £30,000 - £35,000 excluding VAT is available for the purposes of this contract and over the initial 12 month contract period. If invoked, The Client will make a further budget of £30,000 - £35,000 excluding VAT for the 12 month extension period.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

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

C168/2023/2024

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

E-Tender Information:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”

- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the

Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00. Late bids will not be accepted.

How To Find The ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’

- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_55016 and itt_107338

- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest' button. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.

- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.

- Any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

Please note that the Client may utilise EU finding in respect of the Contract. As a result, the successful Bidder will be required to manage finances and records so as to comply with EU audit requirements.

(WA Ref:136857)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice