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UK4

Secretariat Function for the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB)

  • First published: 09 March 2026
  • Last modified: 09 March 2026
  • Version: 1
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-06651a
Published by:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Authority ID:
AA0007
Publication date:
09 March 2026
Deadline date:
06 April 2026
Notice type:
UK4
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Welsh Government seeks to procure a Secretariat service to support the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB). The Secretariat will provide independent, impartial, and professional secretariat support to enable IWPRB to deliver evidence-based recommendations on pay and conditions for teachers in Wales. The successful Bidder will be required to ensure the IWPRB operates effectively, meeting its remit as set by the Cabinet Secretary for Education.The main aims are:-To provide secretariat support to the IWPRB to facilitate their work.-To ensure timely, accurate and, where required, bilingual preparation of documentation, meeting coordination, and stakeholder engagement, including drafting of report under guidance from IWPRB in line with the agreed timetable and deadline set out in the Cabinet Secretary’s remit letter.-To gather and analyse data and evidence, including written and oral evidence from key stakeholders, data in relation to teachers pay and conditions, and economic data and information.The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. 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.- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.- 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. ITT responses must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm on 06/04/2026. How To Find The ITT:- Once logged in you must click on ‘PQQs/ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_62388, itt_123579.- 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 PQQ/ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My PQQ/ITT’s’ on the home page.- You will then see the full details of the Tender in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.- Should you have any questions on the Tender, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

C255/2025/2026

Procurement description

The Welsh Government seeks to procure a Secretariat service to support the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB). The Secretariat will provide independent, impartial, and professional secretariat support to enable IWPRB to deliver evidence-based recommendations on pay and conditions for teachers in Wales. The successful Bidder will be required to ensure the IWPRB operates effectively, meeting its remit as set by the Cabinet Secretary for Education.

The main aims are:

-To provide secretariat support to the IWPRB to facilitate their work.

-To ensure timely, accurate and, where required, bilingual preparation of documentation, meeting coordination, and stakeholder engagement, including drafting of report under guidance from IWPRB in line with the agreed timetable and deadline set out in the Cabinet Secretary’s remit letter.

-To gather and analyse data and evidence, including written and oral evidence from key stakeholders, data in relation to teachers pay and conditions, and economic data and information.

The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. 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.

- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

- 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.

ITT responses must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm on 06/04/2026.

How To Find The ITT:- Once logged in you must click on ‘PQQs/ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_62388, itt_123579.

- 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 PQQ/ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My PQQ/ITT’s’ on the home page.

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

- Should you have any questions on the Tender, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

  • UKL - Wales

Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)

933624.99 GBP to 933624.99GBP

Contract dates (estimated)

01 July 2026, 00:00AM to 30 June 2028, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 30 June 2032

Contracting authority

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services

Town/City: Cardiff

Postcode: CF10 3NQ

Country: United Kingdom

Website: http://gov.wales

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQYQ-3841-BHTP

Contact name: Adrianne Griffiths

Email: cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1

CPV classifications

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Delivery regions

  • UKL - Wales

Lot value (estimated)

933624.99 GBP Excluding VAT

1120349.99 GBP Including VAT

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 July 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

30 June 2028, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

30 June 2032, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Description of extensions

This contract offers a 2 + 2 year optional extension period, should the Client wish to invoke. The total value figure stated in this notice covers the initial contract term plus the optional extension periods. This is further explained within the ITT.

Participation

Conditions

Economic

Conditions of participation

Details are included within the ITT.

Conditions

Economic

Conditions of participation

Details are included within the ITT.

Award criteria

Type: quality

Name

Technical

Description

Details are included within the ITT.

Weighting: 70.00

Weighting type: percentageExact

Type: cost

Name

Commercial

Description

Details are included within the ITT.

Weighting: 30.00

Weighting type: percentageExact

Contract terms and risks

Payment terms

As detailed within the ITT.

Description of risks to contract performance

As detailed within the ITT.

Submission

Tender submission deadline

06 April 2026, 00:00AM

Enquiry deadline

26 March 2026, 14:00PM

Date of award of contract

30 June 2026, 23:59PM

Submission address and any special instructions

https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml

May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes

Is this a recurring procurement?

No

Publication date of next tender notice (estimated)

30 June 2026, 23:59PM

Languages that may be used for submission

  • English
  • Welsh

Documents

ID

conflictOfInterest

Document type

Conflict of interest

Description

Not published

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
There are no commodity categories for this notice.

Delivery locations

ID Description
1000 WALES

About the buyer

Main contact:
n/a
Admin contact:
n/a
Technical contact:
n/a
Other contact:
n/a

Further information

Date Details

0800 222 9004

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