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Contract Award Notice

Review of the Culture Sector Workforce in Wales

  • First published: 11 March 2026
  • Last modified: 11 March 2026
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-157270
Published by:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Authority ID:
AA0007
Publication date:
11 March 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

The primary aim of this contract is to provide the Welsh Government with a comprehensive, cross-sectoral understanding of the current and future workforce and skills landscape within the culture sector in Wales. The commissioned research will identify and address gaps in existing data and studies, building an overarching, up-to-date view of the sector’s workforce. This evidence base will support strategic planning, policy development, and investment decisions, helping to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable cultural workforce. The review will cover paid staff, freelancers, and volunteers across libraries, archives, conservation, museums (National and non-national museums) and the historic environment sector. For the purposes of this contract, the historic environment sector. In relation to the arts, it is important to note that Creative Industries (film and television, animation, gaming, publishing and developing grass roots music) are outside the scope of this contract, but the bidder should be mindful of the intersection with the arts workforce. This procurement was run as a mini competition under the CCS Research and Insights DPS (RM6126).

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park,

Caerdydd / Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

UK

CPS Advice Mailbox

+44 3000257095

CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales

http://gov.wales

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Review of the Culture Sector Workforce in Wales

2.2

Description of the contract

The primary aim of this contract is to provide the Welsh Government with a comprehensive, cross-sectoral understanding of the current and future workforce and skills landscape within the culture sector in Wales. The commissioned research will identify and address gaps in existing data and studies, building an overarching, up-to-date view of the sector’s workforce.

This evidence base will support strategic planning, policy development, and investment decisions, helping to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable cultural workforce. The review will cover paid staff, freelancers, and volunteers across libraries, archives, conservation, museums (National and non-national museums) and the historic environment sector. For the purposes of this contract, the historic environment sector. In relation to the arts, it is important to note that Creative Industries (film and television, animation, gaming, publishing and developing grass roots music) are outside the scope of this contract, but the bidder should be mindful of the intersection with the arts workforce.

This procurement was run as a mini competition under the CCS Research and Insights DPS (RM6126).

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

73110000 Research 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


C118/2025/2026




Wavehill Limited

21 Alban Square,

Aberaeron

SA46 0DB

UK




5 Other Information

5.1

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

C118/2025/2026

5.2

Date of Contract Award

 06-03-2026

5.3

Number of tenders received

4

5.4

Other Information

(WA Ref:162565)

5.5

Additional Documentation

N/a

5.6

Publication date of this notice:

 11-03-2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
73110000 Research services Research and experimental development services

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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ID Description
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Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
11 December 2025
Deadline date:
21 January 2026 00:00
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Authority name:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Publication date:
11 March 2026
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Authority name:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

About the buyer

Main contact:
CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales
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Technical contact:
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Other contact:
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