CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Design and Delivery of a Pilot Agile Mentoring Programme for Digital Project Delivery

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Introduction

At Social Care Wales, we manage projects using a variety of methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches. Agile is currently the least utilised methodology within the organisation.

What is required / ‘The requirements’

To strengthen our digital project delivery capability, we aim to integrate Agile practices more systematically within our Digital and Technology Team.

To achieve this, we are seeking a supplier to design and deliver a hands-on Pilot Agile Mentoring Programme for approximately 4-5 staff members from Social Care Wales’s Digital and Technology Team over the next six months.

We envisage the format to be small groups via MS Teams with a focus on both mindset and delivery skills.

The supplier will:

- Take a lead role in identifying and selecting live projects suitable for Agile delivery.

- Provide practical education on Agile principles, frameworks and tools tailored to Social Care Wales’s needed.

- Offer real-time, project-based mentoring to up-skill staff in applying Agile methodologies in practice.

- Support the transfer of Agile delivery skills to build internal capability.

- Build colleagues confidence to independently deliver Agile projects in the future.

- Support the development of internal process for selecting and managing Agile projects after the programme concludes.

- Take an approach that contains a blend of theoretical learning with practical delivery, enabling colleagues to immediately apply what they learn.

- Ensure materials are provided in clear in English to facilitate accurate translation into Welsh. Social Care Wales will manage arrangements and associated costs related to Welsh language requirements.

Please see specification for more detail

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=151253.

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 a budget of £25,000 (inclusive of any applicable VAT) agreed for this quote.

The Supplier will provide full financial breakdown of the costs associated with the project for consideration through the evaluation process.

Prices must be quoted in pounds sterling and clearly state if VAT will or will not be charged.

Length of contract

The contract will run from 23 June 2025 for a period of six (6) months.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:151253)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice