CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Guidance for Awarding Bodies on the Development, Delivery and Award of Qualifications through the Me

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

To award a contract for consultancy services to develop guidance to support awarding bodies with the development, delivery and award of qualifications through the medium of Welsh.

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=104027.

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

The Consultant will be required to undertake the following activities:

1. Desk review of guidance and best practice

a. Identify and review examples of existing guidance e.g. QAA that is relevant and/ or previously prepared e.g. by ACCAC.

b. Identify and review examples of current practice in awarding bodies or other relevant organisations to feed into our guidance.

2. Engage with awarding bodies to ensure that the guidance meets their needs

a. This will include using the AB Welsh Language Support Group which is already established and can be used for this purpose (and can meet on-line).

b. The Consultant may also undertake other engagement/data collection/ research to ensure that the guidance meets the needs of awarding bodies.

3. Engage with subject experts and other relevant organisations working in this area (such as providers) to ensure that the guidance reflects good practice while offering a good balance between being both forward looking and practical.

a. Identify and gather views from key experts in the field. This will include leading meetings with the Welsh-medium guidance subject expert panel around 2-3 times via on-line meetings in autumn to spring 2020-21. The Consultant will lead discussions in this group with Qualifications Wales providing the secretariat support. This group will be presented with drafts of the guidance and the Consultant will use these discussions on drafts to inform future drafts and activities, incorporating their feedback and advice.

b. The Consultant may also identify other experts/ organisations and we would welcome ideas from them in their methodology section of their Bid.

4. Seek and take on board feedback received on drafts and incorporate them into the final version submitted by the deadline.

5. Work closely with us throughout the life of the project to ensure that the guidance is fit for purpose and meets our needs.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Expert knowledge and experience of Welsh-medium qualifications.

Demonstrable experience of and ability to write guidance for awarding bodies.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

QW202118

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

Please see additional documents for Specification and Response templates

(WA Ref:104027)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice