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# Evaluation of the policy supporting Initial Teacher Education (ITE)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/evaluation-of-the-policy-supporting-initial-teacher-education-ite-ocds-h6vhtk-05160d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government: "Evaluation of the policy supporting Initial Teacher Education (ITE)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/llywodraeth-cymru-welsh-government-GB-PPON-PQYQ-3841-BHTP)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services, Research services, Social research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £149,300 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05160d`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/evaluation-of-the-policy-supporting-initial-teacher-education-ite-ocds-h6vhtk-05160d#tl-md)

## Description
A call-off competition was prepared on behalf of the Welsh Ministers in order to establish a contract for the Evaluation of the policy supporting Initial Teacher Education via the CCS Research & Insights agreement (RM6126). The successful bidder will be awarded a 12 month contract with an estimated value of GBP 150,000 exc. VAT.
The findings and recommendations from this research will inform the development of Welsh Government policy to ensure that the ITE sector in Wales is systematically sufficiently supported to ensure that the vision of ITE in Wales, as set out in the Criteria document, can be achieved. This may not be limited to ITE policy alone but to broader education policy, structures or resources and their role in supporting ITE in Wales.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000, 79315000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** A cal-off competition was prepared on behalf of the Welsh Ministers in order to establish a contract for the Evaluation of the policy supporting Initial Teacher Education under the CCS Research & Insights agreement (RM6126).

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 022311-2025-C132/2024/2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Alma Economics**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-167170`
  - Value: £149,300 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 022311-2025-C132/2024/2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £149,300
  - Signed Date: 14/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022311-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-16T14:15:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T18:11:21.296Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05160d