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# Investment Zone Skills Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/investment-zone-skills-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee: "Investment Zone Skills Programme". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,120,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-east-wales-corporate-joint-committee-GB-PPON-PNHB-7576-VDHR)
- **Published Value:** £4,120,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** General management consultancy services, Project-management services other than for construction work, Research consultancy services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL15, UKL16, UKL17, UKL21, UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £4,120,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/investment-zone-skills-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/investment-zone-skills-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/investment-zone-skills-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7#participate

## Description
The successful provider will act as the central hub within a hub-and-spoke delivery model, providing a single employer-facing front door and coordinating a network of further education, higher education, private training providers and industry partners. The Lead Managing Agent will be responsible for employer engagement, workforce demand analysis and the development of an annual skills delivery plan, commissioning and managing delivery partners, programme coordination, performance management, data reporting, and evidence generation. Delivery will support three core programme objectives:
Workforce Growth and Productivity
New and Inclusive Talent Pipelines
Educator Capacity and System Enablement

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73210000, 79411000, 79421000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,120,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/11/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Investment Zone Skills Programme (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cardiff and Vale College**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-1474`
  - Value: £4,120,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 14/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081823-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-15T10:10:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T19:50:58.357Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7