Official UK procurement notice
ITE Incentives Academic Year 2025/2026: Administration Fee
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the administration of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) incentive grants on behalf of the Welsh Government for the academic year 2026/27. Funding is distributed to eligible students by universities delivering accredited ITE programmes leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Any university that provides an accredited ITE programme (with QTS) to eligible student teachers will be issued with a Grant Award for this purpose and, through receipt of that award, will be eligible to participate as a supplier within this contract framework.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Mar 2026, 17:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 17:12 GMT
- Authority reference
C077/2025/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019204- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06617cFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published3 Mar 2026, 17:12 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | £37,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod DewiVCSE | £40,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Swansea University | £37,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | £47,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ITE Incentives Academic Year 2025/2026: Administration Fee · Bangor University
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- £37,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
ITE Incentives Academic Year 2025/2026: Administration Fee · Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod DewiVCSE
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- £40,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
ITE Incentives Academic Year 2025/2026: Administration Fee · Swansea University
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- £37,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
ITE Incentives Academic Year 2025/2026: Administration Fee · Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- £47,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- Bangor UniversityAwarded supplier
- Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityAwarded supplier
- Swansea UniversityAwarded supplier
- University of Wales: Trinity St DavidAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender