Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Cloud Training & Organisational Capability Support
Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDigital Health and Care Wales ("DHCW") has had a requirement for a Cloud Transition Training Programme. The Cloud Transition Programme ("CTP") is a major, multi-year transformation initiative to migrate National digital services from legacy on-premise infrastructure into secure, modern cloud platforms, improving reliability, security and performance across NHS Wales. The Programme is also driving organisational change by equipping staff with the skills, tools and ways of working needed to adopt cloud services effectively. To support CTP and the organisational change, the Cloud Transition Training Programme will ensure training pathways are designed and implemented to enable learners to progress from foundational to expert-level proficiency within their relevant specialisms.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£490,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Procurement Documents as set out in the invitation to tender ("ITT") which can be found on the e-procurement e-Tender Wales portal.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Procurement Documents as set out in the invitation to tender ("ITT") which can be found on the e-procurement e-Tender Wales portal.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Qualitative: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Qualitative
- Social Value
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Procurement Documents as set out in the invitation to tender ("ITT") which can be found on the e-procurement e-Tender Wales portal.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Procurement Documents as set out in the invitation to tender ("ITT") which can be found on the e-procurement e-Tender Wales portal.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 26 Feb 2026, 10:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 11:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
PRJ-1324- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045763- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065cc9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Further detail of the requirement is outlined within the service specification included with this tender which is available online via e-tenderwales (etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗) ITT_124757
Timeline
26 Feb 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published230 days ago26 Feb 2026, 10:49 GMT
- Market engagement211 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
In line with the Procurement Act 2023; DHCW Commercial Services wish to hold a pre-market engagement event prior to launching a procurement exercise for the commissioning of a Cloud Transition Training Programme. As such, discussions will be held with potential Suppliers prior to starting the tender exercise. The purpose being to both inform potential Suppliers and to allow DHCW to seek advice in the planning and enrolling of the procurement exercise.
DHCW Commercial Services team will be holding an online pre-market engagement event via Microsoft Teams 20th March 2026 at 1300hrs. Attendees will be provided with an insight into the requirement and given the opportunity to ask questions in an open forum.
Potential Suppliers who are interested in this pre-market engagement event are requested to complete an MS forms questionnaire, link below
:
forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗
Please ensure to complete the pre-market engagement form (above) and register your interest to attend before 17th March at 1300hrs.
Potential Suppliers should note, that this engagement event, may not lead to a formal procurement and/or award of any framework/contracts. Further, that any information provided by potential Suppliers during this event, may be used by DHCW to help scope any proposed procurement.
Any queries raised, and relevant responses, by potential bidders at the Awareness Session over Teams 20th March, will be collated and distributed to all participants within one week of the event.
Accordingly, potential bidders are advised not to share any confidential information and/or information they would not wish to be shared more widely. DHCW accepts no liability for any costs incurred by Suppliers as a result of attending the engagement virtual event.
- Next notice expected172 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published148 days ago19 May 2026, 14:08 BST
- Clarification questions by131 days ago5 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline121 days ago15 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by67 days ago7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts58 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent51 days ago24 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends40 days ago3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published7 days ago7 Oct 2026, 11:51 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Feb 2026, 10:49 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published19 May 2026, 14:08 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £490,00019 May 2026, 14:08 BSTwas £275,000
- Status changed to active19 May 2026, 14:08 BST
- Procurement method changed19 May 2026, 14:08 BST
- Deadline published: 15 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST19 May 2026, 14:08 BST
- Contract award notice published24 Aug 2026, 16:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Aug 2026, 16:19 BST
- Contract signature expected4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 11:51 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 26 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| USW Commercial Services LtdProvision of a Cloud Transition Training Programme 7 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: An option to extend for a further two (2) years, in annual increments, up to 31 March 2030. Any extension option will be subject to additional funding and approval. · Options: Optional requirements with a total value of £10,000.00 | £499,600 | 18 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of a Cloud Transition Training Programme · USW Commercial Services Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Sept 2026
- Value
- £499,600
- Period
- 7 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for 24 months over 12month intervals
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- USW Commercial Services LtdAwarded 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 award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender