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# Training and Support Programme – Playwork Qualifications

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/training-and-support-programme-playwork-qualifications-ocds-h6vhtk-03bf4d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Welsh Government: "Training and Support Programme – Playwork Qualifications". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Welsh Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/welsh-government-gov-da1019)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative educational services, Adult and other education services, Education and training services, Pre-school education services, Special education services (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03bf4d`

## 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/training-and-support-programme-playwork-qualifications-ocds-h6vhtk-03bf4d#tl-md)

## Description
The client aims to award 18-month contracts for delivery of the qualifications across Wales over an 18 month period, beginning September 2023 and ending March 2025.Targets for completion of playwork qualifications include:
- 300 Level 2 Award in Playwork Practice (L2APP) qualifications;
- 75 Playwork Principles into Practice Level 2 and 3 (P3) qualifications; and
- 750 Transition Award from Early Years to Playwork Level 3 (Transition) qualifications.
The qualifications have to be active and available to learners as listed on Qualifications in Wales (QIW) , these are the only qualifications that are available for public funding via this programme.
The client is currently developing the tender documents with an appropriate lotting strategy and aims to award four contracts with estimated contract values included (excluding VAT).
Lot 1 – Delivery of L2PP and P3 (All Wales basis) - GBP150,000 to GBP174,000
Lot 2 – Regional delivery of Transition to Playwork (North Wales) -  GBP97,000 to GBP106,000
Lot 3 – Regional delivery of Transition to Playwork (Mid and West Wales) - GBP117,000 to GBP128,000
Lot 4 - Regional delivery of Transition to Playwork (South Wales). GBP176,000 to GBP192,000
We anticipate the tender will be published in Spring 2023, awarding contracts in Summer 2023 to start in September / October 2023. Further detail on the requirement and evaluation criteria for each contract will be made available in the tender documentation.
We are only seeking interest from suppliers who can provide the services required so please only register interest if you can meet the criteria and obtain the evidence outlined in this notice. Please register your interest to bid for the contract via this notice on sell2wales.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 75121000, 80000000, 80110000, 80310000, 80340000, 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** To support the First Minister’s vision for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) which aims to create a single, high-quality, child-centred approach to ECEC, the Welsh Government intends to deliver a Training and Support programme.
The new Traini...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011009-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-17T15:33:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:56:25.802Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03bf4d