Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 22 May 2025, 13:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Welsh Government Policy, Legislation & Government Business Learning & Development Offer

Official notice

Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£2,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £2,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2025awarded 13 Nov 2025
Awarded to Political Engagement Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 5 Oct 2027 · up to 5 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 6 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to establish a contract for the Policy, Legislation & Government Business Learning & Development Offer. The aim of this contract is to develop and deliver learning and development solutions so as to equip relevant Welsh Government officials with the necessary skills, knowledge & behaviours required for their roles so that they can effectively develop and implement policy and work on government business and constitutional matters relating to Wales.

This notice is to notify the market of the intention to award the contract and start the standstill period.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,000,000
Contract period: 6 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 5 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £2,000,000 exc. VAT · £2,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: This contract is for two years with a one year plus one year extension.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see tender documents for all conditions of participation

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see tender documents for all conditions of participation

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Technical Question 1a: 20%
  • Technical Question 1b: 20%
  • Technical Question 2a: 20%
  • Technical Question 2b: 20%
  • Commercial submission: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Technical Question 1a: Ability to meet the requirements of the specification
  • Technical Question 1b: Administration and management of contract
  • Commercial submission: Cost submission for the tender. Please see tender documents for commercial template
  • Technical Question 2a: Trainer experience and credibility
  • Technical Question 2b: Demonstration of Delivery Expertise
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see tender documents for all conditions of participation

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see tender documents for all conditions of participation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2025, 13:52 BST
Last source update
17 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
Authority reference
C259/2024/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035550
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051ddb Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Payment will be made in arrears within 30 days of receipt of a valid and agreed invoice. Invoices must show a full breakdown of costs that clearly correlate with the successful Bidder’s tender.

Please see Specification and Terms and Conditions for Services documents for all payment terms

Review and risk notes
Risks

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
31 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

E-Tender Information:

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

  • The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
  • Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User

performing the Registration.

  • On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
  • The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
  • In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
  • Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”
  • Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
  • If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
  • Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
  • Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
  • Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the

Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

  • Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00. Late bids will not be accepted.

How To Find The ITT:

  • Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
  • The e-tender references for this contract are: project_46113 and itt_85216
  • Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest'

button. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.

  • You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the

‘Attachments’ area.

  • Any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top

of this notice.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on

Sell2Wales at www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch… ↗

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

Timeline

22 May 2025 → 17 Nov 2025 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 13:52 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    1 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 17:13 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    24 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    31 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by388 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts382 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent340 days ago
    17 Nov 2025
  9. Latest notice published339 days ago
    17 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 13:52 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 17:13 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £2,000,000
    26 Jun 2025, 17:13 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    26 Jun 2025, 17:13 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    26 Jun 2025, 17:13 BST
  6. Deadline published: 31 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
    26 Jun 2025, 17:13 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    17 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    17 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT
  9. Contract signature expected
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Political Engagement LimitedSME2 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: The Contract will be for a 2 year term with the option to extend for 12 months and a further 12 months thereafter. £2,000,00013 Nov 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQYQ-3841-BHTP Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Political EngagementAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMGJ-2542-MDMZ 11th Floor, Millbank Tower 21-24 Millbank , London , London, SW1P 4QPContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe tender documents consist of ITT, Specification, Technical Response Template, Commercial Response template and Welsh Government Terms and Conditions for Services
  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsPlease see tender documents for the tender technical details

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender