CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Research into the Recognition of Generic Work-Place Learning in Wales

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Qualifications Wales wishes to award a contract for research to explore with relevant stakeholders how the completion of generic work-place learning could best be recognised in Wales.

As part of this work, the Supplier is expected to undertake stakeholder engagement. The Supplier will need to engage with representatives from all further education colleges (12) and a sample of maintained sixth form secondary schools (to include English-medium and Welsh-medium sixth-form secondary schools from across Wales).

The Supplier will also need to gather the views of learners from a sample of further education colleges and maintained sixth form secondary schools (to include learners studying a range of post-16 learning programmes and to include English-medium and Welsh-medium sixth-form secondary schools from across Wales).

To avoid perceptions of a conflict of interest, we are unable to accept bids from suppliers directly involved in the assessment and awarding of Approved qualifications in Wales.

Where suppliers perceive any potential conflict of interest with the work outlined in this specification, this should be declared in the Form of Tender. Should a supplier have any questions and/or concerns about a potential conflict of interest, please contact us via Sell2Wales.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=143544.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Output 1: The Supplier will be required to undertake research which addresses the aims and scope in the contract specification.

Output 2: The Supplier will be required to produce a detailed report of the findings (to a publishable standard) and submit it to Qualifications Wales for consideration.

The work will take place from 1 October 2024 to 13 March 2025. A timetable is provided in section 6 of the invitation to tender.

We anticipate the work costing up to £50,000 including VAT, however bidders should be aware that the this is the maximum budget available for this work including VAT and that submissions in excess of this amount will be rejected.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Bidders must not be directly involved in the assessment and awarding of Approved qualifications in Wales.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

QWL242506

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

We will observe a voluntary 10 calendar day standstill period before entering into a contract with the successful bidder.

(WA Ref:143544)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice