Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000623300
E-mail: CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Apprenticeships Commissioning Programme Wales Framework Agreement
Reference number: F022/2020/2021
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn dechrau ymarfer caffael ar gyfer Prentisiaethau o’r 1 Awst 2021. Cyn cyhoeddi’r tendr byddwn yn cynnal digwyddiad cysylltu â’r farchnad ar-lein am 10.00 ar 22 Gorffennaf 2020. Bydd y cyfle yn cael ei gyhoeddi o dan ddarpariaethau y drefn llai manwl, sy’n cael ei gweithredu drwy reoliadau 74 - 77 fel a ddefnyddiwyd ar gyfer gwasanaethau Atodlen 3 Rheoliadau Contractau Cyhoeddus 2015 (PCR 2015) ar gyfer caffael y Fframwaith.
Welsh Government will shortly be commencing a procurement exercise for Apprenticeship delivery from 1 August 2021. Before the tender is published we will be holding an online market engagement event at 10.00 am on 22 July 2020.
The opportunity will be issued under the provisions of the light touch regime, implemented through regulations 74 - 77 as applied to Schedule 3 services of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) for the procurement of the Framework.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 050 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Trwy ddysgu yn seiliedig ar waith, bydd y Rhaglen Brentisiaethau yn rhoi’r sgiliau angenrheidiol i unigolion ddechrau ar yrfaoedd llwyddiannus, ac i gyflogwyr, y bobl berthnasol sydd â’r sgiliau i fodloni anghenion eu busnesau ar hyn o bryd ac yn y dyfodol, a’r economi yng Nghymru. Gan ddechrau ar 1 Awst 2021, cynhelir y fframwaith Prentisiaethau am 4 mlynedd tan 31 Gorffennaf 2025 (gyda’r opsiwn o’i ymestyn i ddwy flynedd tan 31 Mawrth 2026). Bydd y digwyddiad ar-lein i gysylltu â’r farchnad yn parhau am awr a hanner. Cewch glywed gwybodaeth am y broses dendro, cefndir y polisïau a sut y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwriadu neilltuo cyllid (mae’n bosibl gweld y fethodoleg ddyrannu fel atodiad i’r Hysbysiad Gwybodaeth Ymlaen Llaw hwn) yn ogystal â sesiwn holi ac ateb byw.
Mae’n bosibl gweld rhagor o wybodaeth am gofrestru ar gyfer y digwyddiad yn y ddogfen ‘Gwybodaeth am Gofrestru ar gyfer y Digwyddiad’ sydd wedi’i atodi i’r Hysbysiad Gwybodaeth Ymlaen Llaw hwn.
Through work-based learning the Apprenticeship Programme will deliver to individuals the skills necessary to embark on successful careers and for employers the relevant skilled people to meet the current and future needs of their businesses and the Welsh economy. Commencing on 1 August 2021 the Apprenticeship framework will run for 4 years until 31 July 2025 (with the option of an extension of up to two years until 31 March 2026). The online market engagement event will last for approximately one and a half hours. You will hear information on the tender process, policy background and how the Welsh Government intends to allocate funding (the allocation methodology can be accessed as an attachment in this PIN notice) plus a live question and answer session.
Further information on the event registration can be accessed in the ‘Event Registration Information’ document attached to this PIN notice.
II.2.14) Additional information
The value range is anticipated to be Min GBP 400m to Max GBP 1.05 billion over the term of the agreement, further details will be included at the tender stage.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
31/08/2020
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Mae’n bosibl gweld rhagor o wybodaeth am gofrestru ar gyfer y digwyddiad yn y ddogfen ‘Gwybodaeth am Gofrestru ar gyfer y Digwyddiad’ sydd wedi’i atodi i’r Hysbysiad Gwybodaeth Ymlaen Llaw hwn.
Further information on the event registration can be accessed in the ‘Event Registration Information’ document attached to this PIN notice.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=102495.
(WA Ref:102495)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/07/2020