CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

CTQ2023-08Associate Trainer

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Scope of requirements – Brief

The project requires a trainer to deliver training courses to high calibre people on D&I, Board Governance and Applying for Public Board Appointments.

We are looking for a trainer to support us in delivering training content to leaders in Wales who are on a journey to become Wales’ next top Public Board Members.

The following training programmes have been designed following the Ministerial objective to, ‘Increase diversity on public body boards’:

• The Near Ready Leadership

• Public Leaders of the Future

The service is required to start from the end of August 2023 until February 2024, with all material readily developed.

They are aligned with the strategy set out in ‘Reflecting and Running Wales – Diversity & Inclusion Strategy for Public Appointments in Wales’.

Key Deliverables:

The supplier will be confident in liaising directly with learners virtually and training them on all aspects of developing skills to be a Board Member.

Including topics on how an effective board operates, Board life including leadership, diversity and inclusion, governance and risk, challenging and influence, legislation and workplace practice.

Service suppliers would ideally have a practical understanding of the Equality Act 2010, with experience of implementing equality, diversity and inclusion best practice.

Service suppliers will ideally have Board experience and be confident to review all existing content and course material and make recommendations

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=133653.

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

Scope of requirements – Brief

The project requires a trainer to deliver training courses to high calibre people on D&I, Board Governance and Applying for Public Board Appointments.

We are looking for a trainer to support us in delivering training content to leaders in Wales who are on a journey to become Wales’ next top Public Board Members.

The following training programmes have been designed following the Ministerial objective to, ‘Increase diversity on public body boards’:

• The Near Ready Leadership

• Public Leaders of the Future

The service is required to start from the end of August 2023 until February 2024, with all material readily developed.

They are aligned with the strategy set out in ‘Reflecting and Running Wales – Diversity & Inclusion Strategy for Public Appointments in Wales’.

Key Deliverables:

The supplier will be confident in liaising directly with learners virtually and training them on all aspects of developing skills to be a Board Member.

Including topics on how an effective board operates, Board life including leadership, diversity and inclusion, governance and risk, challenging and influence, legislation and workplace practice.

Service suppliers would ideally have a practical understanding of the Equality Act 2010, with experience of implementing equality, diversity and inclusion best practice.

Service suppliers will ideally have Board experience and be confident to review all existing content and course material and make recommendations

Key Experience:

- Experience of being on a Board or being involved with Board Governance

- Trainer experience

- Public Sector experience a nice to have.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see full Invitation to tender document

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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

(WA Ref:133653)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice