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

Subject Expert Services for Made for Wales Qualifications

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

We are currently seeking Subject Experts for specific subjects to work alongside our Approvals Team in the Approval process of an exciting new suite of Made-for-Wales qualifications.

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=134605.

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

Between March 2024 and July 2025, Qualifications Wales will be approving a number of new Made-for-Wales qualifications.

The approval of the qualifications will be split into two waves. We anticipate that for the first wave of qualifications, Subject Experts’ input will be required between March and July 2024, with training to take place in January/February 2024. For the second wave of qualifications, we anticipate that Subject Experts’ time, including training, will be required from autumn 2024 onwards.

The time commitment is likely to be for up to ten and a half days (per qualification)

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Subject experts may not conduct work for WJEC and for QW during the approvals process.

Subject experts who have worked or are intending to work for WJEC during the development activity for the reformed GCSEs may not work on the approval process with QW.

Applicants who have previously worked for or are currently contracted to other awarding bodies besides WJEC, or other regulators will be considered, subject to the conflict-of-interest declaration that they provide on application.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

QWL232412

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

Additional Information

See additional documentation for Instructions, Specification and Response Template

(WA Ref:134605)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice