271 - Coleg Gwent skills partnership contract and quality framework - expressions of interest

contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06b253Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableplanned

Estimated value

£22.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

2

0 awarded

Published

10 Jun 2026

Deadline 27 Jul 2026

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Description

This is to give the market notice that we are hoping to release a tender for a framework for Skills Partnership suppliers in a weeks time. there will be 2 lots . Lot 1 is for NVQ's, and lot 2 is for Personal learning or upskill or reskill employed learners. We aim to release the tender in a weeks time, the framework will be an open framework for one year, which will be closed, then opened after the year, so suppliers can tender to join again for another year. the second year will be closed also. All docs on the requirement will be released in Bravo etendering portal next week .

Scope

Reference
271
Total value
£22,000,000 excluding VAT
£26,400,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2027
Main category
services
CPV classifications
80330000
80340000
80000000
Contract locations
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
qualityquality60.00%
priceprice40.00%
Qualityquality60.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

as specified in the tender docsin Bravo etendering portal

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
20 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
Submission deadline
27 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure

Lots · 2 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1NVQ£11.0mplanned
2Personal learning to upskill or reskill employed learners£11.0mplanned