Award

Income Maximisation Awareness Raising Programme for Front Line Workers

LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

20 Feb 2025 at 11:31

Tender

01 Nov 2024 at 12:05

Award

21 Mar 2022 at 11:23

Tender

26 Nov 2021 at 12:04

Summary of the contracting process

The Welsh Government has awarded a contract to Ferret Information Systems Limited for the "Income Maximisation Awareness Raising Programme for Front Line Workers". This contract, valued at £284,450, requires the supplier to produce bilingual income maximisation information packs and deliver online bilingual awareness-raising education sessions for front-line workers supporting low-income households across Wales. The procurement stage is complete, and the contract was signed on 11th February 2025. This initiative falls within the services industry category, specifically training programme services, and aims to enhance the knowledge of welfare benefits and financial support systems among front-line workers.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for companies specialising in educational and training services, financial consultancy services, and benefit services. Businesses capable of producing educational content, especially those with experience in bilingual materials and online training delivery, would find this tender particularly suitable. The emphasis on community benefits and the suitability for consortia bidding can also encourage SMEs and collaborative ventures to participate, leveraging their expertise to contribute to the social and economic objectives of the Welsh Government.

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Notice Title

Income Maximisation Awareness Raising Programme for Front Line Workers

Notice Description

Contract to produce bilingual income maximisation information packs and design and deliver online bilingual income maximisation awareness-raising education sessions accessible to all front-line workers who support low income households, to raise their awareness of the welfare benefit/wider financial support systems and their ability to guide and offer practical support to households to claim additional income.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The client aims to award a 12 month contract with the option to extend for a further 12 months, to produce bilingual income maximisation information packs and design and deliver online bilingual income maximisation awareness-raising education sessions accessible to all front-line workers who support low income households, to raise their awareness of the welfare benefit/wider financial support systems and their ability to guide and offer practical support to households to claim additional income. We expect the majority of the sessions to be offered at an introductory level, i.e, suitable for participants with little knowledge of welfare benefits or experience of helping service users maximise their household income. However, we anticipate there will be a body of people, perhaps people who have attended an introductory level course, or who already hold basic knowledge of welfare benefits who will want to build on their understanding of specific welfare benefits and also learn more on the practical help they can

Renewal: Option to extend the contract for up to a further 12 month period.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fa6f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006122-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

75310000 - Benefit services

80000000 - Education and training services

80500000 - Training services

80511000 - Staff training services

80521000 - Training programme services

80530000 - Vocational training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£419,450 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Dec 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Feb 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Contract notice for subsequent procurement of this requirement will be issued 2026.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
Additional Buyers

WELSH GOVERNMENT

Contact Name
Gerrard O'Neill
Contact Email
cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales, gerrard.oneill@gov.wales
Contact Phone
+44 3000257095

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 3NQ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FERRET INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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