Professional Learning Service Tool

LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

ContractAmendment

05 Jun 2026 at 11:51

Award

11 Sep 2025 at 08:50

Award

23 Jul 2025 at 13:48

Award

02 Jul 2025 at 08:03

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for a "Professional Learning Service Tool" is being managed by the Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government, headquartered in Cardiff, UK. The contract, initially awarded to EduPlanet 21 LLC, involves a direct procurement method due to the supplier's exclusive intellectual property rights. A key amendment to the contract was made on 5th June 2026, requiring additional services for which only the original supplier is qualified. The legal basis for the contract adheres to the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5, with the project's industry category concentrating on education and training services. Key timelines include the beginning of the services on 1st September 2025, and the initial contract period extends until 31st August 2028, with potential extensions until 2030.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses involved in educational technology and curriculum development services, particularly those able to support and enhance the Curriculum for Wales. Companies with the ability to innovate in educational tools and provide bilingual asynchronous learning environments are well-suited to such procurements. The exclusive nature of the intellectual property's rights may limit direct competition but highlights the demand for specialised skills that businesses can focus on to grow their influence in public sector opportunities within Wales and possibly beyond.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Professional Learning Service Tool

Notice Description

Contract details notice, following the publication of a transparency notice and contract award notice. To appoint a supplier to continue access to a bilingual asynchronous professional learning tool. This unique product has bespoke design features intended to support an understanding of curriculum design expectations for schools and settings across Wales, coherent with a purpose-led, process orientated Curriculum for Wales. The supplier in question holds exclusive rights for the tool in the form of intellectual property rights. The contractor is required to support Welsh Government with preparation and delivery of professional learning, focussing on: 1. The key components of the Curriculum for Wales Framework and its practical requirements in schools and settings. 2. The strategies that may be used to help design an engaging and agile curriculum based on learner progression coherent with Curriculum for Wales. 3. Considerations for school planning, designing and implementing Curriculum for Wales. 4. The purpose of assessment in Curriculum for Wales and its requirements for designing assessment arrangements to support learner progression.

Procurement Information

This notice is to confirm the Authority's decision to award a contract to Eduplanet 21 for the continued use of a bilingual asynchronous professional learning tool to support practical curriculum design within the context of a process orientated Curriculum for Wales. The supplier in question holds exclusive rights for the tool in the form of intellectual property rights. As was noted in the previously published Transparency Notice and Contract Award Notice, it is the opinion of Welsh Government that the contract in question satisfies the requirements of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 with justification for the direct award of a contract as Eduplanet21 hold the exclusive rights including intellectual property rights for the development of the service. Therefore the requirements of paragraph 41 Direct award in special cases and Schedule 5 part (5) (a) (b) apply to the contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055731
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053309-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jul 202511 months ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EDUPLANET 21

Further Information

Notice Documents

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