Notice Information
Notice Title
Lean Training
Notice Description
Cardiff University has recently established a Continuous Improvement Hub to oversee the delivery of improved processes across the organisation. In February 2025 we trained a group of 40 staff in Lean Competency System level 1b&c (yellow belt equivalent) and 12 in level 2 (green belt equivalent). These 12 staff completed both yellow and green belt. We now wish to train further groups of staff to the same level during the 25/26 academic year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055bdb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053453-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79632000 - Personnel-training services
80510000 - Specialist training services
80570000 - Personal development training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £120,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £120,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £22,092 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Anthony Hale
- Contact Email
- halea3@cardiff.ac.uk, procurement@cardiff.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF24 4HQ
- 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
- TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053453-2025
3rd September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038533-2025
9th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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