Notice Information
Notice Title
National pilot to test the AOEA accreditation criteria with school and LA practitioners
Notice Description
Welsh Government are looking to gain the services of AoEA to conduct a pilot programme using their own developed accreditation system which allows appropriately senior education professionals to demonstrate understanding, competence, skills and knowledge in effective advice and support to schools. The objective of this pilot is to have 44 practitioners from across all Local Authorities in Wales who will test the programme in depth and will complete their accreditation by the Summer Term 2027. The pilot will include a mixture of school based system leaders and local authority based school improvement professionals.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056926
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044312-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80100000 - Primary education services
80200000 - Secondary education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £120,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Philip Reardon-Smith
- Contact Email
- philip.reardon-smith@gov.wales
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044312-2025
30th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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