Secretariat Function for the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB)

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        "title": "Secretariat Function for the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB)",
        "description": "The Welsh Government seeks to procure a Secretariat service to support the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB). The Secretariat will provide independent, impartial, and professional secretariat support to enable IWPRB to deliver evidence-based recommendations on pay and conditions for teachers in Wales. The successful Bidder will be required to ensure the IWPRB operates effectively, meeting its remit as set by the Cabinet Secretary for Education. The main aims are: -To provide secretariat support to the IWPRB to facilitate their work. -To ensure timely, accurate and, where required, bilingual preparation of documentation, meeting coordination, and stakeholder engagement, including drafting of report under guidance from IWPRB in line with the agreed timetable and deadline set out in the Cabinet Secretary's remit letter. -To gather and analyse data and evidence, including written and oral evidence from key stakeholders, data in relation to teachers pay and conditions, and economic data and information. The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration. - The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation. - On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password. - The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page. - In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password. - Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click \"Forgot your password?\" - Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation. - If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again. - Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform. - Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation). - Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. ITT responses must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm on 06/04/2026. How To Find The ITT:- Once logged in you must click on 'PQQs/ITT's Open to all Suppliers'- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_62388, itt_123579. - Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest button'. This will move the PQQ/ITT from the 'Open to all Suppliers' area to the 'My PQQ/ITT's' on the home page. - You will then see the full details of the Tender in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the 'Attachments' area. - Should you have any questions on the Tender, please use the 'Messages' area to contact the buyer directly - Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.",
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