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Provision of Training Managed Services ESPO 2026

Natural Resources Wales

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15 Sep 2026 at 14:50

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Natural Resources Wales is procuring a fully managed training service for its organisation. The appointed provider coordinates and delivers the authority’s training requirements through a catalogue of pre-approved training suppliers and courses. The service covers training sourcing, supplier management and delivery coordination, providing a single managed route for education and training services (CPV 80000000). Its purpose is to streamline access to training while reducing Natural Resources Wales’s internal administration and the effort needed to manage multiple training suppliers. The buyer is Natural Resources Wales, a Welsh public authority based in Cardiff. The service supports the authority’s training requirements across its operations in Wales and is categorised as a services procurement.

This procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective, non-competitive call-off under the ESPO 383_25 framework, Lot 1 for managed service providers. The award was made to Capita on 14 September 2026. The awarded value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT and £1,200,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2030. The arrangement covers one lot. The award is active and the tender is complete; the scheduled contract signature date is 17 September 2026. The selected provider is responsible for the full managed training service, including coordination and access to approved training suppliers and courses. The published procurement information identifies the framework call-off route and the service scope as the basis for the award.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates sustained demand from Natural Resources Wales for an outsourced training-management capability rather than isolated course delivery. A credible future competitor would need to coordinate a broad range of training requirements, manage relationships with multiple approved training suppliers and maintain an effective catalogue of suitable courses. It would also need to provide dependable end-to-end administration, from identifying or arranging training through to delivery coordination, while helping the buyer reduce internal workload. Evidence of managing complex training portfolios, quality assurance across third-party providers and value-for-money course sourcing would strengthen a supplier’s position. The framework call-off route also indicates that familiarity with public-sector framework procurement and managed-service delivery is commercially relevant for this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Training Managed Services ESPO 2026

Notice Description

ESPO 383_25 Call-off under Lot 1 (Managed Service Provider) for the provision of a fully managed training service. The appointed provider will take responsibility for coordinating and delivering NRW's training requirements through access to a catalogue of pre-approved training suppliers and courses. The arrangement provides a streamlined route to training delivery, reducing internal administration and supplier management activity while ensuring access to quality, value-for-money training solutions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa48
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087373-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
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
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Sep 20262 days ago
Contract Period
18 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Natural Resources Wales
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
Postcode Area
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

Capita

Further Information

Notice Documents

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