Notice Information
Notice Title
Researching the Potential to Devolve the Administration of Social Security to Wales
Notice Description
The Welsh Government wish to gain the services of a contractor to provide research that provides an overview of how the potential devolution of the administration of social security to the Welsh Government could be taken forward practically in Wales and the potential benefits and consequences of doing so.More specifically, the research should also focus on which specific elements of the social security system Welsh Government could realistically administer e.g., the assessment process for sickness and disability benefits or devolution of the functions of Jobcentre Plus.Please note that this research is not about the wholescale devolution of social security, rather it focuses on the devolution of administrative elements of the social security system.The research will adopt a phased approach to the research on devolution of the administration of social security, preparing for the early devolution of areas closest to existing devolved responsibilities. It will also consider the 'administrative' elements of groups of benefits that could be devolved e.g. working age payments, pension age payments.The contract will be 10 months in duration.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-148309
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148309
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £74,950 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- CPS Advice Mailbox, Liz Short
- Contact Email
- cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales
- Contact Phone
- +44 3000257095
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAERDYDD / 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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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