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title: "Invitation to Tender: CDPS Digital Skills and Capability"
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# Invitation to Tender: CDPS Digital Skills and Capability

Buyer: CENTRE FOR DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ed1add2a-ab74-41b1-8042-1d50b54c3bdc

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## Summary

The Centre for Digital Public Services has issued an Invitation to Tender for the CDPS Digital Skills and Capability project, located in Wales. This procurement falls within the education and training services sector and is currently at the active stage. The contract is expected to last for an initial six months, commencing on 19 November 2021, with the option to extend. The deadline for tender submissions is set for 21 September 2021, and the anticipated contract award decision is scheduled for 20 November 2021. This procurement is being conducted under the open procedure as defined by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in educational and training services, particularly those with expertise in developing bespoke learning programmes for digital skills. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to compete, as the procurement specifically encourages submissions from these types of organizations. By participating, businesses can play a crucial role in enhancing the digital capabilities of public service leaders and teams across various sectors in Wales.

## Notice

You are invited to tender for CDPS Digital Skills and Capability competition in accordance with the attached document (CDPS Digital Skills and Capability ITT). Our requirement is for a delivery partner who understands our needs and can co-create, and deliver a bespoke learning programme in alpha, to help us build skills and capability for leaders and digital teams (multi-disciplinary-teams), and transform cultural ways of working across the organisations that deliver public services in Wales. These include central government, health, local authorities, the third sector and everyone in between. We also want the supplier to help us test the vision and concept of a Digital Skills Academy (a working title that we will also test) and help us work out the charging model. The requirement and subsequent awarded contract shall be for an initial period of 6 months with the option to extend. This Procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 under the open procedure. Tenderers can submit a bid as a single legal entity, with other legal entities (to form a consortium) or with named sub-contractors. The anticipated date for the contract award decision is 20/11/2021. Please note that this is an indicative date and may change.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f0d6c33-e3a3-4cd0-85eb-dbe2892ce4fc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | 3 Dec 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £73,525 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CENTRE FOR DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THIS IS MILK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 9 Mar 2022 at 10:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f0d6c33-e3a3-4cd0-85eb-dbe2892ce4fc
- 8 Sep 2021 at 15:40 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3348dcd3-b791-4815-8100-3024bfe01f38
- 2 Sep 2021 at 16:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3348dcd3-b791-4815-8100-3024bfe01f38
- 23 Aug 2021 at 17:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3348dcd3-b791-4815-8100-3024bfe01f38

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f0d6c33-e3a3-4cd0-85eb-dbe2892ce4fc
  9th March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3348dcd3-b791-4815-8100-3024bfe01f38
  8th September 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2df14121-e5fb-47ed-a1cb-bc79f266cf2b
  ITT Document to be completed.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3b698d62-a242-4506-ac7e-8d2b0db7da05
  Pricing Schedule
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a3d24b5c-4b48-41ca-9dd7-f3c0fd8b5d26
  Annex A - Conditions of contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2030f93c-9344-415b-8e0a-a2cf90eb05f6
  Pre-Market Engagement Webinar
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5dd3f10c-3334-40e2-8ed7-7788b9ec8587
  Clarification Answers

## Notice URLs

- https://digitalpublicservices.gov.wales/

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