--- title: "Planning a Bilingual Workforce" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-135605" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-135605" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-135605.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-135605.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CYNGOR GWYNEDD" published: "2023-10-20" --- # Planning a Bilingual Workforce Buyer: CYNGOR GWYNEDD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-kuma6s-135605 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-135605) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-135605.json) ## Summary The procurement process is led by Cyngor Gwynedd, a regional authority based in Caernarfon, Wales. The tender titled "Planning a Bilingual Workforce" falls under the services category and is currently in the tender stage. The deadline for submissions is set for November 3rd, 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses adept in language skills development, project management consultancy, and business and management consultancy. With a focus on creating a bilingual workforce to support public services in North Wales, this procurement aims to address recruitment and up-skilling barriers identified by the Public Service Boards, fostering long-term strategic capabilities across the region. ## Notice The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 has created a Public Services Board for every local authority area in Wales to ensure that public bodies work together to create a better future for the people of Wales. Gwynedd and Anglesey work together as one Board. The counties of Conwy and Denbigh also work together as one Board and the local authorities of Wrexham and Flintshire. There are therefore three Public Service Boards in North Wales. The membership of the Boards here includes statutory membership e.g. the Local Authorities, Fire and Rescue Authority, Health Board, Natural Resources Wales but also members such as North Wales Police, further education institutions, representatives of the third sector, National Park etc.The Act is a law that puts the people of Wales at the centre of everything that public services do to improve Wales economically, socially, environmentally and culturally, and the sustainable development principle is at its heart. This means that public services need to work in a way that improves the well-being of people today without doing anything that could make things worse for future generations.The Act highlights seven national well-being goals and five ways of working in order to give public bodies a common purpose. It also tries to ensure that we are better at making decisions by placing a duty on organizations to think about the long term, to work together and to consider people of all ages when solving and preventing problems. There is more information on the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales website.The Welsh language is a priority for all of the Public Service Boards here in North Wales, and more information can be found in our Well-being Plans for 2023-2028.North Wales Public Services Boards have recognised that planning a workforce that is suitable for the future is a national challenge, and here in North Wales, the requirements for suitable language skills to offer a bilingual service to our residents are very important.Recent discussions in the Welsh language sub-group of the Gwynedd and Anglesey Public Services Board (PSB) have highlighted recruitment and up-skilling barriers, which are very similar in each of the organisations. There is a risk in this situation that there is increasing pressure internally to lower the essential Welsh language level of jobs in order to try to attract applicants. That in turn causes real concern in terms of its impact on the provision of services that are suitable for our residents for the future.The three Public Services Boards serving North Wales (Gwynedd and Anglesey, Conwy and Denbigh, Flintshire and Wrexham) have come together through funding from the Welsh Government to work together to support the delivery of our well-being plans across communities and to nurture our strategic capability across the region. This project will help organisations within the PSB to understand the key issues regarding the recruitment of Welsh speakers.Please refer to additional documents for full brief requirementsNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=135605.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (WA Ref:135605)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135605 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 3 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CYNGOR GWYNEDD | | Locality | CAERNARFON | | Post town | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL55 1SH | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL32 Gwynedd | | Local authority | Gwynedd | | Electoral ward | Canol Tref Caernarfon | | Westminster constituency | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 48980000 - Programming languages and tools - 48985000 - Programming languages - 72212980 - Programming languages and tools development services - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services - 79411000 - General management consultancy services - 79411100 - Business development consultancy services - 79416000 - Public relations services - 80580000 - Provision of language courses ## Release History - 20 Oct 2023 at 14:47 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135605 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT454440&idx=1 20th October 2023 - Dyfynbris Cynllunio Gweithlu Dwyieithog - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT454440&idx=2 20th October 2023 - Planning a Bilingual Workforce - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT454440&idx=3 20th October 2023 - Telerau ac Amodau - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT454440&idx=4 20th October 2023 - Terms and Conditions ## Notice URLs - http://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=135605.The - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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