---
title: "Subject Expert Services for Essential Skills Wales Qualifications"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-145641"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "QUALIFICATIONS WALES"
published: "2024-12-23"
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# Subject Expert Services for Essential Skills Wales Qualifications

Buyer: QUALIFICATIONS WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-145641

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## Summary

Qualifications Wales is carrying out a procurement process to reform Essential Skills Wales qualifications by recruiting subject advisors for Application of Number, Communication, and Digital Literacy skills across various levels. The contract, focusing on the education and training services sector, is set in Newport with a procurement stage of "award" as of 23 December 2024. The procurement was conducted through an open tender method, with the bidding period concluding on 5 December 2024 and the contract signing on 23 December 2024. Notably, Panda Education & Training Limited has been awarded the contract.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services to engage in high-impact work influencing key educational reforms. Companies with deep expertise in teaching, assessing, and developing qualifications in literacy, numeracy, and digital skills are particularly well-suited to benefit from this procurement. The involvement in such a reform initiative can enhance a company’s profile and provide a platform for future governmental collaborations.

## Notice

Following our review of Essential Skills Wales qualifications, we are now embarking on a period of reform to address the issues identified by the review.We are seeking to recruit up to three subject advisors (per subject) to support our work to review and update the minimum content requirements for Essential Skills Wales qualifications in Application of Number, Communication and Digital Literacy. The work will cover the following qualification levels:* Entry Level 1- Level 3 Essential Application of Number Skills* Entry Level 1- Level 3 Essential Communication Skills* Entry Level 3- Level 3 Essential Digital Literacy Skills

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145641 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Dec 2024 |
| 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 | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | QUALIFICATIONS WALES |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode | NP10 8AR |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield |
| Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PANDA EDUCATION & TRAINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 23 Dec 2024 at 12:16 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145641
- 5 Nov 2024 at 11:41 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145641

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=NOV494311&idx=1
  5th November 2024 - Invitation to tender application
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=NOV494311&idx=2
  5th November 2024 - Response template
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=NOV494311&idx=3
  5th November 2024 - Terms and conditions
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=NOV494311&idx=4
  5th November 2024 - Cais am wasenaethauarbenigwyr pwnc
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=NOV494311&idx=5
  5th November 2024 - Ffurflen ymateb I'r cais

## Notice URLs

- http://www.qualifications.wales
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

## Provenance

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