Official UK procurement notice
Basic Skills Mapping for Wales
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£40,600published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Learning and Work Institute
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of this research contract is to establish estimates of adult literacy and numeracy needs for Wales, including a focus on lower geographical areas where feasible. To achieve this, newly published England data on basic skills from the OECD’s PIAAC Survey of Adult Skills 2023 will be mapped onto Wales’ local authorities and wards using characteristics data from the 2021 Census and the Labour Force Survey.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Feb 2026, 17:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 17:08 GMT
- Authority reference
C263/2024/2025- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014986- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065788Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published18 Feb 2026, 17:08 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £40,6001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning and Work InstituteVCSE | £40,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Basic Skills Mapping for Wales · Learning and Work InstituteVCSE
- Signed
- 18 Feb 2026
- Value
- £40,600
- Period
- 23 Feb 2026 – 12 Sept 2026 · up to 12 Nov 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 no cost up to 2 months extension option available
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Learning and Work InstituteAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender