Official UK procurement notice
Capabilities Programme · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of specialist services to support the Welsh Government’s Capabilities Programme, including the design and delivery of resilience training, exercising, planning support, and strategic advice to enhance emergency preparedness and response across departments and partner organisations.
The anticipated annual contract value is £300k exc. VAT and an additional budget of up to £200k exc. VAT per annum is available as an option for any increases in demand.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 May 2025, 19:35 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2025, 16:41 BST
- Authority reference
C028/2025/2026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038736- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051994Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Based on there being no other providers that deliver in this area, which has the assurance of the commercial crest behind it. While other organisations may deliver some of the singular products needed e.g. specific one off training, only Serco through the contract with the Cabinet Office operates as the single provider supporting the development of UK national doctrine, guidance and standards through the identification and promotion of good practice, collaboration and continuous improvement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
1 Jul 2025 → 9 Jul 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published9 Jul 2025, 16:41 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Transparency notice published20 May 2025, 19:35 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Jun 2025, 10:42 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Jul 2025, 16:41 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serco Limited3 Jul 2025 – 2 Jul 2028 | £1,500,000 | 9 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Capabilities Programme · Serco Limited
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- 3 Jul 2025 – 2 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: not applicable
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SERCO LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender