Official UK procurement notice
Evaluation of the policy supporting Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA call-off competition was prepared on behalf of the Welsh Ministers in order to establish a contract for the Evaluation of the policy supporting Initial Teacher Education via the CCS Research & Insights agreement (RM6126). The successful bidder will be awarded a 12 month contract with an estimated value of GBP 150,000 exc. VAT.
The findings and recommendations from this research will inform the development of Welsh Government policy to ensure that the ITE sector in Wales is systematically sufficiently supported to ensure that the vision of ITE in Wales, as set out in the Criteria document, can be achieved. This may not be limited to ITE policy alone but to broader education policy, structures or resources and their role in supporting ITE in Wales.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research services · Social research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A cal-off competition was prepared on behalf of the Welsh Ministers in order to…Awarded
A cal-off competition was prepared on behalf of the Welsh Ministers in order to establish a contract for the Evaluation of the policy supporting Initial Teacher Education under the CCS Research & Insights agreement (RM6126).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 16 May 2025, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 16 May 2025, 15:15 BST
- Authority reference
C132/2024/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022311- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05160dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Call-off competition from the Research & Insights DPS.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:151030)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITEDSME | £149,300 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022311-2025-C132/2024/2025-1 · ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 15 May 2025
- Value
- £149,300
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alma EconomicsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.