Official UK procurement notice
Training on Homelessness Act 2026
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign and delivery of a national training programme to support the implementation of Phase 1 of the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Act 2026, ensuring relevant practitioners are prepared for the new legislative requirements.
- No preliminary market engagement: A Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was not published as the requirement is clearly defined, there is an established and competitive market of training providers, and sufficient information is available to develop the procurement and specification without undertaking market engagement.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£200,000
- Economic & financial standing
Details available in Invitation to Tender (ITT)
- Technical & professional ability
Details available in Invitation to Tender (ITT)
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
Details available in Invitation to Tender (ITT)
- Technical & professional ability
Details available in Invitation to Tender (ITT)
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £532,928 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government buys Research and development services (CPV 73), and who usually turns up
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Research and development services (CPV 73) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Wales (Cymru).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 43 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid7% / 11%
2–321% / 26%
4–657% / 37%
7+14% / 26%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate17% / 47%
Within ±2%50% / 38%
Above estimate33% / 15%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 73Published estimate£200k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 73. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid9%
2–331%
4–638%
7+21%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 53 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£172k–£200k
Estimate£200k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Fiscal StudiesWorked for this buyer | Construction Workforce Assessmentnotice published Nov 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| CARDIFF UNIVERSITYWorked for this buyer | Welsh Government - 'When I am Ready’ scheme evaluationruns to Apr 2027 | — | £150k | Similar wording and category |
| Imogen Blood AssociatesWorked for this buyer | Integration of lived experience in homelessness and housing policies in Walesnotice published Dec 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Cordis Bright LtdWorked for this buyer | Evaluation of the Real Living Wage for Social Care Workers in Walesnotice published Nov 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCHWorked for this buyer | National Survey for Wales, 2026-27 to 2031/2033notice published May 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £17m18 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £89k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
Wavehill LtdSME | £4.7m23 awards in 36m · last this month | 7 live · £3.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 10% below n=10 |
CARDIFF UNIVERSITYLarge | £8.5m21 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 11 live · £77m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
| £2.0m20 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £797k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £827k8 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 2 live · £149k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 16% below n=3 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2026, 14:27 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 14:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
C354/2025/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095262- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0783e2Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please see specification
- Risks
Please see specification
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
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etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
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How To Find The ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_64451
- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
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Timeline
8 Oct 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published18 days ago8 Oct 2026, 14:27 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 8 days3 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 15 days10 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 53 days18 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 69 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Oct 2026, 14:27 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender