Official UK procurement notice
Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha/Beta
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC) for Wales. One of the key recommendations from this report was to establish a Procurement Centre of Excellence (PCoE).
The, then, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport also commissioned a procurement expert panel to produce a paper on the development of a Centre of Excellence for Procurement.
The Welsh Government have completed a Discovery exercise to review the recommendations into the establishment of a PCoE.
The aim of this procurement is to appoint a supplier to deliver the Alpha and Beta phase of the project to deliver a Procurement Centre of Excellence for the Welsh Public Sector.
CPV: Procurement consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations…Awarded
A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC) for Wales. One of the key
recommendations from this report was to establish a Procurement Centre of Excellence (PCoE).
The, then, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport also commissioned a procurement expert panel to produce a paper on the
development of a PCoE.
Following the above reports a Discovery exercise was undertaken to determine the need and scope of a potential PCoE.
The objective of this procurement is is assist in the establishment of a PCoE, which will:
a) support commercial and procurement professionals in Wales better to understand and implement policy through their work;
b) build commercial and procurement capability through a comprehensive skills programme and develop a pipeline of talent for
organisations; and
c) make good practice easily available and join up people and organisations to share knowledge and experience through communities of
practice.
The project will be delivered over 2 phases:
a) Alpha phase, on a fixed price basis; and
b) Beta phase, on a time and materials basis. Resource requirements and timeframes for Beta will be determined in Alpha.
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%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 19 Oct 2022, 10:06 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 09:01 GMT
- Authority reference
C466/2021/2022- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000508- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0376e8Find a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:159515)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
11 Oct 2022 → 6 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Contract starts11 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published294 days ago6 Jan 2026, 09:01 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated6 Jan 2026, 09:01 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-10: 1 release · 19 Oct 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| POSTERITY GLOBAL GROUP LTDSME | £1,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
| CURSHAW LTDSME, POSTERITY GLOBAL GROUP LTDSMEjoint award | £1,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
| CURSHAW LTDSME | £1,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
| CURSHAW LTDSME | £1,000,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha/Beta · POSTERITY GLOBAL GROUP LTDSME
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2022
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- 11 Oct 2022 – 31 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
- Change This modification is to time only. The extension is from the original end date of 30/10/2025 to a revised end date of 31/01/2026., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: This modification is to time only . The extension is required in order to facilitate delivery of final contract activity and transition.
Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha/Beta · CURSHAW LTDSME, POSTERITY GLOBAL GROUP LTDSME
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2022
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- 11 Oct 2022 – 30 Nov 2025
- Status
- active
- Change This modification is to time only. The extension is from the original end date of 31/03/2025 to a revised end date of 30/11/2025, in order to facilitate service transition and exit to Welsh Government Commercial and Procurement. The contract was novated from Curshaw LTD (supplier currently referenced on the advert) to Posterity Global Limited., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The modification is to time only in order to facilitate service transition and exit to Welsh Government Commercial and Procurement.
Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha/Beta · CURSHAW LTDSME
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2022
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- 11 Oct 2022 – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
- Change 12 month extension and increase in value, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: to continue the service for another 12 months to continue supporting the WPS buying community.
Contract 029409-2022-C466/2021/2022-1 · CURSHAW LTDSME
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2022
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Welsh GovernmentContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- CURSHAW LTDAwarded supplier
- POSTERITY GLOBAL GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.