Scope
Reference
TBC
Description
This is a contract award notice to inform of Welsh Government's decision to award a contract to appoint a supplier to continue to provide access to a bilingual asynchronous professional learning tool. This Contract Award Notice follows the publication of a previous Transparency Notice on 02/07/2025 advising of Welsh Government's intention to award the contract. The system in question is unique product and has bespoke design features intended to support an understanding of curriculum design expectations for schools and settings across Wales, coherent with a purpose-led, process orientated Curriculum for Wales. The contractor is required to support Welsh Government with preparation and delivery of professional learning, focussing on:1. The key components of the Curriculum for Wales Framework and its practical requirements in schools and settings. 2. The strategies that may be used to help design an engaging and agile curriculum based on learner progression coherent with Curriculum for Wales.3. Considerations for school planning, designing and implementing Curriculum for Wales.4. The purpose of assessment in Curriculum for Wales and its requirements for designing assessment arrangements to support learner progression.
As noted in the Transparency Notice, the supplier in question holds exclusive rights for the tool in the form of intellectual property rights. It is the opinion of Welsh Government that the contract therefore satisfies the requirements of paragraph 41 Direct Award in Special Cases and Schedule 5 part (5) (a) (b) of the Procurement Act 2023.
Contract 1. Professional Learning Service Tool
Supplier
Contract value
- £200,000 excluding VAT
- £240,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
22 July 2025
Standstill period
- End: 1 August 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
31 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028
- Possible extension to 31 August 2029
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
Up to one 12 month extension option
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKL - Wales
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Supplier
EduPlanet 21 LLC
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQBG-6697-QPZV
10 Spring View Court
Mechanicsburg
PA17050
United States
Email: Jcolosimo@eduplanet21.com
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Professional Learning Service Tool
Contracting authority
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQYQ-3841-BHTP
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales