Scope
Reference
C314/2025/2026
Description
The Welsh Government seeks an ambitious and innovative partner with a proven track record in programme design, stakeholder engagement, and championing equality, diversity, and inclusion. The successful supplier will design a new Public Appointments Academy - Entry Pathways Programme that is inclusive, bilingual, and accessible to under-represented groups, extending its reach across all Welsh public bodies. This programme should create clear pathways that open doors to a wider range of diverse voices and perspectives and deliver measurable impact.By creating a new programme, we aim to ensure it is relevant, sustainable, and impactful for the future of public appointments. As part of this contract, the successful partner will also develop a consistent, evidence-based framework for assessing candidates for public appointments, embedding fairness, transparency, and alignment with recognised best practice.
Contract 1. Board Training Programme & Inclusive Recruitment and Assessment Framework
Supplier
Contract value
- £48,075 excluding VAT
- £57,690 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
18 December 2025
Contract dates
- 5 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
- 2 months, 27 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Special regime
Light touch
Supplier
GatenbySanderson
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPPP-1822-DCYQ
14 King Street
Leeds
LS1 2HL
United Kingdom
Email: Tenders@gatenbysanderson.com
Region: UKE42 - Leeds
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Board Training Programme & Inclusive Recruitment and Assessment Framework
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