Investment Zone Skills Programme award | Cardiff and Vale College

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 12:16.

Opportunity overview

The successful provider will act as the central hub within a hub-and-spoke delivery model, providing a single employer-facing front door and coordinating a network of further education, higher education, private training providers and industry partners. The Lead Managing Agent will be responsible for employer engagement, workforce demand analysis and the development of an annual skills delivery plan, commissioning and managing delivery partners, programme coordination, performance management, data reporting, and evidence generation. Delivery will support three core programme objectives: Workforce Growth and Productivity New and Inclusive Talent Pipelines Educator Capacity and System Enablement

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Cardiff and Vale College

No match

Published award value: £4.1m
Awarded: 14 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PZPP-5433-PNZW
Location: Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 5BF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: 126733
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Id: GB-PPON-PNHB-7576-VDHR

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNHB-7576-VDHR

Address

Street Address: 6th Floor, Spark, Maindy Road
Locality: Cardiff
Postal Code: CF24 4HQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL22

Contact

Name: Rowena O'Sullivan
Email: Rowena.O'Sullivan@cardiffcapitalregion.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Entry 2

Scheme: UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id: GB-WLS
Description: Welsh devolved regulations apply

Organisation 2

Name: Cardiff and Vale College
Id: GB-PPON-PZPP-5433-PNZW

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PZPP-5433-PNZW

Address

Street Address: 1 Canal Parade
Locality: Cardiff
Postal Code: CF10 5BF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL22

Contact

Email: bids@cavc.ac.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Investment Zone Skills Programme
Status: pending
Date: 15 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 15 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79421000
Description: Project-management services other than for construction work

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80500000
Description: Training services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79411000
Description: General management consultancy services

Entry 4

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73210000
Description: Research consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKL22
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKL21
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UKL17
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 4

Region: UKL15
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 5

Region: UKL16
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 4,944,000
Amount: 4,120,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PZPP-5433-PNZW
Name: Cardiff and Vale College

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 1 year extension

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097357-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097357-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 11:10
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF24 4HQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

081823-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 27 Aug 2026, 14:45
084499-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 7 Sept 2026, 14:55
097357-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 11:10

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee has published a contract award notice naming Cardiff and Vale College for the Investment Zone Skills Programme. The award remains pending, with signature scheduled for 28 October 2026 and a standstill ending on 26 October 2026; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Published outcome signals

Published noticeContract award notice published 15 October 2026Evidence: Award notice document 097357-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-15T11:10:09+01:00.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 status is "pending".
Standstill end26 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTCEvidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097357-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7
First published: 7 Sept 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 12:16
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Cardiff and Vale College is the named supplier for award 1, covering lot 1. The published award value is £4.12 million excluding VAT (£4.944 million gross, where gross is stated in the notice).

Market significance

This is a single-lot regional skills-programme procurement for a lead managing agent and central employer-facing hub, with delivery coordination across five Welsh regions.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Cardiff and Vale College

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £4.12 million excluding VAT; £4.944 million gross GBP · Named supplier on a pending award

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Award 1 names Cardiff and Vale College as supplier and has value.amount £4,120,000 and value.amountGross £4,944,000. The award relates to lot 1.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Contract award notice published 15 October 2026

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Award notice document 097357-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-15T11:10:09+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 status is "pending".

Standstill end

99% confidence

26 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00.

Future signature date

99% confidence

28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC (scheduled)

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.

Planned contract period

98% confidence

2 November 2026 to 31 March 2028

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00 and endDate 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£4.12 million

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Award 1 value.amount is 4120000 GBP.

Award value gross

99% confidence

£4.944 million

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 4944000 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Award-level value for a single award covering lot 1; no separate lot value published

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Award 1 relates to lot 1; the lot record has no value_amount.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice first published

99% confidence

27 August 2026

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Release history lists tender notice 081823-2026 released on 2026-08-27.

Tender notice update

99% confidence

7 September 2026

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Release history lists tender update 084499-2026 released on 2026-09-07.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

28 September 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-28T12:00:00+01:00.

Award decision date

98% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.

Assessment summaries sent

98% confidence

15 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award 1 assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Programme role

99% confidence

Lead Managing Agent and central hub in a hub-and-spoke delivery model

View supporting evidence

Tender description states that the successful provider will act as the central hub and identifies the role as Lead Managing Agent.

Core responsibilities

99% confidence

Employer engagement, workforce demand analysis, annual skills delivery planning, commissioning and managing delivery partners, programme coordination, performance management, data reporting, and evidence generation

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These responsibilities are listed in the tender description.

Programme objectives

99% confidence

Workforce growth and productivity; new and inclusive talent pipelines; educator capacity and system enablement

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The tender description lists these three core programme objectives.

Service categories

99% confidence

Project management, training, general management consultancy, and research consultancy

View supporting evidence

Award item classifications list CPV 79421000, 80500000, 79411000 and 73210000.

Delivery geography

97% confidence

Five Welsh regions: UKL22, UKL21, UKL17, UKL15 and UKL16

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Award item deliveryAddresses lists these five region codes.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Process main_category is services and award mainProcurementCategory is services.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Lots

98% confidence

One published lot (lot 1)

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Tender data lists lot 1 only; award 1 is related to lot 1.

Competition metrics

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Planned initial term

98% confidence

2 November 2026 to 31 March 2028

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.

Extension provision

99% confidence

One-year extension stated

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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description is "1 year extension".

Maximum stated extent

98% confidence

To 31 March 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not evidenced as concluded or signed

View supporting evidence

The award is pending and the future signature date is scheduled for 28 October 2026.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Operating model

97% confidence

The provider is expected to coordinate a network of education, training and industry delivery partners rather than only deliver services directly.

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Tender description specifies coordination of further education, higher education, private training providers and industry partners.

Buyer-facing requirements

99% confidence

The scope combines employer engagement, planning, commissioning, programme management, performance management and evidence/reporting functions.

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These functions are expressly listed in the tender description.

Commercial status

99% confidence

The named outcome is subject to the pending award lifecycle and scheduled signature milestone.

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Award status is pending, with standstill and futureSignatureDate fields present.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee

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Named as buyer in the process and parties data.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Cardiff, United Kingdom

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Buyer address is 6th Floor, Spark, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ.

Buyer classification

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority; Welsh devolved regulations apply

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Buyer party details classify the authority as publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment and GB-WLS.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Named supplier

99% confidence

Cardiff and Vale College

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The supplier is named in award 1 and the supplier record.

Published supplier identifier

99% confidence

GB-PPON: PZPP-5433-PNZW

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Supplier party identifier scheme is GB-PPON and id is PZPP-5433-PNZW.

Published supplier characteristics

98% confidence

Large organisation; not marked VCSE, public-service-mission organisation, or sheltered workshop

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Supplier party details state scale large and false for vcse, publicServiceMissionOrganization and shelteredWorkshop.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Earliest estimated renewal/extension decision point

84% confidence

Before the initial end date of 31 March 2028

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The initial contract period ends 31 March 2028 and a one-year extension is stated. This is an estimate from the published end date, not a procurement forecast.

Maximum potential end date

98% confidence

31 March 2029, if the stated extension is used

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The published maximum extent date is 31 March 2029.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award lifecycle clarity

99% confidence

Pending award, not a confirmed signed contract

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Award 1 is pending and signature is scheduled rather than recorded as completed.

Supplier identity

97% confidence

Supplier name is published as Cardiff and Vale College; company-verification enrichment is not applicable

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Supplier identity status is not_applicable; no name mismatch or address-like source value is flagged.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description, or separate value

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Lot 1 title, description and value_amount are null.

Published commercial detail

99% confidence

Pricing structure, evaluation results, bid count and award rationale are not supplied

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; the source does not confirm that a contract has been signed, concluded or commenced.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, performance measures and detailed extension exercise conditions.
The award value is published at award level; no separate lot allocation is available, although the award relates only to lot 1.
Supplier company-verification enrichment is not applicable; no verified legal company name or company number was supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named as supplier for the Investment Zone Skills Programme?

Cardiff and Vale College is the named supplier for award 1, covering lot 1.

Has the Investment Zone Skills Programme contract been signed?

The published data does not evidence signature. The award is marked pending and lists a future signature date of 28 October 2026.

What is the published award value?

The award value is £4.12 million excluding VAT, with £4.944 million shown as the gross amount.

What is the planned contract duration?

The planned initial period is 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2028, with a stated one-year extension and maximum extent to 31 March 2029.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Investment Zone Skills Programme

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Cardiff and Vale College

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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