Welsh Government Employability Support Programme Early Engagement

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Published March 11th, 2026

Detected March 11th, 2026

Summary

The Welsh Government is seeking early engagement from potential suppliers for its upcoming Employability Support Programme. This initiative aims to help individuals furthest from the labour market gain skills and employment. Interested organisations are invited to submit expressions of interest by March 18, 2026.

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What changed

The Welsh Government, through its procurement process, is initiating an early engagement phase for its Employability Support Programme (ESP). This notice serves as an invitation for organisations to express their interest in partnering on this upcoming programme, which is designed to assist individuals facing significant barriers to employment in developing skills, confidence, and well-being to secure sustained work.

Organisations interested in participating must submit their expressions of interest via the provided link by the closing date of March 18, 2026. Following this initial engagement, Serco may issue a Request for Information (RFI) to selected parties. This early engagement is a preliminary step in the procurement process and does not constitute a commitment to award a contract.

What to do next

Submit Expression of Interest by March 18, 2026, if interested in partnering on the Employability Support Programme.

Source document (simplified)

Published date: 11 March 2026

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.

Watch this notice Print this notice Closing date: 18 March 2026

Contract summary

Industry

Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Wales

Procurement reference

0059330

Published date

11 March 2026

Closing date

18 March 2026

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

We are seeking Expressions of Interest from organisations interested in partnering with us on the upcoming Welsh Government Employability Support Programme (ESP). This programme aims to support people who are furthest from the labour market to build skills, confidence, and wellbeing, enabling them to move into sustained, meaningful employment.

Please visit the attached link to respond to this EOI before the deadline of 18th March. Once you have completed your details using the link below, Serco may decide to explore this opportunity with you further. This will take the form of an RFI which will be issued via email.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3RY2-aZFyECeKa2rL7XyXF_72PUqoEtBtSSCFYN7mm9UOE1USDNMSjEzSDVFR0YzQVBOWjdFNExSOC4u