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South Wales Shared Apprenticeships Scheme

Construction Industry Training Board · Local or regional public body

In brief

Construction Industry Training Board has announced plans to buy training and education work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £1,100,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 28 months, up to 64 months with extensions, starting 1 December 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

CITB are inviting bids to deliver a continuation of the existing Shared Apprenticeship Scheme covering South West and South East Wales. CITB wish to fund a single provider to deliver the Scheme from the planned point of project commencement on 1st December 2026 through to 31st March 2029. As well as new Apprentices recruited during this period, Apprentices who started their programmes before the point of project commencement must continue to be supported through to completion of their qualifications, via the funding awarded to the successful provider.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 084896-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 084912-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 086504-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

51

Awards

38

Suppliers it has used most for training

  • Cyfle Building Skills Ltd1 contract
  • Sustainability Centric1 contract

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From notice 084896-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 September 2026, last updated 11 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.