Employability support programme: directory of suppliers interested in sub-contracting and consortia collaboration

To encourage sub-contracting and consortia collaboration we are publishing a Directory of suppliers who have indicated that they are interested in sharing their contact details for these purposes. The directory is being published as part of the summary of engagement for employability support, on: employability support programme: engagement events.

Suppliers not currently listed who are interested in collaborating and wish to have their contact details added to the Directory should email the Welsh Government at Employability Support: employabilitysupport@gov.wales.

Please provide the following information in your email: 

• Contact name.
• Position held in organisation (if applicable).
• Contact email address.
• Organisation name and postal address (if applicable).

Please refer to the Privacy Notice provided at the end of this Directory for how your personal details will be handled by the Welsh Government. It includes information on your rights and information we hold about you and the legal grounds for how we use your information.

The following guidance will be of interest.

Joint bidding for public contracts

Welsh Government, Guidance for Consortia: joint bidding for public contracts: guidance for consortia.

Supply chains

The Contract terms and conditions that apply to a lead Contractor including the terms concerning payments must be passed onto any sub-contractors.

The successful Bidder(s) must submit an annual report stating the steps the organisation has taken to prevent slavery and human trafficking within its supply chain. 

Welsh Government, Ethical employment in supply chains: code of practice: ethical employment in supply chains: code of practice.

Welsh Government, Ethical employment in supply chains: code of practice, guidance and training: ethical employment in supply chains: code of practice, guidance and training.

The purpose of sharing contact details is to encourage collaboration and broaden participation. Suppliers are invited to express interest in forming sub-contracting and (or) consortia arrangements (see section 1). 

The following have consented to sharing their contact details:

ACT Ltd

Ocean Park House
East Tyndall Street
Cardiff
CF24 5ET

Matthew Burnett: Head of Operations and Contracts
Email: matthewburnett@acttraining.org.uk

AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd (c/o AQA)

Devas Street
Manchester
M15 6EX

Fraser Talbot: Business Development Lead
Email: fraser.talbot@aqaglobal.com

BFB Labs

127 Farringdon Road
c/o Better Space
London
EC1R 3DA

Kelly Tham: Head of Service Growth and Delivery
Email: kelly.tham@bfb-labs.com

Cardiff and Vale College

Dumballs Rd
Cardiff
CF10 5FE

James Scorey: Deputy Principal
Email: jscorey@cavc.ac.uk

Case-UK

Suite 1
Triangle Business Park
Pentrebach
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 4TQ

Sally Gibbs: Director of Strategy and Growth
Email: business.development@thebusygroup.org.uk

Educ8 Training Group

Gateway
Tredomen
Ystrad Mynach
CF82 7EH

Rebecca Engwell: Bids and Tenders Lead
Email: rebeccae@educ8training.com

Fedcap Employment Limited

Boaz House
Massey Road
Thornaby
Stockton-On-Tees
TS17 6DY

Kirsty Hunn: Commercial Director
Email: commercial@fedcap.org.uk

HGV Training Services Limited (T/A Insite)

Phill Yates: Head of Contracts and Procurement
Email: phill.yates@insite.training

Itec Training Solutions Ltd

Gareth Mathews: Director
Email: g.matthews@itecskills.co.uk

Catherine Roberts-Straw: Strategy Director
Email: c.roberts-straw@itecskills.co.uk

Maximus UK Services Ltd

18c Meridian East
Meridian Business Park
Leicester
LE19 1WZ

Joel Williams
Email: jwilliams4@maximusuk.co.uk

North East Wales Mind

The Wellbeing Centre
21b Chester Street
Mold
CH7 1EG

Natasha Wait: Business Development and Income Generation Manager
Email: natasha.wait@newmind.org.uk

North Wales Training Ltd (TA COPA)

Ruth Collinge: Head of Contracts
Email: ruthc@copatraining.co.uk

Pembrokeshire College

Merlins Bridge
Haverfordwest
SA61 1SZ

Berni Tyler: Director of Consortium and Employer Relations
Email: b.tyler@pembrokeshire.ac.uk

PeoplePlus

The Quorum
Bond Street South
Bristol
BS1 3AE

Kelly Reynolds: Director, Employment and Skills, Wales
Email: kelly.reynolds@peopleplus.co.uk

Platfform

Michael Franjieh: Senior Bid Writer
Email: tenders@platfform.org

Reed in Partnership

26 Rushworth Street
London
SE1 0RB

Philip Duffield: Bid Director
Email: philip.duffield@reed.com

Scope

Here East Press Centre
14 East Bay Lane
London
E15 2GW

Leanne Price: Grants Manager
Email: leanne.price@scope.org.uk

Serco

Suite 1, 2 and 3
First Floor
40 Windsor Place
Cardiff
CF10 3BW

David Ward: Principal Business Development Lead (employment, skills and training services)
Email: david.ward7@serco.com

Swansea Council

Elliott Williams: Senior Economic Regeneration Manager
Email: elliott.williams@swansea.gov.uk

MTIB

Unit 4
Triangle Business Park
Pentrebach
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 4TQ

Petra Kennedy: Deputy CEO
Email: petrakennedy@mtib.co.uk

Volunteering Matters

The Innovation Centre
Festival Drive
Blaenau Gwent
NP23 8XA

Ryan Crewe-Hands: Partnerships Manager for Wales
Email: ryan.crewe-hands@volunteeringmatters.org.uk

SIAS

720 Mandarin Court
Warrington
WA1 1GG

Lindsay Price: Head of Commercial
Email: lindsay.price@siasuk.com

Elevate Employment Services Ltd

137 New Road
Skewen
Neath
SA10 6HL

James Clark-Allan: Business Development Director
Email: james.clark-allan@wrecltd.co.uk

Gower College Swansea

The Kingsway Centre
2nd Floor
37 The Kingsway
Swansea
SA1 5LF

Simon Jenkins: Head of External Funding and Research
Emails: s.jenkins@gcs.ac.uk or simon.jenkins@gcs.ac.uk

Sgiliau Cyf

77 to 79 High Street
Crosskeys
Caerphilly
NP11 7FN

Lindsay Evans: Managing Director
Email: lindsayevans@sgiliau.wales

Pembrokeshire County Council

County Hall
Freeman’s Way
Haverfordwest
SA61 1TP

Amanda Boyce: Lead Manager, Employability Skills
Email: amanda.boyce@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Tydfil Training Consortium Ltd

106 to 109 High Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AP

Paul Gray: CEO
Email: paul.gray@tydfil.com

PRIME Cymru

Mile End House
9 Broad Street
Llandovery
Carmarthenshire
SA20 0AR

Hayley Ridge-Evans: Director of Operations
Email: hayleyre@primecymru.co.uk

Denbighshire County Council

Working Denbighshire
Rhyl Library, Museum and One Stop Shop
Church Street
Rhyl
LL18 3AA

Melanie Evans: Service Manager Strategic Employment
Email: melanie.a.evans@denbighshire.gov.uk

Mon CF

63 Market Street
Holyhead
Anglesey
LL65 1UN

Rita Stewart: Chief Executive Officer
Email: rita@moncf.co.uk

Achieve More Training Ltd

Deeside Leisure Centre
Chester Road West
Queensferry
Deeside
CH5 1SA

Matt Hilliker: Company Director
Email: matt@achievemoretraining.com

NPTC Group of Colleges

Dwr-y-Felin Road
Neath
SA10 7RF

Nicola Thornton-Scott: Assistant Principal Work-Based Learning
Email: nicola.thornton-scott@nptcgroup.ac.uk

Kathryn Dunstan: Assistant Principal: Commercial
Email: kathryn.dunstan@nptcgroup.ac.uk

Email: business@nptcgroup.ac.uk

HFT (HF Trust Limited)

5 to 6 Brook Office Park
Folly Brook Road
Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FL

Bryony Dolby: National Work Options Manager
Email: bryony.dolby@hft.org.uk

Addysg Oedolion Cymru / Adult Learning Wales

7 Coopers Yard
Cardiff
CF10 5NB

Mark Baines: Deputy Chief Executive (Curriculum and Finance)
Email: mark.baines@adultlearning.wales

Coleg Sir Gar

Sandy Road
Pwll
Llanelli
SA15 4DN

Louis Dare: Innovation Manager
Email: louis.dare@colegsirgar.ac.uk

3SC

2nd Floor Cambrian Buildings
Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff Bay
CF10 5FL

Kathryn Jellings: 3SC Director
Email: kathryn.jellings@3sc.org

Resource Denbighshire CIC

Office 2, Crown House
11 Well Street
Ruthin
LL16 1AE

Janine Cusworth: CEO/Founder
Email: janine@resourcewales.com

Llamau

Education at Llamau
23 to 25 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9HA

Mark Willmore: Director of Education and Involvement
Email: markwillmore@llamau.org.uk

Pendine Education Ltd

13 St James Gardens
Uplands
Swansea
SA1 6DY

Chris Byatt: Director
Email: chris@pendine-education.com

Neath Port Talbot Council

Port Talbot Civic Centre
Port Talbot
SA13 1PJ

Kerry Jones: Employability and Skills Manager
Email: k.c.jones@npt.gov.uk

COS (Centre of Sign-Sight-Sound)

77 Conwy Road
Colwyn Bay
LL29 7LN

Clare Lewis: Project Lead
Email: clare.lewis@cod.org.uk

Legacy in the Community

Gareth Marshall: Director
Emails: info@litc.uk or gareth@litc.uk

Agoriad Cyf

2 Victoria Place
Bethesda
Gwynedd
LL57 3AG

Robyn Wiliams: Operations Manager
Email: robyn@agoriad.org.uk

LCG MPCT

Ian Sanger: Business Development Officer
Email: ian.sanger@learningcurvegroup.co.uk

Social Firms Wales

C/O Bevan and Buckland Llp
Ground Floor Cardigan House
Castle Court
Swansea Enterprise Park
Swansea
SA7 9LA

Rosie Cribb: CEO
Email: rosiecribb@socialfirmswales.co.uk

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Civic Centre
Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN

Deb Ryan-Newton: Strategic Employability Manager
Email: deb.ryan.newton@merthyr.gov.uk

Bethany Training Services Ltd

Unit G
Vastre Enterprise Park
Newtown
Powys
SY16 1DZ

Joanne Davey: Managing Director
Email: joanne@btsl.org

RCS

69 to 71 Wellington Road
Rhyl
Denbighshire
LL18 1BE

Ali Thomas: Chief Executive Officer
Email: alison.thomas@rcs-wales.co.uk

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Economy and Place
General Offices
Steelworks Road
Ebbw Vale
NP23 8UW

Rhian Padfield: Interim Team Manager, Connected Communities
Emails: rhian.padfield@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk or Tara.lane@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

Mentera

Unit 3
Parc Gwyddoniaeth
Aberystwyth
SY23 3AH

Rhodri Morgan: Head of Commercial Development
Email: ceisiadau@mentera.cymru

Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme

Units 1 to 2 Snow Drop Lane
Haverfordwest
SA61 1JB

Eleanor Brick: Employability Manager
Email: eleanor.brick@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Cornerstone Opportunities CIC

Cornerstone House
31 to 33 High Street
Bargoed
CF81 8RW

Andrew Clarke: CEO
Email: andrew@cornerstonecic.co.uk

Kaleidoscope

Jim Henton: Head of Business Development
Email: jim.henton@kaleidoscope68.org

Emma Clark: Services Lead
Email: emma.clark@kaleidoscope68.org

Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion

Coleg Sir Gar
Sandy Road
Llanelli
SA15 4DN

Christy Anson-Harries: Director of Learner Recruitment, Progression and Partnerships
Email: christy.anson-harries@colegsirgar.ac.uk

Dare U2 Learn Limited

7 Conduit Lane
Carmarthenshire
SA31 1LD

Kay Dare: Director
Email: kay@dare-u2-learn.info

Karen Blake Coaching Ltd

Suite 7
Crownford House
Swan Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8EU

Karen Blake: Director
Email: karen@karenblakecoaching.com

Icon Educational Consultancy

83 Newton Road
Mumbles
Swansea
SA3 4BN

Naldo Diana: Director
Email: ndiana.icon@gmail.com

Turas Nua

Benamore Business Park
Roscrea
Co. Tipperary
E53 WK12

Colin Donnery: CEO
Email: colin.donnery@turasnua.ie

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

Busnes@LlandrilloMenai
Fford Penlan
Parc Menai
Bangor
LL57 4HJ

Jonathon Stead: Project Development Lead
Email: j.stead@gllm.ac.uk

Coleg Cambria

Natalie Connor: Vice Principal Life Skills and Adult Learning
Email: natalie.connor@cambria.ac.uk

React Training

20 Vivian Road
Sketty
Swansea
SA2 0UH

Mark Jones: Head of Community Engagement
Leah Jones: Director
Email: mark@react-traning.co.uk

Royal Association for Deaf People

Crystal Wharf
36 Graham Street
Islington
London
N1 8GJ

Zoe Warner: Bid Writer
Email: zoe.warner@royaldeaf.org.uk

Sopra Steria

Phoenix House
Celtic Springs Business Park
Newport
NP10 8FZ

Nick Heckscher: Chief Experience Officer
Email: nick.heckscher@soprasteria.com

IRARA

Daniella Levinson: Solutions and Growth Director
Email: daniella.levinson@irara.org

Blossom and Bloom

Unit 19
White Rose Centre
Rhyl
Denbighshire
LL18 1EW

Vicky Welsman: Charity Founder
Email: vickywelsman@blossomandbloom.org.uk

Welsh Refugee Council

120 to 122 Broadway
Cardiff
CF24 1NJ

Finn McKendrick: Education and Employability Manager
Email: finn@wrc.wales

LRC Training

Vauxhall Buildings
Vauxhall
Llanelli
SA15 3BD

Alison Williams: Deputy Clerk
Email: alison.williams@llanelli-rural.gov.uk

Media Academy Cymru (MAC)

3 to 7 Columbus Walk
Brigantine Place
Cardiff
CF10 4BY

Nick Corrigan: Chief Executive Officer
Email: nick@mediaacademycymru.wales

Positif Care Ltd

4 to 5 High Street
Abertillery
Gwent
NP13 1DD

Debbie Cairns-Pitt: Headteacher
Email: admin@positifcare.co.uk

Aspiration Training Ltd

Grosvenor House
Prospect Hill
Redditch
B97 4DL

Email: kevans@aspirationtraining.com 
Karen Evans: Jobs Growth Wales+ Manager

Elite Supported Employment

Email: leanne.sollis@elitesea.co.uk

In line with UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR) This privacy notice explains how we collect, use, and process your personal data fairly, lawfully, and transparently.

Lawful basis for processing

The Welsh Government will be the data controller for any personal data you have provided in relation to the directory of suppliers interested in sub-contracting and (or) consortia collaboration.

The information will be processed as part of our public task and the official authority vested in us to undertake the core role and functions of the Welsh Government.

What personal data we will collect and process

Personal data is defined under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified by reference to an identifier’.

For this Directory we will collect the following personal data:

• Contact name.
• Position held in organisation (if applicable).
• Contact email address.
• Organisation name and postal address (if applicable).

How we keep your data secure.

Personal data provided to Welsh Government is held on secure servers within the UK and for this Directory your personal data is stored in a restricted folder. 

The Welsh Government has procedures to deal with any suspected data security breaches. If a suspected breach occurs, the Welsh Government will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required to do so.

Who will have access to your data

The Welsh Government. 

Support service teams and its system technical administrators who support the IT system. System technical administrators will not use your details in any way.

If you opt into your details being shared with other organisations in section 2 of this directory, then we will share your contact details with those who have also opted in. Your details may be published with a preliminary market engagement notice and (or) tender notice.

We may share your information with a fraud prevention agency for the purposes of fraud prevention and money laundering.

Your contact details may be used for research and evaluation purposes, including where Welsh Government commission an independent contractor for the purpose of evaluation of the scheme and (or) process.

Participation is completely voluntary. However, we really appreciate your participation since your views and experiences are important to inform organisational improvement. Please note that research organisations and evaluators may only contact a sample of individuals and (or) enterprises.

How long your details are kept for

Your personal data will be retained on secure Welsh Government IT in line with the Welsh Government retention policy after which time it will be securely destroyed. We may delete the information sooner if it is no longer being used.

Your individual rights

Under data protection legislation, you have the right:

• to be informed of the personal data Welsh Government holds about you and to access it
• to require us to rectify inaccuracies in that data
• to (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing
• for (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’
• to (in certain circumstances) data portability
• to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.

Should you have any queries regarding this privacy notice please contact the Welsh Government mailbox for the Employability Support Programme at: employabilitysupport@gov.wales.

For further details about the information the Welsh Government holds and its use, or if you want to exercise your rights using the UK General Data Protection Regulation, please contact:

Data Protection Officer
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

Email: dataprotectionofficer@gov.wales

The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are:

Customer Contact
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Website: ICO website