Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be8-93a2-7043-b81c-25dc0b42194a/investment-zone-skills-programme awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Investment Zone Skills Programme [South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-east-wales-corporate-joint-committee) Estimated value £4,120,000 Published 7 Sept 2026 Deadline Closed 28 Sept 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 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 ## CPV classification Project-management services other than for construction work Training services General management consultancy services Research consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7-2026-09-07T14:55:27+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06edb7-2026-09-07T14:55:27+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-east-wales-corporate-joint-committee) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Graphic design services – MAGAZINE DES PAYS DE LA LOIRE - LOT1 MISE EN PAGE · Région des Pays de la Loire · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd94-7139-b774-287bdb24987c/france-graphic-design-services-magazine-des-pays-de-la-loire-lot1-mise-en)