Cultural Competence Programme for Leadership Progression Sites

Social Care Wales is seeking a supplier to deliver a cultural competence support programme for organisations participating in a leadership and progression programme for social care staff from ethnic minority backgrounds. The programme forms part of Social Care Wales's commitment to the Welsh Government's Anti-racist Wales Action Plan and will run alongside a leadership programme delivered by another supplier between November 2026 and November 2027.

The successful supplier will support participating organisations to strengthen cultural competence, promote psychologically safe and inclusive workplaces, and identify actions that improve progression opportunities for staff from ethnic minority backgrounds. The contract will include: Delivery of an introductory session and cultural competence workshop for each participating organisation.

Provision of a simple progress-recording and reflection mechanism. Delivery of four online check-in sessions per organisation.

Ongoing support to organisational leads throughout the programme. Collection of learning and production of a final summary report.

The final number of participating organisations will be confirmed in November 2026 and is expected to be between 1 and 9 organisations. We are currently finalising the DPIA, but the successful supplier is likely to require Cyber Essentials accreditation, possibility Cyber Essentials Plus.