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title: "ARFOR PROGRAMME CHALLENGE FUND"
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# ARFOR PROGRAMME CHALLENGE FUND

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arfor-programme-challenge-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-03b757). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gwynedd Council: "ARFOR PROGRAMME CHALLENGE FUND". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 May 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Gwynedd Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gwynedd-council-ons-w06000002)
- **Published Value:** £2,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 May 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Business and management consultancy services, Business development consultancy services, General management consultancy services, Project management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL11, UKL12, UKL14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b757`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arfor-programme-challenge-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-03b757#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arfor-programme-challenge-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-03b757#participate

## Description
Gwynedd Council, on behalf of the councils of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire wish to commission a suitable company or individual/s to undertake the administration and management of the ARFOR Challenge Fund. The ARFOR Board and Officer Group will work closely with the successsful applicant in the design of the scheme and in the decision making process along with Welsh Government.
The work stream will establish a structure to address the need allowing Public sector Organisations; Private Sector Consortiums; Third Sector Organisations to apply for resources to develop and pilot activities that will address the Strategic Objectives of the Programme.
Two parts are envisaged for the Challenge Fund: a) Small Challenge Fund – builds on the experience of the similar challenge funds in the region and further afield to respond to the strategic objectives of the ARFOR Programme by offering support and funding of up to 30,000 pounds to trial ideas quickly and on a small scale (which in turn can lead to applications to the Large Challenge Fund). Beneficiaries of the Fund will also receive practical support and training in the process of innovation. b) Large Challenge Fund – a flexible fund that will offer funding to organizations individually or jointly to develop and implement plans responding to the strategic objectives of the ARFOR Programme and the Regional Challenges faced. The plans can be active within one single county, a combination of the counties or the ARFOR area as a whole. It is anticipated that plans for the Fund will be around 100,000 pounds on average. The scheme will be active across the four counties and will be managed regionally by the lead authority with input from all the counties.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72224000, 79400000, 79410000, 79411000, 79411100
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £2,600,000
- **Description:** Gwynedd Council, on behalf of the councils of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire wish to commission a suitable company or individual/s to undertake the administration and management of the ARFOR Challenge Fund. The ARFOR Board and Offi...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009301-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-30T12:26:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T04:05:55.622Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b757