Official UK procurement notice
Award of Ceredigion - Local Food Partnership / Gwobr Partneriaeth Bwyd Lleol Ceredigion
Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCeredigion County Council is awarding to a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to lead the development and establishment of a county-wide grassroots and strategic local food partnership. This partnership will engage stakeholders across the public, private, and voluntary sectors to strengthen collaboration, support sustainable food systems, and drive coordinated local action. The appointed organisation will undertake a facilitation role, working closely with partners to design, develop, and implement the partnership. This will include overseeing its operation alongside delivering a structured programme of activities to support its growth, engagement, and long-term sustainability. The contract will be awarded for an initial period of two years, subject to the availability of funding, and will include a break clause at the end of the first year.
Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion yn dyfarnu i sefydliad cymwys a phrofiadol addas i arwain datblygiad a sefydlu partneriaeth fwyd leol strategol a llawr gwlad ledled y sir. Bydd y bartneriaeth hon yn ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid ar draws y sectorau cyhoeddus, preifat a gwirfoddol i gryfhau cydweithio, cefnogi systemau bwyd cynaliadwy, a gyrru gweithredu lleol cydlynol. Bydd y sefydliad a benodir yn ymgymryd â rôl hwyluso, gan weithio'n agos gyda phartneriaid i ddylunio, datblygu a gweithredu'r bartneriaeth. Bydd hyn yn cynnwys goruchwylio ei gweithrediad ochr yn ochr â chyflwyno rhaglen strwythuredig o weithgareddau i gefnogi ei thwf, ei ymgysylltiad, a'i gynaliadwyedd hirdymor. Dyfernir y contract am gyfnod cychwynnol o ddwy flynedd, yn amodol ar argaeledd cyllid, a bydd yn cynnwys cymal torri ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn gyntaf.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£60,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Technical: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Technical
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Apr 2026, 13:17 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 16:55 BST
- Authority reference
itt_123970- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031456- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067cf5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
7 Apr 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published201 days ago7 Apr 2026, 13:17 BST
- Clarification questions by184 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline177 days ago1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published150 days ago28 May 2026, 16:55 BST
- Contract starts147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 13:17 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 May 2026, 16:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 May 2026, 16:55 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MENTERACeredigion - Local Food Partnership / Ceredigion – Partneriaeth Bwyd Leol15 Jun 2026 – 15 Jun 2028 | £120,000 | 28 May 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MenteraAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender