Official UK procurement notice
Award of Ceredigion - Pre-School Referral Scheme for Children with Additional Needs/Disabilities
Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCeredigion County Council is awarding a contract for the delivery of the Pre-School Referral Schemes, a service that ensures that children and young people with a disability and/or additional needs can access Pre-School Referral Schemes from the term the reach 2 years old to when they reach school age.
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: Technical - 80%
- Commercial: Commercial - 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Authority reference
itt_120635- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002729- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0604ceFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
13 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published286 days ago13 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline256 days ago13 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published216 days ago24 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026- Tender notice published13 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUDIAD MEITHRIN CYFPre-School Referral Scheme for Children with Additional Needs/Disabilities1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Optional extension of up to 24 months subject to the agreement of both parties. | £408,000 | 24 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MUDIAD MEITHRIN CYFAwarded 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