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Published 9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ceredigion - Play, Recreation and Childcare for Disabled Children and Young People

Official notice

Authority: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£295,000≈ £148k / year · £354,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2025
Contract term 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ceredigion County Council invites suitably qualified service providers to submit to deliver a service that ensures that children and young people with a disability and/or additional needs can access play, childcare and recreational opportunities.

The service will include:

• Specialist holiday playschemes for children aged 4 to 12 years,

• Activity days in the holidays for young people aged 12 to 18 years,

• Away weekends per year for children aged 8 to 18 years,

• Drop-in play sessions,

• Evening activities.

CPV: Child daycare services · Daycare services · Daycare services for disabled children and young people · Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£295,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Wales
Value
£295,000 exc. VAT · £354,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
Possible extension of up to an additional 2 years subject to agreement by the succesful supplier and the Council.
85311300 Welfare services for children and young people85312100 Daycare services85312110 Child daycare services85312120 Daycare services for disabled children and young people

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical — 80%
  • Commercial — 20%

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
Cancelled
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
Last source update
9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
Authority reference
itt_119884
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare servicesDaycare servicesDaycare services for disabled children and young peopleWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published337 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 17:04 BST
  2. Clarification questions by314 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline307 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published289 days ago
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
  5. Contract starts177 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—9 Dec 2025CancelledAll received bids were excluded.

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMTwas £295,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    22 Oct 2025, 17:04 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRYH-5713-PHLR Neuadd y Cyngor Penmorfa, Aberaeron, Wales, SA46 0PA 01545 570881

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender