Official UK procurement notice
Cynhyrchu a chyhoeddi Canllawiau astudio ac adolygu, yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg / Production and publication of Welsh and English Study and Revision Guides
Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBydd Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili yn rheoli'r broses gaffael ar ran Adnodd ar gyfer cynhyrchu a chyhoeddi Canllawiau astudio ac adolygu, yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg, ar gyfer holl bynciau ton 2 o’r TGAU Arbennig i Gymru Newydd:
Addysg Gorfforol ac Iechyd
Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol
Dawns
Dylunio a Thechnoleg
Ffilm a Chyfryngau Digidol
Gwyddoniaeth Integredig (Gradd Unigol)
Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol, a Gofal Plant
Technoleg Ddigidol
Y Gwyddorau (Dwyradd)
Lefel 2 mewn Mathemateg Ychwanegol
Yn dilyn cyhoeddi, bydd rhaid I'r cyflenwr llwyddiannus sicrhau fod y teitlau ar werth ar y farchnad agored gan sicrhau y byddent yn parhau i fod ar gael am gyfnod o bum mlynedd o leiaf.
Caerphilly County Borough Council will be managing the procurement process on behalf of Adnodd for the production and publication of Welsh and English Study and Revision Guides for the all subjects’ that make up the second wave of the reformed WJEC Made-for-Wales GCSEs and related qualifications:
Dance
Design and Technology
Digital Media and Film
Digital Technology
Health and Social Care, and Childcare
Integrated Science (Single Award)
Physical Education and Health
Social Studies
The Sciences (Double Award)
Level 2 Additional Mathematics
Following publication, the successful supplier must make the titles available for sale on the open market and ensure they remain available for period of at least five years.
CPV: Graphic design services · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Printing and related services · Publishing services · School books · Services provided by authors · Services related to the preparation of training manuals · Technical publications · Textbooks · Translation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Caerphilly County Borough Council buys Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services (CPV 9231), and who usually turns up
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services (CPV 9231) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Wales (Cymru).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 51 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid15% / 11%
2–336% / 33%
4–618% / 33%
7+30% / 22%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate44% / 29%
Within ±2%38% / 50%
Above estimate19% / 21%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 9231Published estimate£320k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 18 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid11%
2–333%
4–633%
7+22%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 8 Sept 2026, 08:49 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 08:49 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084686- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f416Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Sept 2026 → 27 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published51 days ago8 Sept 2026, 08:49 BST
- Market engagement33 days ago25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Cyhoeddodd Adnodd hysbysiad ar eu gwefan yn hysbysebu'r cyfle. Gellir dod o hyd i'r wybodaeth drwy'r ddolen ganlynol: adnodd.gov.wales/commissioning/commis… ↗
Mae'r rownd gomisiynu hon yn cynnig cyfle cytundeb sylweddol. Bydd Adnodd yn ystyried cynigion sydd yn darparu cyfres lawn o adnoddau yn unig. Ni fydd Adnodd yn edrych i ddyfarnu contractau lluosog i fwy nag un cyflenwr i ddarparu’r adnoddau hyn fesul pwnc. Mae’r contract ar gyfer cynhyrchu, gwerthu a chyflenwi cyfres gyflawn o lyfrau.
Gall cyflenwyr edrych i ffurfio partneriaethau gyda sefydliadau eraill, fodd bynnag, rhaid bod un sefydliad arweiniol a fydd â chyfrifoldeb cyffredinol am y Cais a’r contract dilynol.
Bydd y llyfrau yn cael eu cynhyrchu a’u cyhoeddi i’w gwerthu. Dylai pris gwerthu pob teitl fod yn fforddiadwy. Wrth gyflwyno ymatebion, bydd angen i gynigwyr ddangos sut y maen nhw’n bwriadu cyfrifo incwm posib o werthiannau amcangyfrifiedig, a dangos sut mae’r incwm hwn wedi’i ddidynnu o gyfanswm y gyllideb.
Uchafswm y gyllideb sydd ar gael yw £400,000.00 (gan gynnwys TAW). Fodd bynnag, oherwydd gwerthiant disgwyliedig yr adnoddau, bydd yn ofynnol i gynigwyr ddangos sut y cyfrifwyd yr incwm gwerthiant a ragwelir a sut bydd yr incwm hwn yn cael ei ddidynnu o gostau cyffredinol y prosiect a phris y contract.
Er mwyn cefnogi’r cyfrifiad hwn, gall Adnodd/CBAC ddarparu data niferoedd ymgeiswyr i Gynigwyr sydd â diddordeb. Bydd data’r niferoedd hwn yn cael eu cynnwys yn y Fanyleb pan gaiff ei chyhoeddi.
Bydd Adnodd yn ariannu adnoddau newydd sydd:
yn ddwyieithog (fersiynau Cymraeg a Saesneg)
wedi ei hawduro gan addysgwyr, ymarferwyr pwnc arbenigol, arholwyr a/neu ymgynghorwyr sy’n cynnig cwmpas cwricwlwm cynhwysfawr, canllawiau sgaffaldiau a chymorth asesu gwerthfawr ac arloesol i ddysgwyr
wedi eu cymeradwyo gan CBAC
wedi’i datblygu, eu cyhoeddi ac ar gael erbyn 1 Tachwedd 2027
Rhaid i’r adnoddau fod ar ffurf print; fodd bynnag, gellir cynnwys deunyddiau digidol fel rhan o gais ar yr amod bod cyfiawnhad clir, wedi’i gefnogi gan dystiolaeth glir o angen.
Bydd Adnodd yn cynnal dau weminar ymgysylltu cyn farchnad ar-lein i rannu manylion pellach am y cyfle cyffrous hwn. Cynigir yr un sesiwn ddwywaith, a dylai cyflenwyr fynychu un sesiwn yn unig.
Cofrestrwch yma:
24 Medi 2026 am 3 o’r gloch - events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d7692abb-e769-… ↗
25 Medi am 10.30 o’r gloch - events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4e34851f-3454-… ↗
Adnodd published a notice on their website advertising the opportunity. The information can be found via the following link: adnodd.gov.wales/commissioning/commis… ↗
This commission offers a substantial contract opportunity. Adnodd will only consider bids that deliver a full suite of resources. Adnodd will not look to award multiple contracts to more than one supplier to deliver these resources per subject. The contract is for the production, sale and delivery of a complete series of books.
Suppliers can look to form partnerships with other specialist organisations, however there must be a single lead organisation who will have overall responsibility for the Bid and subsequent contract.
The books will be produced and available for sale. The RRP of each title should be competitive and affordable.
The maximum available budget is £400,000.00 (inc. VAT). However, due to the anticipated sale of the resources, Bidders will be required to demonstrate how projected sales income has been calculated and how this income will be deducted from the overall project costs and contract price.
To support this calculation, Adnodd/WJEC can provide candidature data to interested Bidders. These figures will be included within the Specification document when it is published.
Adnodd will be looking to fund new resources that are:
bilingual (Welsh and English versions)
written by educators, expert subject practitioners, examiners and/or consultants offering comprehensive curriculum coverage, scaffolded guidance and valuable and innovative assessment support for learners
endorsed by WJEC
developed and available by 1 November 2027
Resources must be in print format; however, digital materials may also be included in proposals provided there is clear justification, supported by compelling evidence of need.
Adnodd will be holding two online pre-market engagement webinars to share further details of this exciting opportunity. The same session will be offered twice, and bidders should only attend one session.
Register here: 24th September @3pm
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d7692abb-e769-… ↗
25th September @10.30am events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4e34851f-3454-… ↗
- Tender notice expected23 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 28 days27 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Sept 2026, 08:49 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Adnodd CyfyngedigContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender