Official UK procurement notice
Evaluation of the LGBTQ+ Action Plan
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedEvaluation of the Quality & Engagement Act · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Open FTS tender intends to award a contract for an evaluation of the LGBTQ+ Action Plan. The LGBTQ+ Action Plan was published in 2023, and an Evaluability Assessment of the Action Plan was published in November 2024. As a result of this Evaluability Assessment, Welsh Government are seeking to appoint a successful bidder (or consortium) to conduct a process evaluation of the LGBTQ+ Action Plan and conduct baselining work for a future impact evaluation. These will help address the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of the Action Plan in achieving its goals.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Welsh Government wishes to commission an evaluation of the LGBTQ+ Action PlanAwardedRenewalPublished value£160,000
What 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%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Price: 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Dec 2024, 11:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2025, 15:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C104/2024/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033395- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c849Find a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:151843)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- Submission deadline
- 15 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Apr 2025, 09:30 BST
Timeline
16 Jan 2025 → 18 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected16 Jan 2025
- Submission deadline15 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Apr 2025, 09:30 BST
- Notice published18 Jun 2025, 15:20 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2025- Status changed to active17 Feb 2025, 16:56 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Feb 2025, 16:56 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST17 Feb 2025, 16:56 GMT
- Status changed to complete18 Jun 2025, 15:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH | £159,971 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033395-2025-C104/2024/2025-1 · NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- £159,971
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria