Official UK procurement notice
Award Contract for the Increasing of the Provision and Accessibility of Play and Leisure Opportunities for Children and Young People with an Additional Learning Need/s or Disability
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAward details for the Contract for the Increasing of the Provision and Accessibility of Play and Leisure Opportunities for Children and Young People with an Additional Learning Need/s or Disability (Lots 1,2 & 4 only)
Lot 1: Access to Play in the Community
Lot 2: Increasing provision of out of school hours (evenings, weekends and holidays) activities for children and young people affected by disability aged 4-13.
Lot 4: Delivery of school holiday play schemes for children and young people with a profound disability
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Dec 2030, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: As per section 17(1)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023, The Council has utilised its subject matter experts knowledge to identify the preferred and most relevant approach to the market given the requirements of this particular procurement activity.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£1,925,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Access to Play in the CommunityAwardedRenewalPublished value£275,000
The Service Provider will be responsible for helping children and young people to realise the above ambition by enabling them to participate in play activities of their choice within their local community wherever possible
Lot #2Increasing provision of out of school hours (evenings, weekends and holidays) activities for children and young people affected by disability aged 4-13AwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
Provision of respite/short breaks outside of school hours. (This could be after 3pm Monday-Friday or on the weekend, term-time only.)
Encourage children with a disability to participate in mainstream activities where possible, it is recognised that there are children and families who will need more support. Even if children cannot access mainstreams activities with support it should not be a barrier to the child accessing activities which promote their wellbeing, that they enjoy taking part in and help them to achieve their potential. As well as providing a positive activity for the child, the Service is intended to offer parents and carers a short break from their caring responsibility.
Lot #3Increasing provision of out of school hours (evenings, weekends and holidays) activities for children and young people affected by disability aged 11-19AwardedRenewalPublished value£640,000
Provision of short breaks outside of school hours for children aged 11-19 (This could be after 3pm Monday-Friday or on the weekend, both term-time and during the school holidays).
Although the Service Purchaser aims to encourage children with a disability to participate in mainstream activities where possible, it is recognised that there are children and families who will need more support. Even if children cannot access mainstreams activities with support it should not be a barrier to the child accessing activities which promote their wellbeing, that they enjoy taking part in and help them to achieve their potential. As well as providing a positive activity for the child, the Service is intended to offer parents and carers a short break from their caring responsibility.
Lot #4Delivery of school holiday play schemes for children and young people with a profound disabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£260,000
Delivery of holiday provision and summer play scheme for children and young people affected by disability
The Service Purchaser aims to significantly improve the holiday play opportunities for those children unable to access mainstream provision, including those requiring additional medical intervention to support feeding, with a specific focus on summer holidays.
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)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Dec 2030
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 12:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 16:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CCS/25/258- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084859- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa40Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
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Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 8 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published303 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:17 GMT
- Clarification questions by279 days ago12 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by231 days ago28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent229 days ago3 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends219 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts200 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published163 days ago8 May 2026, 16:20 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 12:17 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Mar 2026, 15:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 15:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 May 2026, 16:20 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Access to Play in the Community1 award | |||
| Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure)SMELot 1: Access to Play in the Community1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2031Extensions: up to 24 months · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to increase/decrease the service provision based on need. | £275,000 | 3 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Increasing provision of out of school hours (evenings, weekends and holidays) activities for children and young people affected by disability aged 4-131 award | |||
| Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure)SMELot 2: Increasing provision of out of school hours (evenings, weekends and holidays) activities for children and young people affected by disability aged 4-13.1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2031Extensions: up to 24 months · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to increase/decrease the service provision based on need. | £750,000 | 3 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Increasing provision of out of school hours (evenings, weekends and holidays) activities for children and young people affected by disability aged 11-191 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 10 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Delivery of school holiday play schemes for children and young people with a profound disability1 award | |||
| Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure)SME1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2031Extensions: up to 24 months · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to increase/decrease the service provision based on need. | £640,000 | 3 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1: Access to Play in the Community · Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure)SME
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2026
- Value
- £275,000
- Period
- 15 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract duration 01 April 2026 - 01 April 2029 with the option to extend up to 24 months
Lot 2: Increasing provision of out of school hours (evenings, weekends and holidays) activities for children and young people affected by disability aged 4-13. · Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure)SME
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2026
- Value
- £750,000
- Period
- 15 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract Duration - 01 April 2026 - 01 April 2029 with the option to extend up to 24 months.
Lot 4: Delivery of school holiday play schemes for children and young people with a profound disability · Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure)SME
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2026
- Value
- £640,000
- Period
- 15 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract Duration - 01 April 2026 - 01 April 2029 with the option to extend up to 24 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Access to Play in the Community | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Increasing provision of out of school hours (evenings, weekends and holidays) activities for children and young people affected by disability aged 4-13 | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Delivery of school holiday play schemes for children and young people with a profound disability | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- InterplayAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender