Official UK procurement notice
National School Swimming and Water Safety Programme
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£1,204,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 28 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Swim Wales
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionto deliver and manage the Nofio Ysgol National School Swimming and Water Safety programme on behalf of Welsh Government in line with the Nofio Cymru implementation plan. Development and oversight of delivery of bilingual swimming and water safety lessons for all year 4 and 5 pupils over the next three years in all 22 local authorities across Wales.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 15:22 BST
- Authority reference
C114/2026/2027- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091983- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773a5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
- Swim Wales is the recognised National Governing Body for Aquatics in Wales and a member of Water Safety Wales. There is no other organisation able to deliver the Nofio Ysgol programme, it belongs to Swim Wales. This programme offers the capability, strength of existing local and national partnerships, and a unique, bilingual, programme offer for Wales, while being sensitive to local contexts. The Nofio Ysgol programme also already in operation across several Local Authorities in Wales. Delivering a national school swimming and water safety programme is critical, and Swim Wales is uniquely positioned to mobilise through its established Nofio Ysgol programme.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Notice published8 days ago29 Sept 2026, 15:22 BST
- Standstill endsin 1 day8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,204,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swim WalesSMEProgramme Delivery of Nofio Ysgol - A National School Swimming and Water Safety Programme9 Oct 2026 — 8 Oct 2030 | £1,204,000 | 28 Sept 2026standstill to 8 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2026, 15:22 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published16 Sept 2026, 15:13 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Swim WalesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender