NCC202600032 - Project Management

Official notice

Authority: Newport City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Wales (UKL21)

Awarded value£25,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to CJ Investigations

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service hosts the Regional Trading Standards Team for Wales, part of this work is Operation CeCe. Operation CeCe relates to the investigation and disruption work into illegal tobacco across Wales and has been ongoing since 2021.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 May 2026, 10:10 BST
Last source update: 13 May 2026, 14:03 BST
Authority reference: NCC202600032
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-043938
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06974b Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2026

Transparency notice published
13 May 2026, 10:10 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 May 2026, 13:11 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
13 May 2026, 14:03 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £25,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CJ InvestigationsVCSE18 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£25,000	13 May 2026	Awarded

Contracts

NCC202600032 - Project Management · CJ InvestigationsVCSE
Signed
13 May 2026
Value
£25,000
Period
18 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newport City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PWLP-4583-NQGG Civic Centre, Newport, Wales, NP20 4URContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CJ InvestigationsAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCPM-3531-RJGX 36 Jubilee Close, Ledbury, West Midlands, HR8 2XAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 May 2026, 14:03 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 May 2026, 13:11 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 May 2026, 10:10 BST