Official UK procurement notice
Pre-Market Engagement for the delivery of Bridgend Shared Prosperity Framework
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBridgend County Borough Council (BCBC) are holding a Pre-Market Engagement Event concerning its Bridgend Shared Prosperity Framework Communities and Place (Inclusive Communities) opportunity.
The Bridgend Shared Prosperity Framework is being funded by the UK Government from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF), part of the government’s wider commitment to level up all parts of the UK and provides funding for local investment between 2022 and 2025.
We are seeking a number of proposals for innovative models of delivery which will add value to the Inclusive Communities sub-theme of Bridgend county borough councils SPF programme delivery.
The proposals will need to focus on activities that would support the Inclusive Communities theme, focusing on:
- Impactful volunteering
- Social action projects
- Community engagement
- Local arts, heritage, cultural and creative activities
- Community measures to reduce the cost of living
We will be providing further information on the Shared Prosperity Fund delivery in Bridgend. In addition, we are seeking discussion with community organisations on potential proposals, how these could complement the local investment delivery plan and adapt the structure and values of the opportunity to enable submissions.
Bridgend County Borough Council are carrying out this Pre-Market Engagement process concerning the delivery of the UK Government SPF funded Bridgend Shared Prosperity Framework Communities and Place (Inclusive Communities) opportunity.
A Pre-Market Engagement event will be held as follows:
- 20th May 2025 1-3pm on Microsoft Teams
The UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund has been developed to support the government’s wider commitment to level up all parts of the UK and provides funding for local investment between 2022 and 2025.
The objectives of the Pre-Market Engagement Process for BCBC are to:
- Understand the potential opportunities and challenges to enhancing delivery in line with the eligible interventions
- Receive general feedback.
- Understand how the benefits of the programme can be maximised.
- Obtain clarity from the market on the total value of any proposals
BCBC are therefore looking to engage with suppliers/contractors with an understanding and experience of working with communities across Bridgend County Borough who can provide all, or part of the services required to deliver inclusive community activities.
The Pre-Market Engagement event will be held online on 20 May 2025 from 1pm to 3pm.
To secure a place on the event or to book an individual slot, book via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1349663783709 ↗
CPV: Community action programme · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community
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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).
- “Pre-Market Engagement for the delivery of Bridgend Shared Prosperity…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 12 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020423- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0510c3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
12 May 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published12 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- Market engagement20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
The Pre-Market Engagement event will be held online on 20 May 2025 from 1pm to 3pm.
To secure a place on the event or to book an individual slot, book via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1349663783709 ↗
- Tender notice expected1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 May 2025, 12:05 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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