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Published 8 Sept 2026, 15:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a new college website

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff and Vale College (Education)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Published estimate£220,000≈ £240k / year · £264,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 13 Oct 2026

Contract term 11 moends 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cardiff and Vale College is seeking to appoint a company to work with us to develop a new college website. The objective is to create a scalable digital engagement platform that provides the technological foundation for seamless system integration, personalised user experiences, AI innovation and future digital services, ensuring the College can adapt to evolving learner expectations and emerging technologies throughout the lifetime of the platform.

How the procedure runs: The first stage will be the request to participate stage. The top 5 companies with the highest score will be taken through to the next stage
No preliminary market engagement: Lack of time, no planning took place to allow for preliminary market engagement

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Renewal 11 moSMEPublished value£220,000

Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 – 30 Nov 2027 (11 mo) · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensionsValue: £220,000 exc. VAT · £264,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The contract could be extended to help support future developmentSecond stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tender

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Contractors must be able to show financial criteria as per the documents
Condition of participation
Details of the conditions of participation stage can be found in the Response document - Annex C
shortlisting

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

Conditions of Participation stage - mandatory questions: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

Conditions of Participation stage - mandatory questions: Conditions of Participation stage - mandatory questions - Annex C

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Contractors must be able to show financial criteria as per the documents
Condition of participation
Details of the conditions of participation stage can be found in the Response document - Annex C
shortlisting

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Sept 2026, 15:03 BST
Last source update: 6 Oct 2026, 15:20 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 7 Dec 2026
Authority reference: CAVC26103
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-084987
Latest notice: Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f4c6 Find a Tender

How it runs: The first stage will be the request to participate stage. The top 5 companies with the highest score will be taken through to the next stage

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: CY, EN

Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer

Requests to participate (first stage): 13 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline: 13 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: cy, en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Returns only accepted via sell2wales

Timeline

8 Sept 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 6 dates

Tender notice published46 days ago
8 Sept 2026, 15:03 BST
Clarification questions by18 days ago
6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Latest notice published18 days ago
6 Oct 2026, 15:20 BST
Submission deadline11 days ago
13 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Today
24 Oct 2026
Award decision expected byin 44 days
7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract startsin 71 days
4 Jan 2027

Notice history

10 events · 10 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2026

Tender notice published
8 Sept 2026, 15:03 BST
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14 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST
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16 Sept 2026, 09:30 BST
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17 Sept 2026, 11:34 BST
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18 Sept 2026, 14:47 BST
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24 Sept 2026, 07:58 BST
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1 Oct 2026, 21:21 BST
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5 Oct 2026, 08:27 BST
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6 Oct 2026, 10:02 BST
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Tender notice published
6 Oct 2026, 15:20 BST
UK4

Routine re-releases (10)

2026-10: 1 release · 1 Oct 2026
2026-09: 6 releases · 8 Sept 2026, 24 Sept 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff and Vale College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PDWC-8374-VBZG One Canal Parade, Cardiff, Wales, CF62 8YJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (21)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsFurther clarification questions answered and highlighted in Green dated 05 10 2026
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPlease see the next edition of answered questions which are in Green, the ones in yellow are still to be answered. Those that asked questions yesterday and today wont see them on this list, they will be on the next version. Please note that today the 6 October at 12 Noon UK time …
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsFurther clarification questions answered and highlighted in Green
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsParticipation document
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsTechnical Specification
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsResponse document
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAnswers to recent questions
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsLatest clarification questions answered. Ones highlighted in green are recently answered, plus extra ones at the bottom of the list. There are still a few answers which will follow shortly

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Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: Via sell2wales
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsUpdated answers in green attached on document 18 09 2026
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsLatest version of clarification questions and answers as at 01 10 2026. Those in Green are new, some questions highlighted in yellow are still to be answered

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