Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 17 Sept 2025, 16:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Review of the Train, Work, Live Campaign and associated financial incentives scheme.

Official notice

Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£45,000£54,000 inc. VAT23.3% below final estimate
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2025awarded 19 Dec 2025
Awarded to The Pont Collective, Upstream Research Ltd
Contract term 3 moends 14 Apr 2026 · starts 14 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for a thorough analysis, both quantitative and qualitative, of the current Train, Work, Live scheme, which will involve multiple senior stakeholders, to produce a series of robust, data driven recommendations that will influence future policy direction.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEPublished value£45,000
Contract period: 14 Jan 2026 – 14 Apr 2026 (3 mo)Value: £45,000 exc. VAT · £54,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    etender Information:

    etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

    The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

    Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

    The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

    On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

    The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

    In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

    Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”

    Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

    If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

    Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

    Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

    Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

    Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00 GMT on 20/10/2025

    How To Find The ITT:

    Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’

    The e-tender references for this contract are: project 60228, ITT 119384.

    Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.

    You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.

    Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

    NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch… ↗

    Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

    NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch… ↗

    The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Stakeholder / relationship management, with experience of associated undertakings.: 20%
  • Knowledge of how the Government and NHS Wales work together.: 20%
  • The ability to deliver projects within specified timescale, applying your knowledge and experience of essential security standards.: 20%
  • Forming strategic solutions and producing recommendations: 20%
  • Commercial response: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Stakeholder / relationship management, with experience of associated undertakings.: Describe how you would deliver this project and manage stakeholder relationships. Evidence how your expertise will ensure successful project delivery?
  • Knowledge of how the Government and NHS Wales work together.: Describe how would expertise, gained through your experience, assist you in delivering this project involving collaboration between Government and NHS Wales, demonstrating your understanding of the different priorities, processes and decision-making structures that exist within these organisations.
  • The ability to deliver projects within specified timescale, applying your knowledge and experience of essential security standards.: Describe how your approach will incorporate security considerations into the design and development lifecycle of this project, and how your project management approach will ensure its timely delivery.
  • Forming strategic solutions and producing recommendations: Detailing where you have effectively developed and recommended strategic solutions which enabled you to successfully delivery a project, describe how you meet this requirement. Please provide details on the key steps involved, highlight potential challenges and describe how you will achieve the required contract outcomes’
  • Commercial response: Supplier cost for undertaking contract.
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    etender Information:

    etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

    The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

    Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

    The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

    On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

    The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

    In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

    Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”

    Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

    If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

    Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

    Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

    Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

    Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00 GMT on 20/10/2025

    …

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
17 Sept 2025, 16:12 BST
Last source update
23 Jan 2026, 10:12 GMT
Authority reference
C006/2025/2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057466
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c8c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The opportunity can be accessed at etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

17 Sept 2025 → 23 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 16:12 BST
  2. Clarification questions by368 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline361 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts286 days ago
    14 Jan 2026
  5. Latest notice published277 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 10:12 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 16:12 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Jan 2026, 17:06 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Jan 2026, 17:06 GMT
  4. Contract details notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 10:12 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £34,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Pont Collective, Upstream Research Ltdjoint award£34,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Review of the Train Work Live Campaign · The Pont Collective, Upstream Research Ltd

    Signed
    19 Dec 2025
    Value
    £34,500
    Period
    2 Jan 2026 – 1 Apr 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change clarifying the successful supplier is The Pont Collective

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQYQ-3841-BHTP Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • The Pont CollectiveAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHGJ-1861-DYDV 2, Millbrook Road, Dinys Powys, Wales, CF64 4DAContact email
  • Upstream Research LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJQP-3634-YWDP 29, Commercial Street, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 3DGContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender