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Published 5 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Sefydliad Gweithgynhyrchu Cenedlaethol Cymru | National Manufacturing Institute for Wales

Official notice

Authority: Ambition North Wales (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Wales (UKL23)
Published estimate£150,000≈ £129k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2026
Contract term 1 yr 2 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 19 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mae Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru yn ceisio caffael partneriaeth o bartneriaid arloesi sefydledig sydd â phrofiad yn y diwydiant i ddatblygu dichonoldeb Sefydliad Gweithgynhyrchu Cenedlaethol Cymru. Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod wedi mewngofnodi i Sell2Wales ac wedi cofrestru eich diddordeb yn yr hysbysiad i gael mynediad at y dogfennau tendr. | Ambition North Wales is seeking to procure a partnership of established innovation partners with industry experience to develop the feasibility of a National Manufacturing Institute for Wales. Please ensure you are logged into Sell2Wales and have registered your interest in the notice to access the tender documents.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 2 moSMEVCSEPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 19 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 2 mo)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    PQQ

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: 55%Price: 30%Social value: 15%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 55%
  • Commercial: 30%
  • Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: Proposed methodology - 50% Evidence of similar work - 50%
  • Commercial: Overall price - 70% Breakdown of costs - 30%
  • Social Value: Qualitative
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    PQQ

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Closed
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
5 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
Last source update
16 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT
Authority reference
IZ-NMIW-IT01
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080164
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05efb4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
18 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Timeline

5 Dec 2025 → 19 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published321 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
  2. Latest notice published310 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by308 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline286 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts276 days ago
    19 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    16 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT
    +3 days · was 6 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)

The submission deadline has been extended to 12:00 midday, 9th January 2026.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ambition North Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PDQW-3299-WMNQ Government Buildings, Sarn Mynach, Llandudno Junction, Wales, LL31 9RZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (25)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

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