Official UK procurement notice
Wales Africa Small Grants Scheme 2025 - 2028
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Welsh Government wishes to invite interested parties to bid to deliver the Wales and Africa small grants scheme.
- Recurrence: 2028
CPV: Administration services · Administrative services for business operations · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Welsh Government wishes to invite interested parties to bid to deliver the Wales…Awarded
The Welsh Government wishes to invite interested parties to bid to deliver the Wales and Africa small grants scheme. The Wales and Africa small grants scheme is a flagship initiative of the Welsh Government’s Wales and Africa programme. The scheme enables community groups and organisations in Wales to access funding for small-scale projects that contribute to Wales’ delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and deliver mutual benefits to Wales and Africa. The scheme recognises the contribution of Welsh groups and organisations towards tackling global poverty through the mutually beneficial links the Welsh Government have been supporting over the past 18 years.
The Client is seeking to implement a simple and effective administrative model for the scheme which maximises the amount of funding reaching projects for the benefit of communities in Wales and in Africa. The successful Bidder will distribute approximately 15-20 small grants per annum to support Wales and Africa projects.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Demonstration of a clear understanding of the specification: 20%
- Proposed methodology: 30%
- Staff roles: 10%
- Understanding of, and ability to meet, project timetable and dependencies/risks: 20%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Demonstration of a clear understanding of the specification: 20
- Proposed methodology: 30
- Staff roles: 10
- Understanding of, and ability to meet, project timetable and dependencies/risks: 20
- Price: 20
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2028
- First published
- 25 Oct 2024, 15:11 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2025, 15:26 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C075/2024/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001535- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b177Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As stated in the tender documentation.
Publisher note: E-TENDER INFORMATION: https://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 2pm HOW TO FIND THE ITT: - Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’ - The etender references for this contract are: Project_57107 and ITT _112649 - 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 http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID= 145482 (WA Ref:145482) 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: as described in the tender documents The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding. (WA Ref:147247)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Dec 2024, 09:30 GMT
Timeline
29 Nov 2024 → 16 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline29 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Dec 2024, 09:30 GMT
- Notice published16 Jan 2025, 15:26 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Jan 2025, 15:26 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Council for Voluntary ActionSME | £179,068 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001535-2025-C075/2024/2025-1 · Wales Council for Voluntary ActionSME
- Signed
- 8 Jan 2025
- Value
- £179,068
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria