Official UK procurement notice
Wales Disabled Election Candidates Support
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Welsh Government is seeking an appropriate fund administrator to deliver a contract for preparation, awareness raising and operation of a fund to support disabled candidates seeking election to the Senedd in May 2026 and local government in May 2027 and associated by elections with effect from May 2026.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 May 2025, 15:19 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2025, 16:31 BST
- Authority reference
C026/2025/2026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022989- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fecFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
A speculative notice was run in December 2024 to engage with the market, and only this supplier registered their interest in the opportunity. The work being offered is in a niche market and there is no other anticipated interest in this opportunity.
- Risks
No known risks
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 May 2025 → 4 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published4 Jun 2025, 16:31 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025- Transparency notice published9 May 2025, 15:19 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 May 2025, 09:50 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected3 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Jun 2025, 16:31 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disability Wales4 Jun 2025 – 31 Jul 2027 | £170,000 | 20 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Wales Disabled Election Candidates Support · Disability Wales
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2025
- Value
- £170,000
- Period
- 16 Jun 2025 – 31 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: N/A as under £5m in value
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Disability WalesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract No contract needed as under £5m in value
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender