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Published 20 Jan 2026, 09:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Youth Advisory Panel · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Wales (TFW) (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£115,200≈ £58k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT4.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026awarded 26 Feb 2026
Awarded to Children in Wales
Contract term 2 yrsends 28 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport for Wales (TfW) had appointed Children in Wales to design, establish, deliver and manage its first Young Persons Advisory Panel (YPAP). The panel will ensure that the voices of young people across Wales meaning fully influence transport planning, policy development, service design and wider organisational decision‑making.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£115,200
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensionsValue: £115,200 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2x 12 month optional extensions

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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
  • Price
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
20 Jan 2026, 09:18 GMT
Last source update
17 Mar 2026, 14:10 GMT
Authority reference
C001283.00
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004603
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06096e 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
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jan 2026 → 17 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published273 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 09:18 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by252 days ago
    10 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline249 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts234 days ago
    1 Mar 2026
  5. Latest notice published217 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 14:10 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 09:18 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 14:10 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £119,9801 award exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Children in WalesSMEVCSE12 Mar 2026 – 10 Mar 2028 · up to 10 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 x 1 year optional extensions£119,98026 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Youth Advisory Panel · Children in WalesSMEVCSE

    Signed
    16 Mar 2026
    Value
    £119,980
    Period
    16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2028 · up to 15 Mar 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend for 2x 1 year periods

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPHD-4211-XYXJ 3 Llys Cadwyn, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 4THContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Children in WalesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYHW-9738-WMCM Cardiff University SBARC/SPARK, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 4HQContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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 award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender