Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 22 Oct 2025, 17:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ceredigion - Play, Recreation and Childcare for Disabled Children and Young People

Official notice

Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£295,000≈ £148k / year · £354,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ceredigion County Council invites suitably qualified service providers to submit to deliver a service that ensures that children and young people with a disability and/or additional needs can access play, childcare and recreational opportunities.

The service will include:

  • Specialist holiday playschemes for children aged 4 to 12 years,
  • Activity days in the holidays for young people aged 12 to 18 years,
  • Away weekends per year for children aged 8 to 18 years,
  • Drop-in play sessions,
  • Evening activities.

CPV: Child daycare services · Daycare services · Daycare services for disabled children and young people · Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£295,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £295,000 exc. VAT · £354,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Possible extension of up to an additional 2 years subject to agreement by the succesful supplier and the Council.

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 (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Oct 2025, 17:04 BST
Last source update
9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
Authority reference
itt_119884
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067622
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare servicesDaycare servicesDaycare services for disabled children and young peopleWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published371 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 17:04 BST
  2. Clarification questions by349 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline342 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published323 days ago
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
  5. Contract starts211 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Oct 2025, 17:04 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—9 Dec 2025CancelledAll received bids were excluded.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRYH-5713-PHLR Neuadd y Cyngor Penmorfa, Aberaeron, Wales, SA46 0PAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender