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Published 28 May 2025, 15:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for a Music Friendly City Audit

Official notice

Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£25,000£30,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jun 2025awarded 31 Jul 2025
Awarded to TRADDODIADAU CERDD CYMRU/MUSIC TRADITIONS WALES (TRAC) LTD
Contract term 4 moends 31 Oct 2025 · starts 30 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Details Notice for the Contract for a Music Friendly City Audit

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services · Public relations services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 30 Jun 2025 – 31 Oct 2025 (4 mo)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Total Price
  • Quality: Quality spread across 5 questions
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
28 May 2025, 15:13 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 10:35 BST
Authority reference
CCS/24/484
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028177
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Evaluation consultancy servicesPublic relations servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052822 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 May 2025 → 9 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 15:13 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 10:35 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 15:13 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 10:35 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Sept 2025, 10:35 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £25,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TRADDODIADAU CERDD CYMRU/MUSIC TRADITIONS WALES (TRAC) LTD£25,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City & County of Swansea

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYYD-8699-BJGD Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, SA1 3SNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender