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Published 15 Aug 2025, 16:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Visual Impairment Rehabilitation Service - Conwy

Official notice

Authority: Conwy County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£326,865≈ £109k / year · £326,865 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Sept 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Conwy County Borough Council seeks to appoint a suitable Service Provider to provide rehabilitation services for people with a visual impairment within Conwy county borough.

The contract will be applicable for a period of three years with an option to extend for a further two years.

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£326,865
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £326,865 exc. VAT · £326,865 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for a further two years beyond initial 3 year period

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: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Closed
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
15 Aug 2025, 16:22 BST
Last source update
15 Aug 2025, 16:22 BST
Authority reference
CCBC/VIRS/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049262
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05893c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Aug 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 16:22 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 16:22 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Conwy County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQJH-8668-YMDV Coed Pella, Colwyn Bay, Wales, LL29 0GGContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender