Notice Information
Notice Title
Welsh Government - Minimising the Costs of the school day and mitigating the impacts of poverty on education
Notice Description
This notice is to notify the market of the intention to award this contract, following an open tender process. Welsh Government invited tenders to support the mitigation of the impacts of poverty and poverty stigma on learners and to support schools and settings with resources and advice to minimise the costs of the school day. In addition to these measures, Welsh Government wishes to raise the awareness of the impacts of poverty on learners by engaging with learner voice and lived experiences as part of a national conversation around poverty. The contract will run for a minimum of three years initially.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: An optional extension period of up to 24 months in total. The Client may only exercise an extension where the Contractor has demonstrated: - satisfactory performance against all standard outputs, project aims and reporting obligations. - compliance with all contractual, statutory, and policy requirements; and - continued ability to deliver value for money.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0615c3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026196-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80100000 - Primary education services
80200000 - Secondary education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £799,867 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Apr 2026 - 5 Apr 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 3NQ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026196-2026
23rd March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009619-2026
3rd February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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