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C005/2026/2027 QUALITY MARK FOR YOUTH WORK

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

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02 Oct 2026 at 16:58

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Welsh Government is buying services to manage and coordinate the Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales, a national award recognising standards in youth work. The supplier will work with representatives from across Wales’s youth work sector to deliver the scheme and develop it further so that it has greater impact. The work is education and training services, delivered in Wales. This is a single contract rather than a set of separately described lots, and the opportunity is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is intended for organisations able to support a national quality-mark scheme and collaborate with a diverse youth-work sector, rather than for suppliers offering youth-work delivery alone.

The Welsh Government invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement reached tender, with bids submitted electronically through the BravoSolution e-tendering portal; bids had to be uploaded by 14:00 on 29 October 2026, and questions could be sent until 17:00 on 22 October 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend for a final third year, depending on budget availability and performance; the latest possible end date is 31 March 2030. Its estimated value is £110,000 excluding VAT (£132,000 including VAT). Evaluation is weighted 80% to quality and 20% to the commercial response. The award decision was due by 18 January 2027.

This requirement is best suited to a supplier with experience managing quality standards or recognition schemes in youth work, education, training or a related field. Strong partnership and coordination skills will be central: the supplier must work across the Welsh youth-work sector to deliver and develop a nationally relevant award. The weighting places substantially more emphasis on the technical quality of the proposal than on price, so bidders should be able to show a credible delivery approach, sector engagement and a clear plan for making the Quality Mark more impactful. SMEs are explicitly considered suitable, making this a potential fit for a specialist organisation as well as a larger provider. The supplier must also be able to manage finances and records in line with EU audit requirements if EU funding is used.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

C005/2026/2027 QUALITY MARK FOR YOUTH WORK

Notice Description

Management and coordination of the Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales - a national award aimed at recognising standards in youth work. The successful supplier will be required to work in partnership with representatives from across the youth work sector in Wales to deliver and further develop the Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales, ensuring it is as impactful as possible.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The client retains the right to extend the contract for a third and final year depending on availability of budget and performance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078029
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093548-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£110,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£110,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
29 Oct 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 3NQ
Postcode Area
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

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