Tender

Facilitating the Development of Youth Activity Across Carmarthenshire's Rural Market Towns

CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

14 Aug 2025 at 11:48

S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Carmarthenshire County Council is currently in the tender stage for the procurement titled "Facilitating the Development of Youth Activity Across Carmarthenshire's Rural Market Towns". This initiative falls under the services category, specifically targeting youth education and social services, in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The procurement process is open and aims to engage experienced youth facilitators for the Council’s Ten Towns programme. The tender deadline is 12th September 2025, with the contract potentially extending to March 2027, subject to performance and funding availability. Interested parties must submit their proposals electronically via the Sell2Wales Postbox facility.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in youth education, social services, guidance, and counselling to expand their reach in the regional market. Companies with expertise in developing community engagement programmes and utilising community assets are well-positioned to compete. Given the emphasis on youth connectivity in rural market towns, businesses with innovative approaches to community collaboration and regeneration initiatives will find this contract particularly beneficial. Furthermore, the contract structure potentially accommodates consortia, encouraging collaborative bids that could enhance business growth through partnership and shared expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Facilitating the Development of Youth Activity Across Carmarthenshire's Rural Market Towns

Notice Description

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking experienced youth facilitators to support the development of youth led activities across ten of the County's rural market towns as part of an initiative supported by the County's Ten towns programme.The Ten Towns programme is a targeted programme of initiatives that aim to support the regeneration of Carmarthenshire rural market towns. The focus of the programme to date has been on business grants and public realm enhancements.Since the inception of the programme, the lack of youth activity within each town alongside the underutilisation of community assets has been a common challenge that has been raised by town stakeholders.The aim of this commission is to bring young people who have a connection to each of the rural market towns together, to co-develop new activities with other community organisations predominantly community assets.A small amount of funding will be made available to each area to realise their projects which will be administered by Carmarthenshire County Council which falls outside the scope of this commission.This contract is funded from the UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund.This Contract shall be awarded for an initial period of seven (7) months, ending 31 March 2026, for an estimated contract value of PS30,000, funded through external sources.Subject to the Council's sole discretion, availability of suitable funding, and satisfactory performance by the Contractor, the Council may exercise an option to extend the contract for an additional period of up to seven (7) months, until 31 March 2027.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=153908.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Sell2Wales Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to submit their electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last-minute problems.To submit your tender response electronically, please register your interest against this notice. For more information on using the Postbox facility, please refer to the user guide.(WA Ref:153908)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-153908
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=153908
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

79416000 - Public relations services

80310000 - Youth education services

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

85320000 - Social services

98133110 - Services provided by youth associations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Hayley Davies
Contact Email
haldavies@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1267234567

Buyer Location

Locality
CARMARTHEN
Postcode
SA31 1JP
Post Town
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL42 South West Wales
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Carmarthenshire
Electoral Ward
Carmarthen Town North and South
Westminster Constituency
Caerfyrddin

Further Information

Notice Documents

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