--- title: "Facilitating the development of youth activity across Carmarthenshire's rural market towns" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055ea6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-055ea6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-055ea6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-055ea6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-07-14" --- # Facilitating the development of youth activity across Carmarthenshire's rural market towns Buyer: CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055ea6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-055ea6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-055ea6.json) ## Summary Carmarthenshire County Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process to appoint experienced youth facilitators for the development of youth-led activities in ten rural market towns across the County. This initiative is part of the Ten Towns programme, which aims to support the regeneration of these areas. The project, funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund, falls under the services category and adheres to light-touch regime regulations. The early market engagement exercise is scheduled to conclude on 8th August 2025, with a future notice expected by 11th August 2025. Interested parties are invited to engage via email, providing services specific to youth education, youth associations, public relations, and health and social work within the UKL14 region. This tender presents opportunities for businesses that specialise in youth facilitation, community engagement, and development services, particularly those with experience in working with public authorities. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete, given the focus on utilising community assets. The contract is valued at £72,000 gross, with a base amount of £60,000, and is expected to run from 10th September 2025 to 31st March 2026, with potential renewal options extending to 30th March 2027. This is a unique opportunity for businesses to contribute to significant social development within the targeted market towns while enhancing their portfolio in public sector engagements. ## Notice 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. ### Planning Information The purpose of this early market engagement exercise is to Inform potential providers about this upcoming opportunity Gauge supplier interest Understand market We would like to invite interested parties to email Mared Pemberton mepemberton@carmarthenshire.gov.uk for further information. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039654-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Aug 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CARMARTHEN | | Post town | Swansea | | Postcode | SA31 1JP | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales | | Local authority | Carmarthenshire | | Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town North and South | | Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin | | Delivery location | TLL14 South West Wales | ## CPV Codes ### 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 ### Codes - 79416000 - Public relations services - 80310000 - Youth education services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98133110 - Services provided by youth associations ## Release History - 14 Jul 2025 at 13:22 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039654-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039654-2025 14th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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