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title: "National School Swimming and Water Safety Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0773a5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government"
published: "2026-09-29"
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# National School Swimming and Water Safety Programme

Buyer: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0773a5

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## Summary

The Welsh Government is buying delivery and management of Nofio Ysgol, its national school swimming and water safety programme. The work includes developing and overseeing bilingual swimming and water safety lessons for all Year 4 and Year 5 pupils across Wales’s 22 local authorities, in line with the Nofio Cymru implementation plan. This is a nationwide sport and recreation service, combining lesson delivery with programme management and coordination. The programme is intended to provide school pupils with swimming and water safety education, adapted to local contexts. Delivery is for communities and schools throughout Wales.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Swim Wales. The Welsh Government used a direct award, citing Swim Wales’s status as the recognised national governing body for aquatics in Wales, its membership of Water Safety Wales, and its existing programme, partnerships and unique bilingual offer. The award is for £1,204,000 excluding VAT (£1,444,800 including VAT). The contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 8 October 2030. The award is recorded as pending. There is one lot, and the procurement was assessed as suitable for SMEs. The buyer’s stated justification was that no other organisation could deliver the programme and that it already operates in several Welsh local authorities.

For providers of school swimming and water safety programmes, this award shows demand for a coordinated, Wales-wide service reaching primary pupils through local authorities. A credible competitor would need the capacity to manage delivery across all 22 authorities and develop or oversee bilingual lessons for Year 4 and Year 5 pupils, while adapting implementation to local circumstances. The buyer’s rationale also points to the importance of established national and local partnerships, recognised aquatics expertise, and a programme that can be mobilised at scale. Swim Wales was selected because it already operates Nofio Ysgol in several authorities and has a distinctive bilingual programme offer. Suppliers in this specialist field should be able to evidence comparable programme management, delivery relationships and swimming and water safety capability.

## Notice

to deliver and manage the Nofio Ysgol National School Swimming and Water Safety programme on behalf of Welsh Government in line with the Nofio Cymru implementation plan. Development and oversight of delivery of bilingual swimming and water safety lessons for all year 4 and 5 pupils over the next three years in all 22 local authorities across Wales.

### Procurement Information

Swim Wales is the recognised National Governing Body for Aquatics in Wales and a member of Water Safety Wales. There is no other organisation able to deliver the Nofio Ysgol programme, it belongs to Swim Wales. This programme offers the capability, strength of existing local and national partnerships, and a unique, bilingual, programme offer for Wales, while being sensitive to local contexts. The Nofio Ysgol programme also already in operation across several Local Authorities in Wales. Delivering a national school swimming and water safety programme is critical, and Swim Wales is uniquely positioned to mobilise through its established Nofio Ysgol programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091983-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Oct 2026 - 8 Oct 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,204,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Swim Wales |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 15:22 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091983-2026
- 16 Sep 2026 at 15:13 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087864-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091983-2026
  29th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087864-2026
  16th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://gov.wales
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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