--- title: "Facilitating the Development of Youth Activity Across Carmarthenshire's Rural Market Towns" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-153908" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-153908" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-153908.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-153908.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-08-14" --- # Facilitating the Development of Youth Activity Across Carmarthenshire's Rural Market Towns Buyer: CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-kuma6s-153908 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-153908) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-153908.json) ## Summary 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. ## 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.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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=153908 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Aug 2025 | | Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | ## 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 - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services - 85312320 - Counselling services - 85320000 - Social services - 98133110 - Services provided by youth associations ## Release History - 14 Aug 2025 at 11:48 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=153908 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=15 19th August 2025 - Tender queries received in relation to this procurement exercise, and the Council's response - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=14 19th August 2025 - Welsh translation Specification document - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=13 19th August 2025 - Welsh translation quotation submission form - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=12 19th August 2025 - Welsh translation of terms and conditions - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=11 19th August 2025 - Welsh translated instructions - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=9 19th August 2025 - Quotation Instructions - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=10 19th August 2025 - Quotation Instructions - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=1 14th August 2025 - Quotation Instructions - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=4 14th August 2025 - Appendix B Relevant Contracts - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=5 14th August 2025 - CCC Standard Services Terms and Conditions of Contract - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=6 14th August 2025 - Ten Towns Youth Activity Specification - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=7 14th August 2025 - Data Processing Agreement - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=8 14th August 2025 - Pricing Schedule - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=2 14th August 2025 - Quotation Submission Form - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=AUG535465&idx=3 14th August 2025 - Appendix A Self Declaration Submission ## Notice URLs - http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk - http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=153908.The - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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