AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council awarded Co-production Network for Wales a contract to deliver a deep listening exercise supporting its Marmot Programme. The contract is recorded as active, signed on 28 September 2026, and runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award (lot 1) is recorded for Co-production Network for Wales. The published contract value is £77,000 excluding VAT (£92,400 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, open-competition services award for community, social and personal services in Merthyr Tydfil.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Co-production Network for Wales
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £77,000 excluding VAT; £92,400 including VAT (shared contract value, with one supplier recorded) GBP · Active award
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Award 1 names Co-production Network for Wales as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £77,000 amount and £92,400 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" in the published contract details notice.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is marked "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is marked "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-28.
Contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-12 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£77,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 77000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£92,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 92400 GBP.
Value basis
98% confidencePublished contract value; £77,000 excluding VAT and £92,400 including VAT
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The contract value object separately provides amount and amountGross.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence24 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 080533-2026 dated 2026-08-24.
Submission deadline
98% confidence14 September 2026
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Process data records submission_deadline as 2026-09-14.
Contract signed
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-28.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Release history and contract document record publication on 2026-10-09.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDelivery of a deep listening exercise to support the Marmot Programme
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The published description states that the council awarded a contract for delivery of a deep listening exercise supporting its Marmot Programme.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence98000000 — Other community, social and personal services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 98000000.
Delivery location
98% confidenceMerthyr Tydfil (UKL15), United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKL15.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists lot 1, and award 1 relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender procurementMethod is "open".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — open competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - open competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of tenders, bidders, scores and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidenceDeep Listening Exercise
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Contract 1 title is "Deep Listening Exercise".
Term
95% confidenceApproximately 5 months and 20 days
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Published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier award covering the sole published lot
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One award is linked to lot 1 and names one supplier; one contract is linked to that award.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross values, indicating £15,400 VAT between the stated figures.
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Contract value.amount is £77,000 and amountGross is £92,400.
Addressable opportunity
88% confidenceA defined, short-term programme-support services engagement ending in March 2027, subject to any unpublished future procurement decisions.
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The scope concerns a deep listening exercise; the published period ends 31 March 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity basis
98% confidenceThe supplier name is taken from the published GB-PPON supplier record; no Companies House legal-entity verification is applicable in the supplied data.
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Supplier identity status is "not_applicable" and the source record provides GB-PPON ID PZJN-2153-MNMQ.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender count, bidder list, scores, award criteria result or evaluation narrative is supplied.
Contract options and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension options, renewal terms, pricing schedule or payment milestones are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a title, description or separate value for lot 1.
- Information on tender volumes, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation scores, award rationale and savings is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are supplied; the estimated re-procurement point is based only on the contract end date.
- The supplier is identified through its published GB-PPON record; no Companies House legal-entity verification is applicable in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilCo-production Network for WalesDeep Listening ExerciseMarmot Programmepublic procurementcommunity servicesWales contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Merthyr Tydfil Deep Listening Exercise contract?
Co-production Network for Wales is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £77,000 excluding VAT and £92,400 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract competitively procured?
The notice records a below-threshold open competition.
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