Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council
Neuadd y Cyngor, Penmorfa
Aberaeron
SA46 0PA
UK
Telephone: +44 1545570881
E-mail: ymholiadau.caffael@ceredigion.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL1
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0491
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Ceredigion - Production Of Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA)
Reference number: itt_123960
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ceredigion County Council (CCC) has appointed a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to support the full rewrite of Ceredigion’s Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA), the Council has procured a suitably qualified consultant with expertise in demographic analysis, housing modelling and the application of the Welsh Government LHMA Tool. The consultant will work collaboratively with Council officers, incorporate feedback from consultation rounds, and deliver the final LHMA within the statutory submission window.
The consultant was appointed following a further competition under Lot 8e of ESPO's Consultancy Services framework 664_25.
Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion (CSC) wedi penodi sefydliad cymwys a phrofiadol i gefnogi ailysgrifennu Asesiad o'r Farchnad Dai Leol (LHMA) Ceredigion yn llawn. Mae'r Cyngor wedi caffael ymgynghorydd cymwys sy'n meddu ar arbenigedd mewn dadansoddi demograffig, modelu tai a chymhwyso Offeryn LHMA Llywodraeth Cymru. Bydd yr ymgynghorydd yn gweithio ar y cyd â swyddogion y Cyngor, yn ymgorffori adborth o'r cylchoedd ymgynghori, ac yn cyflwyno'r LHMA terfynol o fewn y cyfnod cyflwyno statudol.
Penodwyd yr ymgynghorydd yn dilyn cystadleuaeth bellach o dan Lot 8e o fframwaith Gwasanaethau Ymgynghori ESPO 664_25.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
31 175.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
79315000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL14
Main site or place of performance:
Ceredigion
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ceredigion County Council (CCC) has appointed a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to support the full rewrite of Ceredigion’s Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA), the Council has procured a suitably qualified consultant with expertise in demographic analysis, housing modelling and the application of the Welsh Government LHMA Tool. The consultant will work collaboratively with Council officers, incorporate feedback from consultation rounds, and deliver the final LHMA within the statutory submission window.
The consultant was appointed following a further competition under Lot 8e of ESPO's Consultancy Services framework 664_25.
Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion (CSC) wedi penodi sefydliad cymwys a phrofiadol i gefnogi ailysgrifennu Asesiad o'r Farchnad Dai Leol (LHMA) Ceredigion yn llawn. Mae'r Cyngor wedi caffael ymgynghorydd cymwys sy'n meddu ar arbenigedd mewn dadansoddi demograffig, modelu tai a chymhwyso Offeryn LHMA Llywodraeth Cymru. Bydd yr ymgynghorydd yn gweithio ar y cyd â swyddogion y Cyngor, yn ymgorffori adborth o'r cylchoedd ymgynghori, ac yn cyflwyno'r LHMA terfynol o fewn y cyfnod cyflwyno statudol.
Penodwyd yr ymgynghorydd yn dilyn cystadleuaeth bellach o dan Lot 8e o fframwaith Gwasanaethau Ymgynghori ESPO 664_25.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 300
Price
/ Weighting:
700
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Council reserves the right to use this contract to make further purchases on the same terms with the agreement of the contractor/supplier/provider during the contract term, including any agreed extensions. Any changes or additions to the original contract requirements shall be made as a variation to this contract.
Within 5 years of the contract expiry or the expiry of any agreed extension, should the Council identify the requirement for the supply of goods, services or works that are similar to the goods, services or works procured under this contract, the Council reserves the right to award a new contract to the existing supplier.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-075644
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/10/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED
The Strand, Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA11AF
UK
NUTS: UKL18
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 31 175.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The consultant was appointed following a further competition under Lot 8e of ESPO's Consultancy Services framework 664_25. Penodwyd yr ymgynghorydd yn dilyn cystadleuaeth bellach o dan Lot 8e o fframwaith Gwasanaethau Ymgynghori ESPO 664_25.
(WA Ref:172164)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/10/2026