# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?countries=GB&categories=procurement-consulting 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Procurement and category management review" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/8da1016a-28df-4fcb-8907-446098969e0f/procurement-and-category-management-review-8da1016a" last-updated: 2026-10-14T09:50:47.942431+00:00 --- # Procurement and category management review Cyngor Gwynedd seeks an independent procurement expert to review the Council’s existing procurement and category-management arrangements. The official Sell2Wales notice describes one below-threshold open competition for services, with an estimated value of GBP 15,000 excluding VAT and an estimated term from 1 November 2026 to 1 March 2027. The award weighting is 30% price and 70% quality. Tender responses may be submitted electronically by 16 October 2026 at 17:00; no time zone is stated. The notice directs bidders to attached documents for participation conditions, which were not reviewed. - Status: open - Country: GB - Buyer: Cyngor Gwynedd - Submission deadline: 2026-10-16 (date) - Original notice: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP662126 - Source checked: 2026-10-14T09:46:07Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "8da1016a-28df-4fcb-8907-446098969e0f", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-14T09:50:47.942431+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-14T09:46:07Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/8da1016a-28df-4fcb-8907-446098969e0f/procurement-and-category-management-review-8da1016a", "locale": "en", "title": "Procurement and category management review", "summary": "Cyngor Gwynedd seeks an independent procurement expert to review the Council’s existing procurement and category-management arrangements. 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