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# Social Care Wales · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-care-wales-GB-PPON-PTTZ-7468-NYRQ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Social Care Wales is a Other public body based in Wales (Cymru). Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 20 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Social Care Wales
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** Wales (Cymru)
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTTZ-7468-NYRQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 20
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.0m (median award: £130k) across 8 of 8 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-care-wales-GB-PPON-PTTZ-7468-NYRQ

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5.5 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 13% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 7 (88%), Framework: 1 (13%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 7 (88%), Selective: 1 (13%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (75% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 4 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
3. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 3 notices, last 24 months (38% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
5. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 2 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[COWSHED COMMUNICATION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cowshed-communication-limited-coh-09103346):** 2 procedures
2. **[Basis Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/basis-limited-coh-02857130):** 2 procedures
3. **[HEALTHBOXHR LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/healthboxhr-ltd-coh-16132339):** 1 procedures
4. **[Littlechild & Haley Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/littlechild-haley-ltd-coh-16141254):** 1 procedures
5. **[BETTER GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/better-group-limited-coh-10241361):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[BETTER GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/better-group-limited-coh-10241361):** £228k · [A User Led Approach to Developing Social Care Data Standards and Data Sharing Use Cases in Wales](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/a-user-led-approach-to-developing-social-care-data-standards-and-data-sharing-use-cases-in-ocds-h6vhtk-0581a2) · Awarded: 11 Nov 2025
2. **[CARDIFF UNIVERSITY](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cardiff-university-coh-rc000089):** £218k · [Delivery of the Workforce Survey for Social Care Workers in Wales (2026-2030)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/delivery-of-the-workforce-survey-for-social-care-workers-in-wales-2026-2030-ocds-h6vhtk-0512a8) · Awarded: 19 Jun 2025
3. **[Littlechild & Haley Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/littlechild-haley-ltd-coh-16141254):** £159k · [Internal Audit Services ](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/internal-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d8e3) · Awarded: 29 Jan 2026
4. **[COWSHED COMMUNICATION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cowshed-communication-limited-coh-09103346):** £140k · [Provision of a Creative & Marketing Partner for WeCare Wales](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-creative-marketing-partner-for-wecare-wales-ocds-h6vhtk-04ceac)
5. **[Basis Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/basis-limited-coh-02857130):** £119k · [Service Design for Embedding Positive Cultures in Residential Care across Wales - Lot 1: Co-design and Test Leadership Support Programme & Tools for nurturing positive cultures in adult social care services across Wales](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/service-design-for-embedding-positive-cultures-in-residential-care-across-wales-ocds-h6vhtk-067e50) · Awarded: 17 Jul 2026

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Social Care Wales intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-care-wales-GB-PPON-PTTZ-7468-NYRQ#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-care-wales-GB-PPON-PTTZ-7468-NYRQ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt