Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of the Workforce Survey for Social Care Workers in Wales (2026-2030)
Authority: Social Care Wales (Public body)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£258,334≈ £258k / year · £310,000 inc. VAT15.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2025awarded 19 Jun 2025
Awarded to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Contract term 1 yrends 27 Jul 2026 · up to 27 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 28 Jul 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a suitability skilled supplier to refine, test and deliver the Workforce Survey for Social Care Workers in Wales from 2026-2030.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 29 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement has been held in relation to this requirement. We have previously delivered this requirement and have therefore used our previous experience to refine the specification.
CPV: Data collection and collation services · Health and social work services · Market research services · Other community, social and personal services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Social research services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£258,334
72314000 Data collection and collation services73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services79310000 Market research services79315000 Social research services85000000 Health and social work services85310000 Social work services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Yes, please refer to Appendix 1 - WSPQ.
- Technical & professional ability
Yes, please refer to Appendix 1 - WSPQ, and Appendix 2 - Quality Response.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality: 60%
- Financial: 20%
- Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality : Please see Appendix 2 for quality question breakdown.
- Social Value : Please see Appendix 2 for Social Value question breakdown.
- Financial : Please see Appendix 3 for cost submission requirements.
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Yes, please refer to Appendix 1 - WSPQ.
- Technical & professional ability
Yes, please refer to Appendix 1 - WSPQ, and Appendix 2 - Quality Response.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 29 Jul 2030
- First published
- 14 May 2025, 09:44 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2026, 15:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
Workforce Survey 2026-2030- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021084- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512a8Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
The payment schedule will be agreed with the successful supplier. Invoices are to be submitted to [email protected]. All payments will be made within 30 days. Please see Social Care Wales Terms and Conditions for further details.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Lack of response rate to Workforce Survey.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 May 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 09:44 BST
- Clarification questions by2 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent21 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published184 days ago21 Apr 2026, 15:48 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 09:44 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2025, 11:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2025, 11:48 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Apr 2026, 15:48 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £218,1291 award exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIFF UNIVERSITY4 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: The contract will run initially from 28 July 2025 – 30 September 2026 with an option to extend, at the sole discretion of Social Care Wales for up to a further 4 years, the maximum contract duration is therefore 5 years. | £218,129 | 19 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Delivery of the Workforce Survey for Social Care Workers in Wales (2026 – 2030) · CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2025
- Value
- £218,129
- Period
- 14 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract will run initially from 28 July 2025 – 30 September 2026 with an option to extend, at the sole discretion of Social Care Wales for up to a further 4 years, the maximum contract duration is therefore 5 years.
5 agreed KPIs: Survey Launch Timeliness · Response Rate · Qualitative Participation …
- Survey Launch Timeliness
- Response Rate
- Qualitative Participation
- Data Accuracy
- Report Submission Timelines
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cardiff University Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (18)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 5 - English
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 6 - English
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 2 - Welsh
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 3 - Welsh
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 4 - Welsh
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 5 - Welsh
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 2 - English
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender - English
Show 7 more documents
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender - Welsh
- Bidding documents and specifications Social Care Wales Contract T&Cs
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 1 - English
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 1 - Welsh
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 6 - Welsh
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 3 - English
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 4 - English
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender