Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 24 Apr 2026, 14:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Emergency Support Worker Staff

Official notice

Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£745,854framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 22 May 2026awarded 3 Aug 2026
Awarded to AESN Limited +2 more
Framework period 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

Re-procurement plannedEmergency Support Worker Staff · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK7 - Contract Details Notice - Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) has statutory responsibilities to safeguard, support and promote the wellbeing of adults, children, young people and families, in line with relevant legislation and guidance. This includes ensuring the continuity and resilience of frontline services in situations where urgent staffing support is required. WCBC invited tenders from suitably experienced, qualified and regulated agencies for the provision of emergency staff support to assist both Adult Social Care and Children and Family Services at short notice. This support may be required to respond to unexpected service pressures, unplanned absences, increased demand, or critical incidents. The framework will enable the Council to rapidly access appropriately skilled and competent staff to meet essential service delivery needs. In emergency situations, requests for staff support may be required at less than 24 hours’ notice, including outside of standard working hours. Appointed providers must demonstrate their ability to supply suitably trained, vetted and experienced staff within agreed timescales, and in full compliance with safeguarding duties, regulatory standards, employment legislation, and relevant professional requirements for working with adults and/or children. The framework will cover the provision of emergency social care and support staff to assist Adult Social Care and Children’s Services within Wrexham County Borough Council. On occasion, staff may also be required to work outside of the county where this supports statutory duties or continuity of care. Staff supplied under this framework may be required to work across a range of service areas, including but not limited to: Emergency Duty Team (EDT) Provision of urgent, out-of-hours cover for adults and children during evenings, weekends and bank holidays, including responding to safeguarding concerns, crisis situations and statutory duties. -Children and Young People’s Services (CYP) Daytime and emergency social care support, including child protection activity, care and support planning, family intervention, and rapid deployment of staff to maintain safe care arrangements during periods of increased demand or unplanned absence.Adult Social Care Services Emergency and short notice support across adult services, including safeguarding, hospital discharge support, crisis intervention, and continuity of care for adults with care and support needs.Residential and Supported Living Settings Emergency staffing provision within children’s residential homes and adult residential or supported living settings operating on a 24/7 basis, where immediate cover is required to maintain safe staffing levels or respond to unplanned situations.Family and Community Support Services Practical and emotional support delivered in the home or community to stabilise families, support carers, prevent escalation of needs, and assist adults, children and young people with additional or complex needs.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 14 Oct 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Social work and related services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 13 bids received (4.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2026
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
The contract value is dependent on call off. There are no Fees to the supplier
Published description of the framework

Ranked Framework - the contact values are reflective of the budget rather than call offs. Values of contracts are dependent on call off

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£745,854
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensionsValue: £745,854 exc. VAT · £895,025 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 years in yearly increments

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Emergency Support Worker Staff” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 14 Oct 2030
First published
24 Apr 2026, 14:26 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 11:55 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Jun 2026
Authority reference
Proc-25-90
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037632
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ac9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Appointment period ends
22 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · The contract value is dependent on call off. There are no Fees to the supplier
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/toolkit/negotia… ↗

itt_124394 - Proc-25-90 Emergency Support Worker Staff

project_62881 - Emergency Support Worker Staff

Timeline

24 Apr 2026 → 15 Sept 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published181 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 14:26 BST
  2. Clarification questions by162 days ago
    13 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period ends153 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    22 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by124 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts113 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent79 days ago
    4 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends69 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published37 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 11:55 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Apr 2026, 14:26 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Aug 2026, 12:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Aug 2026, 12:02 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 11:55 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1310 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 14 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AESN LimitedSME, BLACK AND GOLD SERVICES LTDSME, BLUESTONES MEDICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITEDSMEProc-25-90 Emergency Short Notice Care Service1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: 2 years in annual increments£3,200,0003 Aug 2026Awarded

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £3,200,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Emergency Short Notice Care Service · AESN LimitedSME, BLACK AND GOLD SERVICES LTDSME, BLUESTONES MEDICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    14 Aug 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 years in yearly increments
  • Emergency Short Notice Care Service

    Signed
    14 Aug 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 years in yearly increments
  • Emergency Short Notice Care Service

    Signed
    14 Aug 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 years in yearly increments

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13final-stage tenders100—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wrexham County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PJHN-6516-JQNZ Commissioning Procurement and Contract Management Unit, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 1ARContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • AESN LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-PPON: PNJY-9929-NCRL 6-9 The Square, Uxbridge, London, UB11 1FWContact email
  • BLACK AND GOLD SERVICES LTDFramework contractorGB-PPON: PBJX-8773-RPNJ 40 Mayfield Road, Belvedere, London, DA17 6DXContact email
  • BLUESTONES MEDICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-PPON: PLNX-9842-DVVN Unit A Telford Court, Chester Gates Business Park, Chester, North West, CH1 6LTContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender