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# Families First

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/families-first-ocds-h6vhtk-03991b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Carmarthenshire County Council: "Families First". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Feb 2023, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Carmarthenshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/carmarthenshire-county-council-ons-w06000010)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 February 2023 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,960,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03991b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/families-first-ocds-h6vhtk-03991b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/families-first-ocds-h6vhtk-03991b#participate

## Description
CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE. As part of the Families First Programme, Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking organisations to provide services in relation to Parenting Support (conception to 19 years).
Families First is a Welsh Government programme designed to improve outcomes for children, young people (0-25y) and their families.
Contract is subject to funding from Welsh Government which will be confirmed annually.
It has been confirmed by the current provider of this service that there are TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) implications attached to this contract.
The Services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE. Parenting Support - overall aim of the service is to work with and support parents across Carmarthenshire in all aspects of raising children from birth to adulthood in order to reduce risk, strengthen parenting capacity, develo...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2023 to 31/03/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 008551-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Action for Children**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04764232`
  - Value: £1,960,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 008551-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,960,000
  - Signed Date: 21/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008551-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-23T16:49:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T07:26:29.165Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03991b