Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 22 Sept 2026, 11:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the provision of Child & Family Agency Staff (Social Care)

Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£6,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 1 Feb 2027from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swansea Council is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the provision of an Agency Staff Framework for Child & Family Services (Social Care).

The Council is currently developing their Services Specification, contracting process and commercial model for the provision of a Framework Agreement and this notice contains information about a Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) which seeks the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested in delivering the services.

Access to the MEQ can be requested and returned via email. Please send requests to [email protected], and responses to the same address quoting MEQ -Child & Family Agency Staff Framework Agreement by no later than 12:00 noon on Monday 5th October.

Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement; however, responses received will assist to inform Swansea Council as to the level of interest from the market and will be used to evidence a decision as to how to undertake a competitive procurement. CONFIRMATION OF YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Health and social work services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Jun 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jun 2027 — 31 May 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Wales
Extensions
Extension options published
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 11:07 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 11:07 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityHealth and social work servicesSupply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077736

How it was run

Appointment period ends
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published3 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 11:07 BST
  2. Market engagementin 11 days
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTMarket Engagement Questionnaire. Please request the MEQ via email to [email protected]
  3. Tender notice expectedin 130 days
    1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 249 days
    1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 11:07 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City & County of Swansea

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYYD-8699-BJGD Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, SA1 3SN [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure