Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the provision of Child & Family Agency Staff (Social Care)
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSwansea 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 publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077736
How it was run
- Appointment period ends
- —
Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published3 days ago22 Sept 2026, 11:07 BST
- Market engagementin 11 days5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTMarket Engagement Questionnaire. Please request the MEQ via email to [email protected]
- Tender notice expectedin 130 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 249 days1 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- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Sept 2026, 11:07 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender