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Published 17 Sept 2026, 10:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Proc-26-77 Provision of Statutory Childcare Training

Official notice

Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate £154,000envelope for 2 lots · £184,800 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 Jul 2026awarded 14 Jul 2026
Awarded to GROUNDWORK NORTH WALES2 awards
Contract term 1 yr 8 moup to 3 yrs 8 mo with extensions · starts 10 Aug 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

UK7 - Contract Details Notice

Commissioning of a training provider to deliver a minimum of 6 of each of the following: • Group B (Level 2) Safeguarding Intermediate Course & Group C (Level 3) Safeguarding Advanced Course• Emergency Paediatric First Aid & Full Paediatric First Aid.

The content of the courses should be in line with the requirements specified in the National Minimum Standards for regulated childcare 2023.The courses should be delivered to meet the varying needs of the early years and childcare workforce through a mixture of daytime, evening and weekend courses, for a minimum of 8 participants per course. The training provider will be responsible for identifying and managing room bookings, including payment for all courses through this specification. The training provider will be required to provide evaluation information from participants to Wrexham County Borough Council following each course. The training provider must be able to deliver the training through the medium of Welsh if required, in line with Welsh Language Standards. The provider must be able to ensure their courses meet the requirements set out in the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare 2023. Wrexham County Borough Council wish to commission our training programme for the early years and childcare workforce under the following two Lots.

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Lot 1: Group B (Level 2) Safeguarding Intermediate Course & Group C (Level 3) Advanced Safeguarding Course.

Intermediate Safeguarding Children courses help to increase existing safeguarding knowledge and teach more about what is involved in the safeguarding process. The course shows how to identify abuse, and report concerns as well as learn more about the safeguarding structure, recognising risks and what happens after a referral to social care has been made. Course type and considerations: • Face to face course• Duration: 4-6 hours/1 day/2 x evenings Advanced Safeguarding courses teach more about what the role involves and helps to understand the safeguarding process in more detail. The course uses a variety of written activities and interactive exercises to help review and develop the safeguarding procedures within the setting and ensure that all staff members understand their responsibilities towards safeguarding children. Includes topics relating to allegations of abuse against a staff member and how to deal with these, understanding key legislation and guidance which underpins settings policy for children’s safety and welfare, roles to play in the multi-agency child protection process including case conferences and providing written reports. Course type and considerations: Face to face course Duration: 2 days to be delivered in evenings/weekends

Lot 2 - Emergency Paediatric First Aid & Full Paediatric First Aid, Emergency Paediatric First Aid - The course must include:• Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take. • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally. • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally. • Help a baby or child who is having a seizure. • Help a baby or child who is choking. • Help a baby or child who is bleeding. • Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (Hypovolemic shock) Course type and considerations: Face to face course Duration: minimum 6 hours (excluding breaks) to be delivered in evenings/weekends. Full Paediatric First Aid - The course must include:• Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take. • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally. • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally. • Help a baby or child who is having a seizure. • Help a baby or child who is choking. • Help a baby or child who is bleeding. • Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (Hypovolemic shock)• Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock. • Help a baby or child who has had an electric shock. • Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds. • Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture. • Help a baby or child with head, neck or back injuries. • Help a baby or child who is suspected of being poisoned. • Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose. • Help a baby or child with an eye injury. • Help a baby or child with a bite or sting. • Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold. • Help a baby or child having: a diabetic emergency; an asthma attack; an allergic reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions. • Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider (including appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and incidents). Course type and considerations: Face to face course Duration: minimum 12 hours (excluding breaks) to be delivered in evenings/weekends

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£154,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Safeguarding Group B (Level 2) Intermediate & Group C (Level 3) Advanced CourseAwardedRenewal 1 yr 8 moSMEVCSEPublished value£54,000
Lot 1: Group B (Level 2) Safeguarding Intermediate Course & Group C (Level 3) Advanced Safeguarding Course Intermediate Safeguarding Children courses help to increase existing safeguarding knowledge and teach more about what is involved in the safeguarding process. The course shows how to identify abuse, and report concerns as well as learn more about the safeguarding structure, recognising risks and what happens after a referral to social care has been made. Course type and considerations: • Face to face course • Duration: 4-6 hours/1 day/2 x evenings Advanced Safeguarding courses teach mo…
Contract period: 10 Aug 2026 — 31 Mar 2028 (1 yr 8 mo) · up to 3 yrs 8 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Wales
Value
£54,000 exc. VAT · £64,800 inc. VAT
Extensions
2 years in yearly increments
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #2Lot 2 - Emergency Paediatric First Aid and Full Paediatric First AidAwardedRenewal 1 yr 8 moSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Lot 2 - Emergency Paediatric First Aid & Full Paediatric First Aid Emergency Paediatric First Aid - The course must include: • Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take. • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally. • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally. • Help a baby or child who is having a seizure. • Help a baby or child who is choking. • Help a baby or child who is bleeding. • Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (Hypovolemic shock) Course type and considera…
Contract period: 10 Aug 2026 — 31 Mar 2028 (1 yr 8 mo) · up to 3 yrs 8 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Wales
Value
£100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
2 years in yearly increments
85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 180Price: 20
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality90
  • Quality90
  • Commercial10
  • Commercial10

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 10:58 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 10:58 BST
Authority reference
Proc-26-77
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b09e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run throughSell2WalesSupplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Portal record ↗
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published103 days ago
    9 Jun 2026, 10:58 BST
  2. Clarification questions by88 days ago
    24 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline76 days ago
    6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts41 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published3 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 10:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £154,0002 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 118 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 17 Sept 2026
LotAwarded toValueDateStatus
1 · Safeguarding Group B (Level 2) Intermediate & Group C (Level 3) Advanced CourseGROUNDWORK NORTH WALESSMEPROVISION OF STATUTORY CHILDCARE TRAINING3 Aug 2026 — 2 Aug 2028 · up to 2 Aug 2030Extensions: 2 years in annual increments£54,00014 Jul 2026Awarded
2 · Lot 2 - Emergency Paediatric First Aid and Full Paediatric First AidGROUNDWORK NORTH WALESSMEProvision of Statutory Childcare Training3 Aug 2026 — 2 Aug 2028 · up to 2 Aug 2030Extensions: 2 Years in annual increments£100,00014 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • PROVISION OF STATUTORY CHILDCARE TRAINING - Lot 1 · GROUNDWORK NORTH WALESSME

    Signed
    17 Sept 2026
    Value
    £54,000
    Period
    1 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 years in yearly increments
  • PROVISION OF STATUTORY CHILDCARE TRAINING - Lot 2 · GROUNDWORK NORTH WALESSME

    Signed
    17 Sept 2026
    Value
    £100,000
    Period
    1 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 years in annual increments

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Safeguarding Group B (Level 2) Intermediate & Group C (Level 3) Advanced Course2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one10
2 · Lot 2 - Emergency Paediatric First Aid and Full Paediatric First Aid9final-stage tenders71

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 10:58 BSTUK7
  2. Contract signature expected
    29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  3. Contract award notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 14:45 BSTUK6
  4. Published value updated
    15 Jul 2026, 14:45 BSTwas £154,000
  5. Status changed to complete
    15 Jul 2026, 14:45 BST
  6. Deadline withdrawn
    15 Jul 2026, 14:45 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    9 Jun 2026, 10:58 BSTUK4

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 1AR [email protected]
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsproject_63292 - Proc-26-77 Provision of Statutory Childcare Training itt_125110 - Proc-26-77 Provision of Statutory Childcare Training - PRE-QUALIFYING QUESTIONNAIRE - THIS MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE BIDDING FOR EITHER OF THE LOTS. itt_125112 - Proc-26-77 Provision of Statutory Chi…

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