Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Safeguarding Training for Groups B and C
Authority: Carmarthenshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS NOT A TENDERING OPPORTUNITY
Carmarthenshire County Council has appointed a training provider to provide Safeguarding Group B and Group C Training. The Council has a statutory duty to ensure that external service users including childcare providers across Carmarthenshire, receive appropriate and accredited mandatory safeguarding training. The provision of the Safeguarding Group B and Group C Training will be co-ordinated by the Council’s Learning & Development (L&D) Team. The estimated contract value included in this UK7 notice is accurate. Please note that the value reported in the UK6 notice was calculated incorrectly and should therefore be disregarded.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Pre-school education services · Special education services · Staff training services · Training facilities
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£104,166
- Condition of participation
As per the tender documentation
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Condition of participation
As per the tender documentation
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2026, 13:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062600- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067689Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTenderWales portal, etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗. To assist you in locating this opportunity on the eTenderWales Portal the project code is: project_62958, and the Invitation to Tender (ITT) is itt_124505. As this is an open procedure, Tenderers must ensure that all qualification and technical questions are fully responded to. Please also ensure you check the Attachments area for any documents/ information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack.
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the eTendering help desk is available Mon to Fri (8am - 6pm) on: Phone: 0800 069 8634, or by completing the online form, accessible at etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Timeline
27 Mar 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published209 days ago27 Mar 2026, 13:15 GMT
- Market engagement181 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
We are seeking provision for Safeguarding Training for Group B & Group C. The training session should ideally be delivered face to face and outside of working hours (evenings and weekends) to accommodate the Childcare & Early Years sector. We are looking to provide two training session for each Safeguarding Group one per school calendar term. The training venue will be located within Carmarthenshire.
The Council seeks market feedback on:
- Current provision in this sector
Response format: interested parties to contact Danielle Murray-Orson via email [email protected]
Responses will be treated as commercially confidential.
Aggregated feedback may inform procurement strategy.
This notice does not constitute an invitation to tender. The Council is not obliged to proceed with procurement or award a contract.
- Tender notice published111 days ago3 Jul 2026, 09:44 BST
- Clarification questions by87 days ago27 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Latest notice published44 days ago8 Sept 2026, 10:04 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 74 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Mar 2026, 13:15 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Jul 2026, 09:44 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active3 Jul 2026, 09:44 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Jul 2026, 09:44 BST
- Deadline published: 31 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST3 Jul 2026, 09:44 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Aug 2026, 10:30 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 10:30 BST
- Contract details notice published8 Sept 2026, 10:04 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 27 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children in WalesVCSE4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2029 · up to 3 Jan 2032Extensions: The Contract will be subject to annual renewal for further periods of 12 months, up to a maximum total contract period of 5 years, subject to available budget, continued funding, satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties. · Options: There may be an option for the Council to run additional courses relating to Safeguarding Group B and C | £144,000 | 19 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Safeguarding Training for Groups B and C · Children in WalesVCSE
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £72,000
- Period
- 4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2029 · up to 3 Jan 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months, commencing on the 4th January 2027. As funding is confirmed on an annual basis thereafter, the Contract will be subject to annual renewal for further periods of 12 months, up to a maximum total contract period of 5 years, subject to available budget, continued funding, satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Children in WalesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender