Official UK procurement notice
Proc-26-77 Provision of Statutory Childcare Training
Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionUK7 - 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.
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 lotLot #1Safeguarding Group B (Level 2) Intermediate & Group C (Level 3) Advanced CourseAwardedRenewalPublished 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 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 #2Emergency Paediatric First Aid and Full Paediatric First AidAwardedRenewalPublished 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 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).
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Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 90%
- Commercial: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Commercial
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jun 2026, 10:58 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 10:58 BST
- Authority reference
Proc-26-77- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054157- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- 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
Timeline
9 Jun 2026 → 17 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published129 days ago9 Jun 2026, 10:58 BST
- Clarification questions by114 days ago24 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline102 days ago6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts67 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published29 days ago17 Sept 2026, 10:58 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2026- Tender notice published9 Jun 2026, 10:58 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Jul 2026, 14:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2026, 14:45 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Sept 2026, 10:58 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Safeguarding Group B (Level 2) Intermediate & Group C (Level 3) Advanced Course1 award | |||
| Groundwork North WalesSMEPROVISION OF STATUTORY CHILDCARE TRAINING3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2028 · up to 2 Aug 2030Extensions: 2 years in annual increments | £54,000 | 14 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Emergency Paediatric First Aid and Full Paediatric First Aid1 award | |||
| Groundwork North WalesSMEProvision of Statutory Childcare Training3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2028 · up to 2 Aug 2030Extensions: 2 Years in annual increments | £100,000 | 14 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
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
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Safeguarding Group B (Level 2) Intermediate & Group C (Level 3) Advanced Course | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Emergency Paediatric First Aid and Full Paediatric First Aid | 9final-stage tenders | 7 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GROUNDWORK NORTH WALESAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications project_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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