Official UK procurement notice
Re-opening the Social Care Training Framework for Social Care training courses for Adults and Childrens Services 26 to 27
Authority: Powys County Council (Local council)
Re-procurement openFramework Agreement for Training Courses for Children's and Adults Social Care Teams · bids close
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this ITT is to re-open the Social Care Training Framework for Social Care training courses for Adults and Childrens Services.
Powys County Council has established a framework of suppliers and the Council is re-opening the Framework for new suppliers who wish to tender to be awarded to the Framework. Existing framework providers are not required to re-apply.
Funding will only be awarded on an annual basis in line with the grant funding allocation process through Welsh Government (SCWWDP) and the Council.
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of up to 4 years, from 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2027 (1+1+1)
An annual delivery schedule will be developed in accordance with workforce demand in January each year, as defined through the annual training needs analysis and annual SCWWDP priorities. Therefore, giving Training Providers on the framework at least 3-months’ notice of intention to commission each course.
The Council intends to let the contract in compliance with Regulations 74 – 77 Light Touch Regime (LTR) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and will use a “pseudo” Open Procedure.
The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
CPV: Training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 1 yr from 1 Apr 2026
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Adults Social Care Training
Adult Social Care Training Courses
Lot #2Childrens Social Care Training
Childrens Social Care Training Courses
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).
As per the Council's Constitution.
- “Re-opening the Social Care Training Framework for Social Care training…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2025, 15:51 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2026, 11:34 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021262- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f65Find a Tender
- Performance terms
See tender documentation
Publisher note: (WA Ref:162662)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
Timeline
7 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends349 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published226 days ago10 Mar 2026, 11:34 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2026, 11:34 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Childrens Social Care Training
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,490
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Childrens Social Care Training | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- IGNITE(TRAINING WALES) LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.