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Published 23 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year Olds.

Authority: Powys County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Wales (UKL24)
Framework ceiling (notional)£15,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 24 Sept 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrs 3 moup to 7 yrs 3 mo with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Powys County Council ("the Council") is establishing a framework agreement for childcare settings to provide Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys.

The childcare programme is to ensure that all children from 2 years old, resident in Powys have access to free, high quality childcare for up to 2.5 hours per day, for a maximum of 12.5 hours per week.

Eligible children and their families, will feel involved, informed, supported and empowered and each child will achieve tangible outcomes of:

• Language Development

• Cognitive Development

• Social & Emotional Development

• Physical Health

• Reduced poverty

• Early Identification of high needs

The Council intends to let a framework agreement under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime.

The Council is awarding a framework, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.

CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs 3 mo · up to 7 yrs 3 mo from 1 Jan 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 5 yrs 3 moSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs 3 mo) · up to 7 yrs 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Wales
Extensions
Extension options published
80000000 Education and training services85000000 Health and social work services

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
23 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
Authority reference
ITT_127017
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052372

How it was run

Appointment period ends
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 14:58 BST
  2. Latest notice published1 day ago
    23 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
  3. Tender notice expectedin 1 day
    24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 99 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

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

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 10:54 BSTUK2
  2. Published value published: £15,000,000
    23 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
  3. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 14:58 BSTUK1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Powys County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQBT-5413-HMDT County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Wales, LD1 5LG

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure