Official UK procurement notice
Work Opportunities Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Denbighshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWithin Denbighshire, there are a range of in-house (Denbighshire County Council [DCC] managed) services providing specialist support to help people with complex disabilities to develop their social and work-based skills. These are known as Work Opportunities. Gaining work-based experience, learning new skills, socialising and/or having something meaningful to do are all important to people. People with complex disabilities often need specialist support with these things. The priority is to promote independence. It is important that these services reflect this approach, and that the services we commission support people to develop, to progress, and to be valued integral citizens in their local communities as well as aiding them in building skills that may ultimately assist them in obtaining meaningful employment.
This contract is to provide direct support staff for a total of 74hrs of support per week across specific work opportunities sites within Denbighshire however this is subject to demand and will require flexibility. The provider will recruit and employ direct support staff who have the necessary skills and experience to be able to perform required tasks effectively. Support staff will be line managed directly by the Provider so that they feel supported in their roles. Whilst the Provider will retain all line management and supervision responsibilities, the day-to-day direction of the Provider staff for operational tasks within DCC settings will be via DCC staff/managers.
The contract is for 5 years with the option to extend for a 3 further years renewable annually. TUPE Information is included in the tender pack.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Vocational training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£740,000
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).
- Section N- Delivery of the Contract- 35% of quality: Delivery of the Contract
- Section O- Staff 35% of quality: Staff
- Section P- Partnership Working- 20% of quality: Partnership Working
- Section Q- Community Benefits- 10% of quality: Community Benefits
- Price- 20%: Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 4 Sept 2025, 11:46 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069953- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593f1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/LoginInstruc… ↗. Log in to PROACTIS at supplierlive.proactisp2p.com2 ↗. If you are already registered on the Proactis portal please Login and start at Step 14 of these instructions if not go to STEP 33. Click the “Sign Up” button at the bottom of the window4. Enter your correct Organisation Name, address and Primary Contact Details. You will need to create the Organisation ID and User Name. If you have a generic email address for your organisation e.g. [email protected] then please use this as the primary contact email address.5. Please make a note of the Organisation ID and User Name, then click “Register”6. You will receive an email asking you to “Click here to activate your account”. This takes you to Enter Organisation Details.7. Please enter the information requested, click the “>” on the screen and follow the instructions ensuring that you enter all applicable details.8. In the Classification screen please ensure that you select the Product Classification Codes (CPV Codes) that appear in the tender notice.Please ensure that the selected codes are relevant to yourbusiness to ensure that you get notification of opportunities that are of interest.9. In the Buyers screen please select Denbighshire County Council (you may register with other organisations if you wish)10. In the Primary Contact Details screen please ensure that all information is complete. (Please see note 4 above)11. Accept the Terms and Conditions and then click “>”. This takes you to the Welcome window.12. In the Finish screen please enter a new password and note all your Login details for future reference.13. Now click “Complete Registration” and you will enter the Supplier Network page.14. On the centre of the screen click “Opportunities”. This will take you to the list of current opportunities available to you.15. Click the “>” that relates to this notice, this will take you into the PQQ or Tender Request and click “Register Interest”. Note there may be several opportunities that appear on this screen, pleaseensure that you select the correct one.16. In the “Your Opportunities” screen please note the closing time and date for completion of the relevant project. Please review the “Items” tab (Tender stage only) and the Documents tab (PQQ and Tender stages) as there will be information relating to the project held here. The Documents are accessed by clicking the down arrow underneath the General tab. Please ensure that you download all documents to your PC as you will be required to complete and upload some of them as part of your submission. There are instructions on how to complete your submission in the Guidance for Bidders document.17. You can now either create your response”, or “Decline” this opportunity.Tenders may be submitted in Welsh, a tender submitted in Welsh will be treated no less favourably than a tender submitted in English.
Timeline
4 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published4 Sept 2025, 11:46 BST
- Market engagement369 days ago16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
A meet the buyer event for this contract will taking place via Microsoft Teams at 10am on 16/10/25 to give potential providers opportunity to learn more about the expectations of the contract and answer any queries. The event is anticipated to last until 11.30am. To book your attendance at this event please email Lauren Roberts at [email protected] and a meeting invite link will be sent out to your requested email address.
A separate engagement will also consult with staff from the current service provider and Denbighshire County Council’s Community Skills Service as well as citizens who are supported by the project and their families/carers. Consultation will be offered via questionnaire and/or face to face engagement.
- Tender notice published355 days ago31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
- Next notice expected354 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by322 days ago3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline315 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by281 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published273 days ago21 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Sept 2025, 11:46 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Sept 2025, 10:46 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £800,00012 Sept 2025, 10:46 BSTwas £600,000
- Tender notice published31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £740,00031 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMTwas £800,000
- Status changed to active31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
- Procurement method changed31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
- Deadline published: 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published21 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete21 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 4 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 13 Jan 2026 | CancelledDecision has been made to not award the contract and bring the service in-house. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender