Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 4 Sept 2025, 11:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Work Opportunities Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Denbighshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£740,000≈ £148k / year · £888,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 10 Dec 2025
Next notice expected 31 Oct 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Within 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 published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£740,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensionsValue: £740,000 exc. VAT · £888,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for up to an additional 3 years renewable annually

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • 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)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesVocational training services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593f1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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
  1. Planning notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 11:46 BST
  2. Market engagement369 days ago
    16 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.

  3. Tender notice published355 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
  4. Next notice expected354 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by322 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline315 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by281 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published273 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
  9. Contract starts203 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 11:46 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 10:46 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £800,000
    12 Sept 2025, 10:46 BST
    was £600,000
  4. Tender notice published
    31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
    UK4
  5. Published value updated to £740,000
    31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
    was £800,000
  6. Status changed to active
    31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
  7. Procurement method changed
    31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
  8. Deadline published: 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    31 Oct 2025, 09:54 GMT
  9. Procurement termination notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
    UK12
  10. Status changed to complete
    21 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
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—13 Jan 2026CancelledDecision has been made to not award the contract and bring the service in-house.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Denbighshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTPG-8659-JMCD Russell House, Churton Road, Rhyl, Wales, LL18 3DPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure