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Contract for the Provision of Independent Visitor Service (IVS) in Swansea

City & County of Swansea · Local authority

In brief

City & County of Swansea is looking for suppliers for care and healthcare work (Wales).

The estimated value is £150,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midnight, Friday 4 December 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: midday, Friday 27 November 2026
Bids by: midnight, Friday 4 December 2026

How bids are scored

Methodology 70% · Price 30%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 71 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This contract will commission an Independent Visitor Service in Swansea. It is a statutory service and supports children and young people aged 3 to 18 years who are looked after by Swansea Council. The service aims to provide consistent, positive relationships for these young individuals, who often experience significant disruptions in their lives. The contract supports the primary objective of the Independent Visitor Service, which is to offer a stable, supportive relationship to children and young people in looked after care, through volunteer Independent Visitors (IVs). These volunteers are not social workers or part of Child and Family services; instead, they act as friends and mentors, providing a listening ear and engaging in various activities with the children. Under the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014, Section 98, “A local authority looking after a child must appoint an independent person to be the child’s visitor if (a) the child falls within a category specified in regulations or, (b) in any other case, it appears to the authority that it would be in the child’s interests to do so.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 20 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £150,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in Wales?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.
The buyer says this suits small businesses.A good sign if you are an SME, but check the requirements.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 27 November 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before midnight, Friday 4 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

3 November 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 104303-2026

About the buyer

City & County of SwanseaLast 12 months

Procurements

252

Awards

137

Suppliers it has used most for care

People Support Ltd2 contracts
Accomplish Group Ltd1 contract
Adferiad Recovery Ltd1 contract
Cadog Homecare Ltd1 contract
Care Without Compromise Ltd1 contract

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From notice 104303-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 3 November 2026.