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Framework Agreement for Training Courses for Children's and Adults Social Care Teams

Powys County Council · Local authority

In brief

Powys County Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £1,182,928 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
5pm, Monday 12 October 2026
Bids by
midday, Monday 19 October 2026

How bids are scored

Technical 85% · Cost 15%

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

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 19 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £1,182,928 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

The buyer expects to buy this again around April 2032.

What the notice says

Powys County Council (the Council) is commissioning training courses for Adults and Children's services funded by the Social Care Wales Workforce Development Programme (SCWWDP) grant. The Council is seeking to engage with suitably experienced and competent Suppliers, to provide Social Care Training courses. The Framework Agreement will run for a period of up to 5 years, from 1st April 2027 until 31st March 2032 (1 year +1 year +1 year) and renewed annually, contracts will be awarded for this period, however funding will only be awarded on an annual basis in line with the grant funding allocation process through Welsh Government (SCWWDP) and the Council. 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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.
  4. Send clarification questions before 5pm, Monday 12 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Monday 19 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 058830-2026
  2. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 079431-2026

Last time this was bought

Re-opening the Social Care Training Framework for Social Care training courses for Adults and Childrens Services 26 to 27

Won by
Ignite(Training Wales) Ltd
Awarded
8 December 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Bids
1

Matched on Powys County Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Powys County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

55

Awards

15

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From notice 058830-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 June 2026, last updated 20 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.