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Work Opportunities Service

Denbighshire County Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

21 Jan 2026 at 13:40

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

31 Oct 2025 at 09:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

12 Sep 2025 at 10:46

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

04 Sep 2025 at 11:46

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "Work Opportunities Service" was initiated by Denbighshire County Council. The project is primarily within the services category, focusing on health and social work, as well as vocational training services. The location for this contract is Denbighshire, Wales, under the procurement method labelled as an open procedure, and it falls under the light-touch regime. Initially, the planning and development stages included market engagement, with a "meet the buyer" event conducted on 16th October 2025. The tender stage followed, with the submission deadline set for 10th December 2025. However, the contract award process was cancelled on 21st January 2026 due to the authority's decision to bring the service in-house. This decision brought the procurement process to a closure without an external award.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses looking to engage in the public sector, particularly those with expertise in providing health and social work services, vocational training, and community services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to participate, especially those with a capacity to offer specialist support for individuals with complex disabilities. Although the tender was ultimately cancelled to be managed internally, future similar opportunities may arise for businesses that are flexible and can align with the procurement needs of Denbighshire County Council. The competitive criteria, which prioritized quality over price, suggests that businesses with high-quality service delivery capacities are likely to be competitive in such tenders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Work Opportunities Service

Notice 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for up to an additional 3 years renewable annually

Planning Information

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 CandCteamASCH@denbighshire.gov.uk 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593f1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005302-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

80530000 - Vocational training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£740,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£740,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jan 20267 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
31 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Denbighshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
RHYL
Postcode
LL18 3DP
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
Delivery Location
TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire
Local Authority
Denbighshire
Electoral Ward
Rhyl East
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd North

Further Information

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