Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Safeguarding Training for Group B and Group C
Notice Description
Carmarthenshire County Council wishes to commission a Provider to provide Training for Safeguarding Group B & Group C. The training sessions will need to be delivered in-person, during evenings and weekends to accommodate the Early Years and Childcare Settings. All safeguarding training must be delivered by trainers who meet the competency requirements set out in the 'Wales Safeguarding Procedures' and the 'Social Care Wales' framework for safeguarding learning.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract may be extended for a further period of up to three (3) years, in increments of twelve (12) months. Any extension shall be subject to the availability of budget, satisfactory performance by the Provider, and agreement by both parties.
Planning Information
We are seeking provision for Safeguarding Training for Group B & Group C. The training session should ideally be delivered face to face and outside of working hours (evenings and weekends) to accommodate the Childcare & Early Years sector. We are looking to provide two training session for each Safeguarding Group one per school calendar term. The training venue will be located within Carmarthenshire. The Council seeks market feedback on: • Current provision in this sector Response format: interested parties to contact Danielle Murray-Orson via email DMurray-Orson@carmarthenshire.gov.uk Responses will be treated as commercially confidential. Aggregated feedback may inform procurement strategy. This notice does not constitute an invitation to tender. The Council is not obliged to proceed with procurement or award a contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067689
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062600-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80110000 - Pre-school education services
80340000 - Special education services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
80511000 - Staff training services
80520000 - Training facilities
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £104,166 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £104,166 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jul 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Jul 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Apr 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARMARTHEN
- Postcode
- SA31 1JP
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL42 South West Wales
- Delivery Location
- TLL14 South West Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Electoral Ward
- Carmarthen Town North and South
- Westminster Constituency
- Caerfyrddin
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062600-2026
3rd July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028526-2026
27th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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