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Business Case: East Area Joint Specialist Children's Assessment Centre Provision to serve Wrexham and Flintshire Council areas.

Wrexham County Borough Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

03 Aug 2026 at 14:09

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

05 Jun 2026 at 15:43

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

17 Apr 2026 at 16:08

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wrexham County Borough Council commissioned consultancy services to develop a business case for a joint Specialist Children’s Assessment Centre serving Wrexham and Flintshire. The work supports the potential transformation of care and support services and is led by the Council in collaboration with Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board and education partners. The appointed consultancy was expected to build on earlier workshops by assessing the viability and development of the provision. Activities include desktop research, documented research, and online and face-to-face engagement with stakeholders to identify needs and gaps in services across the two council areas. The requirement is categorised as research and development and related consultancy, alongside social work services with accommodation, delivered across Wrexham and Flintshire.

This completed above-threshold procurement used an open procedure. The tender deadline was 20 May 2026, with award decisions due by 12 June 2026. One lot was awarded on 4 June 2026 to CPC PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED for £247,876 excluding VAT (£297,451.20 including VAT). The original estimated lot value was £500,000 excluding VAT (£600,000 including VAT). The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 19 February 2027, with renewal available for six months to a maximum date of 19 August 2027. Additional reports may be required. Evaluation was based entirely on quality. Three bids were received, with two reaching the final stage.

This award demonstrates demand from Wrexham County Borough Council for specialist consultancy able to turn early service-design work into a robust Social Care or Outline Business Case. Suppliers competing for comparable work should be credible in children’s services, specialist assessment provision, health and social care transformation, and public-sector business-case development. They would need to combine structured desktop and documentary research with practical online and face-to-face stakeholder engagement, then translate evidence about local needs and service gaps into viable recommendations. Experience working across council boundaries and with health and education partners would be relevant, as would the capacity to manage a focused assignment and produce reports to the required standard. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Case: East Area Joint Specialist Children's Assessment Centre Provision to serve Wrexham and Flintshire Council areas.

Notice Description

UK7 - Contract Details Notice for the development of a Business Case exploring the future transformation of care and support services offered by the Council. The Business Case will assess the viability and development of a Specialist Children's Assessment Centre provision covering Wrexham and Flintshire, as a joint venture led by Wrexham County Borough Council and in collaboration with Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board and Education. We are looking to commission an externally based, highly experienced consultancy company to undertake the development of a Business Case (SOC/OBC) to support the initial work undertaken in workshops that explored the concept and need for such a provision. Work will include desktop research, online and face to face stakeholder engagement, and documented research to establish the needs and gaps in provision across the two authorities in order to inform our development plans.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0685aa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073216-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£247,876 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£247,876 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 19 Feb 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wrexham County Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WREXHAM
Postcode
LL11 1AR
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
Local Authority
Wrexham
Electoral Ward
Grosvenor
Westminster Constituency
Wrexham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CPC PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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