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Prevention and Early Years Schemes

CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process under discussion involves the Prevention and Early Years Schemes, spearheaded by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, with support from NHS Wales Shared Services Partnerships managing the procurement. The initiative is aimed at reducing health inequalities and enhancing long-term wellbeing across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. This procurement falls under the services category and operates under a grant funding agreement, as outlined in the Procurement Act 2023 exempted contract schedule. The process is directly awarded without competition and includes schemes focusing on health and sustainability for pre-school children, enhanced time credits for community engagement, and ethnic minority engagement, all located in the United Kingdom (region UKL22). The awards were announced on 2nd June 2026, with contracts commencing on 15th June 2026 and running until 31st March 2027, managed by Cardiff Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council among others.

These schemes present substantial opportunities for business growth, especially for organisations focused on health and social services, community action, and public engagement initiatives. Businesses offering training, community outreach, and health promotion services are well-placed to benefit from this procurement initiative. The emphasis on expanding services in high-need areas, increasing engagement in disadvantaged communities, and fostering culturally sensitive health interventions can suit businesses keen on corporate responsibility and community development. By participating, businesses can enhance their footprint in public service delivery while contributing to meaningful social impact in the region.

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Notice Title

Prevention and Early Years Schemes

Notice Description

This contract represents a new requirement for the continuation of the Prevention of Early Years Schemes, set out to reduce health inequalities and improve long-term wellbeing across Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan by promoting early intervention, strengthening community engagement, and increasing equitable access to preventative health, wellbeing, and sustainability initiatives. Scheme One: Healthy and Sustainable Pre-School Scheme (Cardiff Council) Aims to improve the health and wellbeing of pre-school children by working with childcare settings to promote healthy eating, oral health, and physical activity. It supports early intervention, staff training, family engagement, and a whole-setting approach to creating healthy environments. This scheme works directly with childcare settings across Cardiff and the Vale to promote healthy eating, oral health, and physical activity among young children. It provides training, resources, and accreditation support to staff, helping them adopt a whole-setting approach to health. Family engagement is encouraged through events like health fairs, while expansion efforts target high-need areas to increase the scheme's reach and long-term impact. Scheme Two: Enhanced Time Credit Approach (Vale of Glamorgan Council) Using volunteering to tackle social isolation, improve wellbeing, and address economic and environmental challenges in disadvantaged communities. It encourages skill-building, active lifestyles, and local engagement, with a focus on social value and corporate responsibility. Using a time banking model, this scheme encourages people in disadvantaged communities to volunteer and earn credits they can spend on wellbeing-related opportunities. It tackles social isolation, builds skills for employment, and promotes environmental responsibility through community activities. Local businesses are engaged to support and participate in the scheme, with a new model called 'Value in the Vale' being launched and evaluated for wider impact. Scheme Three: Ethnic Minority Engagement (Cardiff Council) Aims to reduce health inequalities in ethnic minority communities by improving access to preventative services like childhood immunisations and bowel cancer screening. It builds on pandemic-era partnerships to enhance trust, engagement, and culturally appropriate health promotion. This scheme builds on successful pandemic-era partnerships to improve access to preventative health services in ethnic minority communities. It focuses initially on increasing uptake of childhood immunisations and bowel cancer screening through culturally sensitive engagement, events, and communication materials. The project works with community groups and stakeholders to identify barriers and develop effective, trust-building solutions that will later expand to promote healthy weight and physical activity. Procurement route: The grant funding the project from WG is provided to support the recipient's delivery of public services aligned with their statutory responsibilities. There is no expectation of specific services being purchased by the awarding body for its own direct use. The recipients are not acting as a contractor or supplier but is instead utilising the funding to carry out its own public functions. This arrangement constitutes a grant funding agreement and is therefore not considered a public contract under the Procurement Act 2023. This procurement will be directly awarded under Exempted Contract Schedule 2.3.3 of Procurement Act 2023. Although the requirement does not constitute for the standard procurement procedures, a Transparency Notice will be published outlining the works as best practice.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ab89
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051947-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85322000 - Community action programme

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£109,800 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jun 20262 days ago
Contract Period
14 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
Additional Buyers

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF14 4HH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

CARDIFF COUNCIL

VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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