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Framework Agreement for the Provision of Agency Social Workers and Adult Services Support Lots 1 & 2

City & County of Swansea

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2025 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

03 Feb 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Planning

08 Nov 2024 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, led by the City & County of Swansea, concerns the “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Agency Social Workers and Adult Services Support Lots 1 & 2”. The process is categorized under general public services and is situated within the UKL18 region, particularly Swansea. The procurement has now reached the award stage with the involvement of multiple small and medium enterprises as suppliers. Originally initiated on 3rd February 2025, the tender followed an open procurement method and aimed to address the need for temporary agency staff to fill vacancies within the social work teams in Swansea, allowing for flexibility covering short and long-term staff absences. Key contact from the buying organization is Sam Wilkes, reachable via procurement@swansea.gov.uk. The procurement process involved electronic submissions with a contract value estimated at £3,000,000. Contracts have been signed as of 13th May 2025, marking the completion of the tender process.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, especially for SMEs capable of providing experienced agency personnel for social work and adult services. The framework offers a consistent demand source, allowing suppliers to build long-term relationships with Swansea Council. Businesses positioned in the service sector, particularly those specialised in recruitment and staffing solutions, are well-suited to leverage this framework to expand their clientele and operational reach. The structure of the framework allows for adaptability to varying demand levels, thereby supporting business stability and potential expansion through extended contracts and recurrent service requirements over the framework's duration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Agency Social Workers and Adult Services Support Lots 1 & 2

Notice Description

Swansea Council intends on establishing a framework agreement to fulfil Social Worker and Adult Services residential requirements and to fill vacancies that arise within various teams across its Child & Family Services and Adult Services teams. It is often necessary to temp fill vacancies in teams, and also to cover short/long-term staff sickness, or any other reason for varying lengths of times.

Lot Information

Provision of Agency Social Workers

The Council has a need to recruit ad-hoc agency social worker staff to fill vacancies that arise within various teams across Child and Family Services and Adult Services within Swansea Council. This could be due to a vacancy in the team, short- or long-term staff sickness or any other reason for varying lengths of times, typically 3 to 6 months but will vary, and can be extended. It is the intention of the Council that the agency provider will be given adequate time to source suitable CVs from potential candidates for the vacancy and to forward onto the councils various hiring managers for consideration.. This tender has been developed considering input from preliminary market engagement.

Options: See tender docs

Renewal: Option to extend for up to 36 months in 12 month extensions

Provision of Agency Adult Services Support

Swansea Council requires access to the provision of temporary agency Workers in Adult Services, within the Social Services Directorate. The agency providers will provide qualified and experienced agency staff from their own resource pool to meet the needs of the service as and when the need arises. Temporary Workers are an important part of our workforce, they are needed to meet service demand when there is high demand from service users or when there is a vacancy in a team. They will be sourced through contracts with agency suppliers.

Options: See Tender Docs

Renewal: Option to extend up to 36 months in 12 month extensions

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-145895
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145895
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
6 Dec 2024Expired
Award Date
13 May 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
24 to 48 months

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
City & County of Swansea
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SWANSEA
Postcode
SA1 3SN
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL43 Swansea
Delivery Location
TLL18 Swansea
Local Authority
Swansea
Electoral Ward
Waterfront
Westminster Constituency
Swansea West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

Axis Recruitment Ltd

COLLENS HEALTHCARE (SOUTHERN) CYF

Diamond Commercial Recruitment LTD

Hoop Recruitment

Liquid Personnel

Pertemps

RANDSTAD GROUP UK

STAFFSCANNER LTD

Sanctuary Personnel

Service Care Solutions Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV494396
    Contract for the Provision of Agency Social Worker staff - Swansea Council intends on establishing a framework agreement to fulfil Social Worker requirements and to fill vacancies that arise within various teams across its Child & Family Services and Adult Services teams. It is often necessary to temp fill vacancies in teams, and also to cover short/long-term staff sickness, or any other reason for varying lengths of times, typically 3 to 6 months.
  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB497432
    Framework Agreement for the Provision of Agency Social Workers and Adult Services Support Lots 1 & 2 - Swansea Council intends on establishing a framework agreement to fulfil Social Worker and Adult Services residential requirements and to fill vacancies that arise within various teams across its Child & Family Services and Adult Services teams. It is often necessary to temp fill vacancies in teams, and also to cover short/long-term staff sickness, or any other reason for varying lengths of times.
  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG533460
    Framework Agreement for the Provision of Agency Social Workers and Adult Services Support Lots 1 & 2 - Swansea Council intends on establishing a framework agreement to fulfil Social Worker and Adult Services residential requirements and to fill vacancies that arise within various teams across its Child & Family Services and Adult Services teams. It is often necessary to temp fill vacancies in teams, and also to cover short/long-term staff sickness, or any other reason for varying lengths of times.

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