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Workforce Development Planning and Practice Educator Inquiry

SOCIAL CARE WALES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

02 Dec 2025 at 16:40

S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Oct 2025 at 10:34

S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Social Care Wales has initiated a procurement process for the project titled "Workforce Development Planning and Practice Educator Inquiry" located in Cardiff. The process seeks to enhance the Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy, ranging from 2020 to 2030, through developing strategic workforce plans for social work and residential childcare services, plus conducting an inquiry into practice educators' operating environments in Wales. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically targeting research, business, and management consultancy, as well as education, training, health, and social work services. With the open procurement method, the tender period concluded on 30 October 2025, and the contract has been awarded to Oxford Brookes Enterprises Limited with the signing date on 2 December 2025.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in consultancy services, specifically those offering research and development, business management, and educational services. Companies specialising in health and social work can leverage this tender to expand their operational capacity in the Welsh market, alongside contributing to workforce planning and system improvements in social care. The project encourages co-production with sector professionals, promising actionable insights to inform future policy and service upgrades—a benefit for businesses with experience in collaborative sector engagements and consortia bidding. Organisations like Oxford Brookes Enterprises Limited have shown that successful bids can cultivate partnerships models that align well with Social Care Wales’s strategic objectives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Workforce Development Planning and Practice Educator Inquiry

Notice Description

The purpose of this tender is to commission the development of two strategic workforce delivery plans, one for social work and one for residential childcare services, and to conduct an inquiry into the operating context of practice educators in Wales.These outputs will support the implementation of the Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy (2020-2030) and its 2024-2027 Delivery Plan, helping to ensure a sustainable, skilled, and supported social care workforce.The work will be co-produced with the sector and informed by engagement with practitioners, stakeholders, and service users. It will provide actionable insights and recommendations to guide future workforce planning, policy development, and service improvement across social care in Wales.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-156377
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=156377
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

80000000 - Education and training services

80500000 - Training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOCIAL CARE WALES
Contact Name
Procurement Team
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
+44 3003033444

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 1EW
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OXFORD BROOKES ENTERPRISES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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