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title: "Families First- Young Carers with additional needs and/or a disability"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ff49"
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buyer: "FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-03-11"
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# Families First- Young Carers with additional needs and/or a disability

Buyer: FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ff49

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## Summary

Flintshire County Council is involved in a procurement process centred around the initiative titled "Families First- Young Carers with additional needs and/or a disability." This procurement belongs to the industry category of welfare services for children and young people and is based in Flintshire, United Kingdom (UKL23). The process originally initiated as a tender but later progressed to a tender cancellation on 11 March 2026 due to unsuitability of submitted bids. Although the tender was actively pursuing services until 2 February 2026, the recent developments led to project termination. The legal framework, under UKPGA 2023/54, governed this process, focusing on services and included an allocation of £200,000 initially projected for successful bidders capable of delivering targeted support for vulnerable young carers.

Despite the cancellation, the need highlighted through this tender presents business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in youth welfare services, particularly those with innovations for supporting young carers with disabilities. Businesses experienced in service delivery, strategic development, and conveying organisational values in line with Flintshire's objectives are well-positioned to benefit once future opportunities arise, possibly under similar procurement frameworks. Eligible firms should exhibit quality service structures, social value, and value-for-money propositions, with Flintshire County Council favouring small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSE). By cultivating strong relationships within local networks such as the Flintshire Carers Network and the Early Help Hub, and expertise in transport needs for service access, there remains potential for these businesses to prepare for potential tender reissues or new procurement ventures emerging from Flintshire County Council’s welfare and support programmes.

## Notice

Outline Local Authorities in Wales receives funding known as the Children and Communities Grant (CCG) from Welsh Government on an annual basis. One of eight projects that the grant must fund is known as Families First. Flintshire County Council commissions some of its services from external providers utilising the Families First element of the CCG. Aims of the Project This tender is specifically aimed at Young Carers who have their own support needs to enable them to access groups/activities with other young carers and/or young people of their own age/similar interests to allow for a break from their caring role. All young carers supported must have had a young carers assessment and require support for an additional need/disability. This may be on a one to one basis and should also take into account transport needs to support access to groups/activities. The tender is open to organisations that can provide the support for the young carer to attend their chosen activity and/or provide the activities themselves for young carers with additional needs and/or a disability. There will be a need to work with the organisation that undertakes the Young Carers assessments in Flintshire and also the wider Flintshire Carers Network, the Early Help Hub and various departments withing Flintshire County Council. INTRODUCTION TO FAMILIES FIRST Flintshire Families First 2026/28 - Welsh Government Funding The Children and Communities Grant (CCG) currently funds eight Welsh Government programmes that address the support needs of the most vulnerable children and adults in our communities through a range of early intervention, prevention and support mechanisms. The CCG seeks to mitigate or remove disadvantage to vulnerable people to enable them to have the same life chances as others, and therefore contribute to a more equal Wales. Families First is specifically aimed at improving outcomes for children, young people and families. The programme is designed to reduce the numbers of young people and families developing more complex needs and requiring more intensive and costly interventions at a later date. Key areas of focus include the provision of: - A team around the family (TAF), which in Flintshire is a team that assesses What Matters to families also called a part 2 assessment which is consent led, and coordinates the delivery of multidisciplinary interventions for families with multiple needs - Support for parents and carers - Support for young people - Support for disabled children, young people and their families In Flintshire, all these services are co-located within the Early Help Hub (EHH). This ensures that Families First service providers are able to better share information, plan and integrate services in ways that help ensure Flintshire families have their needs met from the right place in the right way and at the right time. This contract is for 1 year with the option to extend for upto 3 further years subject to regular reviews of performance, local needs and available funding .

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: This contract is for 1 year with the option to extend for upto 3 further years subject to regular reviews of performance, local needs and available funding .

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021958-2026 |
| Notice type | UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Cancelled |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | FLINTSHIRE |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH5 3FF |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham |
| Local authority | Flintshire |
| Electoral ward | Hawarden: Ewloe |
| Westminster constituency | Alyn and Deeside |
| Delivery location | TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2026 at 16:17 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021958-2026
- 5 Jan 2026 at 12:47 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000286-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021958-2026
  11th March 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000286-2026
  5th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/LoginInstructions1.LogintoPROACTISathttps://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com2.IfyouarealreadyregisteredontheProactisportalpleaseLoginandstartatStep14oftheseinstructionsifnotgotoSTEP33.Clickthe“SignUp”buttonatthebottomofthewindow4.EnteryourcorrectOrganisationName,addressandPrimaryContactDetails.YouwillneedtocreatetheOrganisationIDandUserName.Ifyouhaveagenericemailaddressforyourorganisatione.g.tenders@xxx.co.ukthenpleaseusethisastheprimarycontactemailaddress.5.PleasemakeanoteoftheOrganisationIDandUserName,thenclick“Register”6.Youwillreceiveanemailaskingyouto“Clickheretoactivateyouraccount”.ThistakesyoutoEnterOrganisationDetails.7.Pleaseentertheinformationrequested,clickthe“>”onthescreenandfollowtheinstructionsensuringthatyouenterallapplicabledetails.8.IntheClassificationscreenpleaseensurethatyouselecttheProductClassificationCodes(CPVCodes)thatappearinthetendernotice.Pleaseensurethattheselectedcodesarerelevanttoyourbusinesstoensurethatyougetnotificationofopportunitiesthatareofinterest.9.IntheBuyersscreenpleaseselectDenbighshireCountyCouncil(youmayregisterwithotherorganisationsifyouwish)10.InthePrimaryContactDetailsscreenpleaseensurethatallinformationiscomplete.(Pleaseseenote4above)11.AccepttheTermsandConditionsandthenclick“>”.ThistakesyoutotheWelcomewindow.12.IntheFinishscreenpleaseenteranewpasswordandnoteallyourLogindetailsforfuturereference.13.Nowclick“CompleteRegistration”andyouwillentertheSupplierNetworkpage.14.Onthecentreofthescreenclick“Opportunities”.Thiswilltakeyoutothelistofcurrentopportunitiesavailabletoyou.15.Clickthe“>”thatrelatestothisnotice,thiswilltakeyouintothePQQorTenderRequestandclick“RegisterInterest”.Notetheremaybeseveralopportunitiesthatappearonthisscreen,pleaseensurethatyouselectthecorrectone.16.Inthe“YourOpportunities”screenpleasenotetheclosingtimeanddateforcompletionoftherelevantproject.Pleasereviewthe“Items”tab(Tenderstageonly)andtheDocumentstab(PQQandTenderstages)astherewillbeinformationrelatingtotheprojectheldhere.TheDocumentsareaccessedbyclickingthedownarrowunderneaththeGeneraltab.PleaseensurethatyoudownloadalldocumentstoyourPCasyouwillberequiredtocompleteanduploadsomeofthemaspartofyoursubmission.ThereareinstructionsonhowtocompleteyoursubmissionintheGuidanceforBiddersdocument.17.Youcannoweithercreateyourresponse”,or“Decline”thisopportunity.
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com2
- https://www.flintshire.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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