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title: "Relational care training"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06552d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2026-02-16"
---

# Relational care training

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06552d

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is responsible for the procurement process titled "Relational care training" in the education and training services sector. The procurement pertains to initiatives benefiting 174 schools across Hywel Dda, with services delivered locally in the Cardiff region. This project aims to enhance emotional wellbeing, safety, and belonging within school communities. The procurement stage is currently in the award phase with contract activities scheduled to commence on 1st April 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2027. The procurement process followed a direct method due to its below-threshold nature and was awarded without competition. Key upcoming milestone dates include a future signature date set for 9th March 2026.

The tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses focusing on education and emotional health services, particularly those with capabilities in providing progressive and culturally embedded training programmes. As the contract has been directly awarded to Let Us Navigate, a specialised local supplier, the initiative offers limited competitive opportunities. Let Us Navigate is uniquely qualified to deliver this programme, offering services in both English and Welsh, which is essential for the region. However, similar businesses can seek growth by aligning their offerings with regional educational priorities, potentially facilitating partnerships or niche service provision targeting the emotional wellbeing of school communities and support staff. Those interested in similar opportunities might consider diversifying their service offerings to meet the distinct needs of educational institutions and related sectors.

## Notice

The proposed programme will be available to all 174 schools across Hywel Dda and the offer will include: * Up to three whole-school staff training days (on INSET dates - each school to attend one). * Individual staff training for key members of staff in each setting. * The programme is a progressive, spaced learning approach grounded in research on schema development and adult learning, ensuring that knowledge is understood, retained, and translated into sustained cultural change across all settings. * Ongoing support and supervision from the Navigate team throughout implementation. * Inclusion of PRUs, Colleges, and wider services, supporting alignment across all Hywel Dda Health Board education partners. While full outcomes will take time to evidence as the programme embeds within school settings, it is expected to deliver important improvements in soft outcomes, including emotional wellbeing, feelings of safety, and school belonging. Evidence from the World Health Organization and the School Health Research Network highlights consistently low levels of wellbeing, teacher support, and school connectedness among children and young people in Wales, including across Hywel Dda. Strengthening relational approaches and emotional safety within schools is therefore a clear regional priority. A fuller strategic rationale was set out in the attached application, which was approved by the Executive Director in December. At a system level, the anticipated outcome is a cultural shift across Hywel Dda - one that moves towards a Health Board with coherent, relational consistency. The ambition is not to add another layer of training, but to unify what already exists under a shared framework that promotes emotional safety and sustainable wellbeing. Over time, this will enable Hywel Dda to become Wales's first fully relational health board region: a system where children, young people, and staff experience the same sense of predictability and safety that underpins lifelong health and learning. Let Us Navigate is the only provider able to deliver this specific programme to children and young people aged 4-18. The provider is local, able to deliver in person, and can provide sessions through the medium of Welsh, which is essential for delivery within Hywel Dda schools. Alternative national providers were explored; however, these organisations deliver only to workplace settings, cannot support the required age range, and are unable to mobilise delivery within the required timescales for an April start. On this basis, a direct award to Let Us Navigate represents the only viable and timely option to deliver the programme and meet existing commitments to Local Authorities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013949-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 3UZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Gabalfa |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LET US NAVIGATE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 16 Feb 2026 at 15:29 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013949-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013949-2026
  16th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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