--- title: "Pre Employability Projects" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06b5a6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b5a6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b5a6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b5a6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2026-06-16" --- # Pre Employability Projects Buyer: CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b5a6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b5a6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b5a6.json) ## Summary Carmarthenshire County Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Pre Employability Projects", classified under the services industry category. The council, which operates from Llanelli, United Kingdom, is seeking market engagement and feedback by 16th July 2026. This initiative is driven by the need to address economic inactivity within the region through community-based interventions. The procurement process focuses on obtaining services that will enhance employability and wellbeing for individuals facing complex barriers to employment, such as disabilities, long-term health conditions, and low confidence. The council is particularly interested in innovative and flexible service delivery models that can effectively collaborate with existing services and community partners. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in career guidance, counselling, and training services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as organisations within the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector are especially encouraged to engage, given their potential for nuanced, tailored interventions. Participation in this procurement process could lead to substantial business growth by providing services that are vital to community development and the enhancement of employability among economically inactive individuals. The contract period is anticipated to begin on 1st September 2026, running through to 31st March 2027, with a contract value of up to £204,000. Businesses are invited to collaborate and propose innovative solutions to meet local needs and improve outcomes in employability and wellbeing. ## Notice The Council is considering the procurement of services to support delivery of the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer through targeted, community-based interventions designed to help individuals address the underlying barriers preventing them from entering or returning to employment. The requirement is expected to complement existing employability provision, including Communities for Work Plus, by focusing on people who are economically inactive and furthest from the labour market, particularly those affected by disability, long-term health conditions, caring responsibilities, low confidence, poor wellbeing or other complex and interrelated barriers. Potential provision may include tailored one-to-one and group-based support, mentoring, confidence building, wellbeing-related interventions, skills development, and other locally responsive activities that help individuals move closer to work. The Council is particularly interested in innovative and flexible delivery models that can respond to local need, work collaboratively with existing services and community partners, and demonstrate how support can be designed around the needs of participants rather than a standardised approach. Through this preliminary market engagement, the Council wishes to better understand the range of services available in the market, delivery capacity, potential models for partnership working, and approaches to achieving positive employability and wellbeing outcomes for this client group. ### Planning Information The Council seeks market feedback on: • The availability of providers with relevant experience in delivering community-based employability, wellbeing, mentoring, or early intervention support for individuals facing complex barriers to employment. • Views on the most effective delivery models, including one-to-one, group-based, outreach, and partnership approaches, and how these could be tailored to meet local need. • Feedback on the scope of services that the market could offer to address the root causes of economic inactivity and support individuals to move closer to the labour market. • Information on market capacity, geographic coverage, and any factors that may affect the ability of organisations to deliver services within Carmarthenshire. • Feedback on opportunities for innovation, partnership working, and social value that could strengthen delivery and improve outcomes for participants. Interested parties to contact Gaynor Price via email gcprice@carmarthenshire.gov.uk. Responses will be treated as commercially confidential. Aggregated feedback may inform procurement strategy. This notice does not constitute an invitation to tender. The Council is not obliged to proceed with procurement or award a contract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056506-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £170,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | LLANELLI | | Post town | Swansea | | Postcode | SA15 3AH | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales | | Local authority | Carmarthenshire | | Electoral ward | Tyisha | | Westminster constituency | Llanelli | | Delivery location | TLL14 South West Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 79634000 - Career guidance services - 80500000 - Training services - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services ## Release History - 16 Jun 2026 at 09:55 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056506-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056506-2026 16th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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