--- title: "Workforce Development Planning and Practice Educator Inquiry" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-156377" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-156377" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-156377.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-156377.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SOCIAL CARE WALES" published: "2025-12-02" --- # Workforce Development Planning and Practice Educator Inquiry Buyer: SOCIAL CARE WALES Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-kuma6s-156377 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-156377) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-156377.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=156377 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Dec 2025 | | Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 2 Dec 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOCIAL CARE WALES | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF10 1EW | | 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 | Cathays | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | OXFORD BROOKES ENTERPRISES | ## CPV Codes ### 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 ### 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 ## Release History - 2 Dec 2025 at 16:40 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=156377 - 2 Oct 2025 at 10:34 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=156377 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=11 2nd October 2025 - Appendix 5 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=12 2nd October 2025 - Atodiad 5 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=13 2nd October 2025 - Appendix 6 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=14 2nd October 2025 - Atodiad 6 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=15 2nd October 2025 - Social Care Wales Contract Template - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=8 2nd October 2025 - Atodiad 3 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=9 2nd October 2025 - Appendix 4 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=10 2nd October 2025 - Atodiad 4 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=6 2nd October 2025 - Atodiad 2 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=7 2nd October 2025 - Appendix 3 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=3 2nd October 2025 - Appendix 1 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=4 2nd October 2025 - Atodiad 1 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=5 2nd October 2025 - Appendix 2 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=1 2nd October 2025 - ITT - English - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=OCT549183&idx=2 2nd October 2025 - ITT - Welsh ## Notice URLs - http://ipc.brookes.ac.uk - http://www.socialcare.wales - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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