Coming up· published 1 Jul 2025
Market Engagement Event for the Provision of a Supported Day Care Service in the Western Vale area
Vale of Glamorgan Council · Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Vale of Glamorgan Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Vale of Glamorgan.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:05
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Vale of Glamorgan Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Vale of Glamorgan. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £1,020,152. The contract runs from 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2030. It lasts 4 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 1 July 2025. The notice number is 036519-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0556fd.
Summary of the contracting process
The Vale of Glamorgan Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the provision of a Supported Day Care Service in the Western Vale area. This service targets older people and individuals living with dementia. The procurement is classified under the "services" category, specifically "Social work services without accommodation".
An online market engagement event is scheduled for 29th July 2025 to provide insights into the council's requirements, TUPE implications, and governmental priorities such as social value and decarbonisation. Interested parties should contact the council via email to express interest in attending. The procurement is guided by Welsh devolved regulations and aims to contract the service starting from January 2026.
A future notice for further developments in this tender is anticipated on 29th August 2025. This procurement process, led by a public authority under sub-central government, opens significant opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs specialising in social services. The light touch regime of this procurement contract suggests flexibility, conducive to innovative service proposals, and allows potential providers to demonstrate their capacity to meet governmental objectives.
The contract value is estimated at approximately £1,020,152 GBP, indicating substantial commercial interest and scope for business growth.
The notice in full
This notice is to invite interested providers to a market engagement event via Microsoft teams on 29th July 2025 in relation to the provision of a Supported Day Care Service for Older People and People Living with Dementia in the Western Vale area. The Vale of Glamorgan Council is intending to conduct a procurement process for this service and would like to consult with relevant organisations prior to the process.
The Event will discuss the Council's requirements and cover potential TUPE implications regarding the currently commissioned Service, and Government priorities such as social value, decarbonisation, and will answer potential bidder's questions regarding the procurement process. Please contact the Council via email contracting@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk to express an interest in attending the event and joining details will be forwarded to you.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 5 Jan 2026 to 4 Jan 2030 (4 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1,020,152
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 036519-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0556fd
- CPV code
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Town
- Cardiff
- Postcode
- CF63 4RU
- Electoral ward
- Castleland
- Constituency
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery area
- Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Area
- South East Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Vale of Glamorgan Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Shannon Purdey
- Address
- Barry, CF63 4RU · Wales · Wales
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the Market Engagement Event for the Provision of a Supported Day Care Service in… tender open?
Vale of Glamorgan Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Market Engagement Event for the Provision of a Supported Day Care Service in… contract worth?
The estimated value is £1,020,152. The contract runs from 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2030 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Market Engagement Event for the Provision of a Supported Day Care Service in…?
Vale of Glamorgan Council, based in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The named contact is Shannon Purdey.
How do I bid for Market Engagement Event for the Provision of a Supported Day Care Service in…?
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- Read the early notice in full.
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