Provision of Wellbeing Assistance Programme and Support Services for Individuals Involved in Fitness to Practise and Hearings Processes

Social Care WalescontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05e2cdProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£167k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

28 Jan 2026

Deadline 25 Feb 2026

Description

The purpose of this tender is to appoint a supplier to provide a comprehensive advice, support, signposting, and counselling service for individuals involved in Social Care Wales’ fitness to practise and hearings processes. This includes registered workers under investigation, their families, applicants or registered persons referred to case conferences or hearings, complainants, witnesses, whistle-blowers, and the independent panel members who sit on our fitness to practise panel hearings. The service aims to safeguard wellbeing and offer appropriate support throughout these challenging and sensitive procedures. Please see ITT for full requirements.

Scope

Reference
Wellbeing Assistance Programme
Total value
£166,667 excluding VAT
£200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2028
Possible extension to 30 Apr 2030

The contract will run initially from 1 May 2026 until 30 April 2028 with a possibility of being extended for a further 24 months, up to a total period of 4 years.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
85000000
72253000
Contract locations
Wales, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Quality Assessment of technical ability to fulfil the requirementquality60.00%
Social ValueAssessment of additional value adding social value offerquality10.00%
CostAssessment of costs to fulfil the requirementcost30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Please refer to Appendix 1 - WPSQ

Please refer to ITT and Appendix 1 - WPSQ

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
11 Feb 2026, 5:00 pm
Submission deadline
25 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure