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Dynmaic Purchasing System for the Provision of Training in the Social Care Sector (Round 2)

EducationCPV 80561000

Value£2.5m

Deadline31 Mar 2028

Published27 Apr 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 27 Apr 2026581 days leftCloses 31 Mar 2028

Who to contact

natalie.schofield@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

+44 1495311556

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£2.5mtotal contract value

median £84k

this tender£0£2.7m

This is a large award for Education & Training — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council has published 4 Education & Training notices, about every 27 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around August 2028.

9% of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Blaenau Gwent & Caerphilly County Borough Councils provides a joint Workforce Development Team service for the whole social care sector within Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly geographical boundaries.

The service is seeking suitably qualified and experienced training providers to be commissioned for a variety of training requirements including: Assessment in Social Work Child Development Engagement with Children Health & Safety Health Delivery Learning Disability Legislation Management Development Mental Health Mental Health - Legislation Professional Skills in Social Work Promoting Independence Promoting Independence - Childrens Safeguarding Specialist Equipment Training Staff Development Substance Misuse Supportive Strategies in Social Work Enabling Others

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

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What it takes to bid this

25–40 daysof bid-team effort

£17.1k–£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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