Planning

Work Opportunities Service

  • Denbighshire County Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-053846

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0593f1 (view related notices)

Published 4 September 2025, 11:46am



Scope

Description

Work Opportunity services are well established as one of Denbighshire's preferred ways of meeting the needs of people with a learning disability. This contract is to provide additional direct support staff to work within the Denbighshire County Council managed Community Skills Service, supporting citizens in various settings. To enable citizens with complex disabilities who need specialist support to gain work-based experience, learn new skills, socialise and/or have something meaningful in their lives.

Details of a meet the buyer event for this contract are provided in the engagement section of this notice.

Total value (estimated)

  • £600,000 excluding VAT
  • £720,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
  • 80530000 - Vocational training services

Contract locations

  • UKL13 - Conwy and Denbighshire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

16 October 2025

Engagement process description

A meet the buyer event for this contract will taking place via Microsoft Teams at 10am on 16/10/25 to give potential providers opportunity to learn more about the expectations of the contract and answer any queries. The event is anticipated to last until 11.30am. To book your attendance at this event please email Lauren Roberts at CandCteamASCH@denbighshire.gov.uk and a meeting invite link will be sent out to your requested email address.

A separate engagement will also consult with staff from the current service provider and Denbighshire County Council's Community Skills Service as well as citizens who are supported by the project and their families/carers. Consultation will be offered via questionnaire and/or face to face engagement.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

17 December 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Denbighshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTPG-8659-JMCD

Russell House, Churton Road

Rhyl

LL18 3DP

United Kingdom

Contact name: Lauren Roberts

Telephone: +4401824 706091

Email: CandCteamASCH@denbighshire.gov.uk

Website: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/home.aspx

Region: UKL13 - Conwy and Denbighshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales