- Lot 1. Community Forum (Families First, Flying Start and Legacy)
- Lot 2. Targeted Parenting Support 8+ (Families First)
- Lot 3. Wellbeing (Families First)
- Lot 4. Early Language Development (Flying Start and Families First)
- Lot 5. Domestic Abuse (Children Services)
- Lot 6. Perpetrator (Children Services)
Scope
Reference
CCBC/PS2871/25/HS
Description
This is a contract award notice to advise the market of a contract award for the the provision of children and communities grant tender.
Caerphilly County Borough Council's (CCBC) Children and Communities Grant Programmes (Families First and Early Years) and Caerphilly Children's Services were looking to commission suitable provider(s) to undertake a number of early intervention support services (as per the six lots) for citizens living within the CCBC Council area. The services are designed to improve outcomes for children, young people, adults and families by providing a range of interventions. All interventions will be delivered to families locally, support their wellbeing and empower families.
This contract award notice is to notify the market the outcome following the open procurement and sets out the six contracts awarded under the six lots
Lot 1. Community Forum (Families First, Flying Start and Legacy)
Description
Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) Early Years are looking to commission a provider to undertake a Community Forum service for families living within the CCBC area.The contract will require the following outcomes for families:• Building wellbeing and resilience through improved confidence and sense of belonging• Support families to make the most of their potential, building ambition and encourage learning for life• Development of skills through volunteering opportunities, working withpartners and involvement in a wide range of community focused activities• Greater engagement with services and the wider community, including animproved understanding of support available• Timely 'referrals' in and out of the project: continued support for families in the community using the hierarchy of support model, with timely conversations with more targeted services if requiredThis list is not exhaustive, and the project will be expected to work with theService Purchaser to develop appropriate targets, which reflect the evolving nature of the Early Years model.The project will engage with families, parents and carers living in Caerphillycounty borough, by establishing and supporting the running of CommunityForum groups throughout the borough.Full details are highlighted in the tender documents
Lot 2. Targeted Parenting Support 8+ (Families First)
Description
Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) Families First are looking to commission a provider to undertake a Parenting Support Service for families living within the CCBC area with children aged 8 to 17.Parenting plays a central role in relation to outcomes for children. Good quality parenting can help promote resilience, positive self-esteem, and have a positive impact on a child's learning, outcomes and school. Children who grow up in a nurturing environment where parenting is fair, consistent and structured are also less likely to be exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) which may detrimentally affect their physical and mental health over the longer term.The Caerphilly Early Years and Childcare Service provide information, advice and support for expectant parents and families with young children aged 0-7 years living in the Caerphilly County borough.As such, the specification outlines parenting support for families with children aged 8 and over. Parenting support for families with children aged 0-7 will be provided by an in-house Early Years team. It is hoped that this will remove the barriers of meeting different criteria and instead offer families support based off their needs and children's ages.Full details of the lot requirement can be found in the Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Lot 3. Wellbeing (Families First)
Description
Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) Families First are looking to commissiona provider to undertake a Wellbeing Support Service for families living within theCCBC area with children and young people aged 25 and under.Low level mental health, emotional health and wellbeing are issues which play acentral role in families' outcomes. The service must reflect a strengths-based, family centred approach, promoting resilience and voluntary engagement in line with theWelsh Government Families First guidance. Parents who experience poor wellbeingand lower levels of confidence and resilience are more likely to expose their childrento Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Improving families' wellbeing can helppromote resilience, positive self-esteem, and have a positive impact on outcomes forthe family.This project will deliver support for families with children and young peopleaged 25 and under, living within the Caerphilly County Borough Council area,affected by low level mental health, emotional health and wellbeing.Full details can be found in the invitation to tender on the eSourcing portal
Lot 4. Early Language Development (Flying Start and Families First)
Description
Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) Early Years (Flying Start) and Families First are looking to commission a provider to undertake an Early LanguageDevelopment service for families living within the CCBC area with Early Years aged children.The service will consist of two key elements:• Firstly, for children aged 3-12 months and their families to access information about the importance of talking, engaging and playing with children in the early years to develop language acquisition.• Secondly, the service will deliver the Elklan Let's Talk with your Babyprogramme for families with children aged 3-12months.The Service Provider will need to use a range of tools to support key Speech, nguage and Communication messages for families Talk with me |GOV.WALES and strengthen the sustainability of ongoing language acquisition e.g. links to libraries for books, groups, and include activities based on resources readily available to parents in the home or inexpensive / recycled materials. All interventions will need to consider equality implications and include bilingual delivery according to parental need.Full details are in the invitation to tender documents
Lot 5. Domestic Abuse (Children Services)
Description
Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) Social Services and Caerphilly FamiliesFirst are looking to commission provider(s) to undertake Domestic Abuse Servicesfor children and their families living within the CCBC Council area affected byDomestic AbuseThis project will deliver support for families with children and young people aged 25 and under (including antenatally), living within the Caerphilly CountyBorough Council area, who are victims/survivors of domestic abuse. TheService Provider will be expected to tailor and amend their service to meet the needs of the individuals being referred into the service.The purpose of offering support to those who have suffered domestic abuse is to:• Increase the safety of parents and children through assessment, safety planning and access to specialist services• Provide a safe space for individuals to explore feelings and find the beststrategies to deal with their experiences and rebuild their lives• Break the cycle of abuse by increasing understanding of healthy relationships and behaviour in comparison to coercive and abusive behaviour• Reduce the risk of harm by empowering parents to make good decisions for the benefit of themselves and their children, based on improved knowledge and understandingFull details can be found in the Invitation to tender on the esourcing portal
Lot 6. Perpetrator (Children Services)
Description
Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) Social Services are looking tocommission a Service Provider to undertake a Perpetrator Support Service forindividuals living within the CCBC Council area displaying perpetrator behaviour.Caerphilly Children's Services wishes to commission a Service Provider todeliver Respect Accredited Domestic Abuse/Violence Perpetrator supportProgrammes (DAPP/DVPP). This project will provide support for adults who are displaying perpetrator behaviour, increase focus on holding theseindividuals to account and provide opportunities to change their behaviourbased around victim safety.Full details can be found in the invitation to tender on the esourcing portal
Contract 1. Community Forum (Early Years)
Lots
Lot 1. Community Forum (Families First, Flying Start and Legacy)
Supplier
Contract value
- £985,000 excluding VAT
- £1,182,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
10 December 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
10 December 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
5 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR UP TO A FURTHER PERIOD OF TWO YEARS EXTENDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Contract locations
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Contract 2. Targeted Parenting Support 8+ (Families First)
Lots
Lot 2. Targeted Parenting Support 8+ (Families First)
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,495,000 excluding VAT
- £1,794,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
10 December 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
10 December 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
5 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR UP TO A FURTHER PERIOD OF TWO YEARS EXTENDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Contract locations
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Contract 3. Wellbeing (Families First)
Lots
Lot 3. Wellbeing (Families First)
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,450,000 excluding VAT
- £1,740,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
10 December 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
10 December 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
5 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR UP TO A FURTHER PERIOD OF TWO YEARS EXTENDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Contract 4. Early Language Development Group (Early Years and Families First)
Lots
Lot 4. Early Language Development (Flying Start and Families First)
Supplier
Contract value
- £600,000 excluding VAT
- £720,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
10 December 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
10 December 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
5 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR UP TO A FURTHER PERIOD OF TWO YEARS EXTENDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Contract 5. Domestic Abuse (Victims) Families First
Lots
Lot 5. Domestic Abuse (Children Services)
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,438,259 excluding VAT
- £1,725,911 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
10 December 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
10 December 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
5 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR UP TO A FURTHER PERIOD OF TWO YEARS EXTENDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Contract 6. Perpetrator Support Service (children Services)
Lots
Lot 6. Perpetrator (Children Services)
Supplier
Contract value
- £509,400 excluding VAT
- £611,278 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
10 December 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
10 December 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
5 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 December 2031
- 5 years, 9 months
Description of possible extension:
WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR UP TO A FURTHER PERIOD OF TWO YEARS EXTENDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Contract locations
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Information about tenders
Lot 1. Community Forum (Families First, Flying Start and Legacy)
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Lot 2. Targeted Parenting Support 8+ (Families First)
- 4 tenders received
- 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Lot 3. Wellbeing (Families First)
- 8 tenders received
- 8 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 6 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 7 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Lot 4. Early Language Development (Flying Start and Families First)
- 1 tender received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 1 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Lot 5. Domestic Abuse (Children Services)
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Lot 6. Perpetrator (Children Services)
- 1 tender received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Suppliers
Barnardo's
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHTN-1518-HDWG
Barnardo House
Barkingside
IG6 1QG
United Kingdom
Email: mark.carter@barnardos.org.uk
Region: UKI53 - Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. Targeted Parenting Support 8+ (Families First)
Contract 3. Wellbeing (Families First)
Cyfannol Women's Aid
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMQW-9463-YXJY
Park Road
Pontypool
NP4 6JE
United Kingdom
Email: fundraising@cyfannol.org.uk
Region: UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 5. Domestic Abuse (Victims) Families First
Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBCD-9129-MYJL
Carlton Drive
Caerphilly
NP11 4EA
United Kingdom
Email: lisa.brook@gavo.org.uk
Region: UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 4. Early Language Development Group (Early Years and Families First)
Phoenix Domestic Abuse Service
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDJD-5471-VTVR
Surgery Road
Abertillery
NP13 3AY
United Kingdom
Email: info@pheonixdas.co.uk
Region: UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 6. Perpetrator Support Service (children Services)
The Parent Network
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQYH-8518-XNYP
YMCA Aeron Place
Gilfach
CF81 8JA
United Kingdom
Email: admin@parentcaer.org.uk
Region: UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Community Forum (Early Years)
Contracting authority
Caerphilly County Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWHP-2369-JPYL
Penallta House, Tredomen Park
Hengoed
CF82 7PG
United Kingdom
Contact name: Helen Sellwood
Telephone: 01443863283
Email: sellwhl@caerphilly.gov.uk
Website: http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk
Region: UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales