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Published 7 Oct 2026, 09:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bwrdd Partneriaeth Rhanbarthol Plant Gogledd Cymru: Adolygiad Gwasanaethau Plant./ North Wales Children's Regional Partnership Board: Childrens Service Review.

Authority: Denbighshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£120,000£144,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 4 Nov 202612:00 GMT · 8d 15h left
Clarification cut-off 28 Oct 202612:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Contract term 3 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ar gyfer unigolyn, neu unigolion, neu sefydliad â phrofiad addas a staff sydd â chymhwyster / cymwysterau proffesiynol perthnasol (“yr Ymgynghorydd” / “yr Ymgynghorwyr” / “yr Ymgynghoriaeth”) i ymgymryd ag adolygiad o Wasanaethau Plant yng Ngogledd Cymru.

Yng Nghymru, nodwyd effaith pandemig COVID-19 ar iechyd meddwl plant a phobl ifanc fel blaenoriaeth gan y Comisiynydd Plant yn ei adroddiad ‘Coronafeirws a Fi’ ac fel rhan o Gynlluniau Ail-greu ar ôl COVID-19 gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Mae iechyd meddwl yn faes eang, ond mae pwysigrwydd cefnogaeth effeithiol ar gyfer argyfwng iechyd meddwl i blant a phobl ifanc wedi cael ei amlinellu yn ‘Strategaeth Iechyd Meddwl a Lles 2025 i 2035’, ac ‘Atal hunanladdiad a hunan-niweidio: strategaeth a chynllun cyflawni’ i Gymru.

Yn y 6 Awdurdod Lleol a’r Bwrdd Iechyd (Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr) yng Ngogledd Cymru, gwelwyd cynnydd yn nifer yr atgyfeiriadau, ond hefyd yn eu cymhlethdod oherwydd y trawma mae plant a phobl ifanc wedi’i gael.

Yn 2024, amlygodd adroddiad ar y cyd gan y cyrff Arolygu Iechyd, Gofal ac Addysg bod angen gwelliannau mewn cefnogaeth iechyd meddwl i blant a phobl ifanc.

For an individual, or individuals, or organisation with suitable experience and staff, holding relevant professional qualification(s) to undertake a review of Childrens Services in North Wales.

In Wales, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people’s mental health has been identified as a priority by the Children’s Commissioner in her ‘Coronavirus and Me[JW1.1]’ report and as part of the Welsh Government COVID-19 Reconstruction Plans. Mental health is a broad area, but the importance of effective mental health crisis support for children and young people has been outlined in both the ‘Mental health and wellbeing strategy 2025 to 2035’, and the ‘Suicide prevention and self-harm: strategy and delivery plan’ for Wales.

Across the 6 Local Authorities and in the Health Board (Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board) in North Wales we have seen an increase in volume of referrals but also the complexity due to the trauma that children and young people have experienced.

In 2024 a joint report by the Health, Care, and Education Inspectorates in Wales highlights the need for improvements in mental health support for children and young people.

CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Project management consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Mar 2027 (3 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensionsValue: £120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleTurnover guideline: ~£240,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Extensions: As above · Full details are included in the tender ITT document. Any extension is Subject to funding being confirmed to deliver Part 2 of the project.

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality.: 80%
  • Price.: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality.
  • Price.

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • Turnover usually expected at this size: about £240,000 (twice the annual value).

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Denbighshire County Council buys Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222), and who usually turns up

Denbighshire County Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerDenbighshire County Council · all categories
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 9 of 12 known-size awards · market: CPV 7222 · Wales (Cymru), n=19
75%47%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
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How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Wales (Cymru).

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 19 of 29 known-location awards · market: CPV 7222 · Wales (Cymru), n=25
66%24%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 5 decided notices · market: CPV 7222 · Wales (Cymru), n=5
32 days61 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 32 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 12 of 30 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 7222 · Wales (Cymru), n=36
40%42%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer9 lots with bid counts · all categories
33% had one bid
The market15 lots with bid counts · CPV 7222 · Wales (Cymru)
13% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid33% / 13%
Buyer: 3 of 9 lots with published bid counts. Market: 2 of 15 lots with published bid counts.
2–311% / 47%
Buyer: 1 of 9 lots with published bid counts. Market: 7 of 15 lots with published bid counts.
4–644% / 20%
Buyer: 4 of 9 lots with published bid counts. Market: 3 of 15 lots with published bid counts.
7+11% / 20%
Buyer: 1 of 9 lots with published bid counts. Market: 3 of 15 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer8 lots with estimate and award · all categories
75% below estimate
The market8 lots with estimate and award · CPV 7222 · Wales (Cymru)
38% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate75% / 38%
Buyer: 6 of 8 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 3 of 8 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%25% / 63%
Buyer: 2 of 8 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 5 of 8 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate0% / 0%
Buyer: 0 of 8 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 0 of 8 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 72223 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£120k
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

3expected bids19% chance of a single bid
similar past contests in this category: 43
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid19%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 19%. This is a forecast.
2–315%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 15%. This is a forecast.
4–626%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 26%. This is a forecast.
7+40%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 40%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
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Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

Based on 14 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

£105k12% below estimate
14 comparable awards
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£93k–£120k
Half of likely prices fall between £92,595 and £120,000.
Estimate£120k
The buyer published an estimate of £120,000 for this lot.
A 19% chance the award lands exactly on the estimate.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
1 win in Wales (Cymru)
£460k3 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago2 live · £160k
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Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=3
1 win in Wales (Cymru)
£249k1 awards in 36m · last 1 months agoNone on file26% below n=1
1 win in Wales (Cymru)2 panel places
£274k3 awards in 36m · last 2 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
£501k2 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago1 live · £140k
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Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
1 win in Wales (Cymru)
£125k1 awards in 36m · last 5 months agoNone on file24% above n=1
About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Oct 2026, 09:28 BST
Last source update
7 Oct 2026, 09:28 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094515
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesProject management consultancy servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07822d Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)
Submission portal named on this notice: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Tender submission deadline
4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

  1. Log in to PROACTIS at supplierlive.proactisp2p.com2 ↗. If you are already registered on the Proactis portal please Login and start at Step 14 of these instructions if not go to STEP 33. Click the “Sign Up” button at the bottom of the window4. Enter your correct Organisation Name, address and Primary Contact Details. You will need to create the Organisation ID and User Name. If you have a generic email address for your organisation e.g. tenders@xxx.co.uk then please use this as the primary contact email address.5. Please make a note of the Organisation ID and User Name, then click “Register”6. You will receive an email asking you to “Click here to activate your account”. This takes you to Enter Organisation Details.7. Please enter the information requested, click the “>” on the screen and follow the instructions ensuring that you enter all applicable details.8. In the Classification screen please ensure that you select the Product Classification Codes (CPV Codes) that appear in the tender notice. Please ensure that the selected codes are relevant to your business to ensure that you get notification of opportunities that are of interest.9. In the Buyers screen please select Denbighshire County Council (you may register with other organisations if you wish)10. In the Primary Contact Details screen please ensure that all information is complete. (Please see note 4 above)11. Accept the Terms and Conditions and then click “>”. This takes you to the Welcome window.12. In the Finish screen please enter a new password and note all your Login details for future reference.13. Now click “Complete Registration” and you will enter the Supplier Network page.14. On the centre of the screen click “Opportunities”. This will take you to the list of current opportunities available to you.15. Click the “>” that relates to this notice, this will take you into the PQQ or Tender Request and click “Register Interest”. Note there may be several opportunities that appear on this screen, please ensure that you select the correct one.16. In the “Your Opportunities” screen please note the closing time and date for completion of the relevant project. Please review the “Items” tab (Tender stage only) and the Documents tab (PQQ and Tender stages) as there will be information relating to the project held here. The Documents are accessed by clicking the down arrow underneath the General tab. Please ensure that you download all documents to your PC as you will be required to complete and upload some of them as part of your submission. There are instructions on how to complete your submission in the Guidance for Bidders document.17. You can now either create your response”, or “Decline” this opportunity. Tenders may be submitted in Welsh, a tender submitted in Welsh will be treated no less favourably than a tender submitted in English.
Published estimate £120,000 excludes VAT (£144,000 including VAT).

Timeline

7 Oct 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published19 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 09:28 BST
  2. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  3. Clarification questions byin 2 days
    28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadlinein 9 days
    4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 66 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 09:28 BST
    UK4

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ddinbych / Denbighshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTPG-8659-JMCD Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Wales, LL15 1YNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender