Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Provision of Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys.
Authority: Powys County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPowys County Council ("the Council") is establishing a framework agreement for childcare settings to provide Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys.
The childcare programme is to ensure that all children from 2 years old, resident in Powys have access to free, high quality childcare for up to 2.5 hours per day, for a maximum of 12.5 hours per week.
Eligible children and their families, will feel involved, informed, supported and empowered and each child will achieve tangible outcomes of:
- Language Development
- Cognitive Development
- Social & Emotional Development
- Physical Health
- Reduced poverty
- Early Identification of high needs
The Council intends to let a framework agreement under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime.
The Council is awarding a framework, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2033, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 100 suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs 3 mo · up to 7 yrs 3 mo from 4 Jan 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Mar 2034
Published description of the framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£15,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Technical: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Technical : See tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
- “Framework Agreement for Provision of Welsh Government Childcare for 2…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 100 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Powys County Council buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
Powys County Council has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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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.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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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.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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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.
Half of these awards have an award date within 77 days of the bid deadline.
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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.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
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.
1 bid0% / 9%
2–30% / 9%
4–60% / 19%
7+100% / 63%
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.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
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.
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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
Our matching links this notice to “Framework Agreement for Intervention Support Provision in Powys” and “Framework Agreement for Flying Start Childcare Provision in Powys - Phase 2b Expansion 2024” and “Framework Agreement for Flying Start Childcare Provision in Powys” of this authority, but none of the 20 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1CPV 85Published estimate£15m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 85. The comparison uses that group.
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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.
1 bid1%
2–31%
4–67%
7+92%
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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.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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.
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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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TGP CymruWorked for this buyer | Framework Agreement for the provision of Independent Professional Advocacy Services for Children and Young Peoplenotice published Mar 2022 | Lot 4 - Support to Regional and Local Safeguarding Board | — | Similar wording and category |
| Adferiad RecoveryWorked for this buyer | Therapeutic and Positive Attachment Service in Powysnotice published Aug 2024 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Calan DVSWorked for this buyer | Provision of Domestic Abuse prevention services in Powysnotice published Jun 2024 | South | — | Similar wording and category |
| TROS GYNNAL PLANTWorked for this buyer | Tender for the provision of Independent Professional Advocacy Services for Children and Young Peopleruns to Mar 2029 | Lot 2 – Independent Visiting Service | £40k | Similar wording and category |
| Montgomeryshire Family Crisis CentreWorked for this buyer | Provision of Domestic Abuse prevention services in Powysnotice published Jun 2024 | North | — | Similar wording and category |
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.
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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.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £44m29 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 8 live · £285k iPublic 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=8 | |
| £953k3 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £864k iPublic 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=1 | |
Calan DVSSME | £1.4m2 awards in 36m · last 14 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=1 |
| £3.8m9 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 5 live · £1.5m iPublic 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=5 | |
| £81m2 awards in 36m · last 31 months ago | None on file | 55% 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.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
56% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
56% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (56% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Framework Agreement for Flying Start Childcare Provision in Powys, winner not published; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2033
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 15:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
ITT_127017- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090698- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052372Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
See Tender documentation
- Risks
See Tender documentation
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Sell2Wales- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Appointment period ends
- 27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 4 Jan 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 14:58 BST
- Tender notice published32 days ago24 Sept 2026, 15:56 BST
- Next notice expected31 days ago25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by6 days ago20 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 1 day · period end, not a bid countdown27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 46 days11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 69 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 14:58 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Sept 2026, 10:54 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £15,000,00023 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
- Planned procurement notice published24 Sept 2026, 14:52 BSTUK3
- Procurement method changed24 Sept 2026, 14:52 BST
- Deadline published: 27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT24 Sept 2026, 14:52 BST
- Tender notice published24 Sept 2026, 15:56 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active24 Sept 2026, 15:56 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025
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
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender