Powys County Council’s (the Council) Waste and Recycling Services (W&R) are responsible for the collection and processing of household waste. The Council operate a kerbside sort collection service following the Welsh Government blueprint with waste streams being bulked at depots in Powys.
Located at the Brecon Waste Transfer Station is a sorting line which separated plastics and metals and baling equipment which is used to bale the individual waste streams.
Powys County Council ('The Council') wish to procure a single contract for the whole county. This contract is to deliver support for children and young people with a disability, those with additional learning needs and their families across Powys.
The service will include 1-2-1 support and group work, bespoke short-breaks through outreach and home-based support (including children's domiciliary care) to support and achieve any identified well-being outcomes.
The service will be delivered by a provider registered with Care Inspectorate Wales as a Childrens Domiciliary Care Agency.
The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year plus 1 year at the Council's discretion.
The Council intends to let the contract in compliance with Regulations 74 – 77 Light Touch Regime (LTR) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and will use a “pseudo” Open Procedure.
The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
Powys County Council’s (The Council) Highways, Grounds and Street Services (HGSS) are responsible for the management of grounds maintenance, grass cutting and additional associated activities on trunk roads, county and rural roads and within urban areas in the County of Powys.
HGSS are seeking to appoint a single supplier for the provision of rural verge maintenance services in the north zone of the County, and it is intended that agreements will be entered into for a period of three years. It is anticipated that the agreement will commence from March 2024.
Powys County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) is seeking to engage with a suitably competent, experienced, and qualified provider (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) for the provision of Adult Disabilities Respite Services (‘the Service’).
The service relates to the delivery of respite support for adults (18+) with a learning disability. The service will enable the carer and cared for to be part of their wider community by maintaining independence, reducing isolation, and increasing social networks and friendships. The purpose of respite services is to enable individuals to have an opportunity to have a short break away from their usual home, in a setting where they will be supported to make choices, acquire socially valued roles, status and self-esteem, active citizenship skills, as appropriate to their unique needs, wishes and aspirations.
The service will be delivered by a provider registered with Care Inspectorate Wales.
The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year plus 1 year at the Council's discretion.
The Council intends to let the contract in compliance with Regulations 74 – 77 Light Touch Regime (LTR) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and will use a “pseudo” Open Procedure.
The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
Powys County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) is seeking to engage with a suitably competent, experienced, and qualified provider (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) for the provision of Independent Professional Advocacy Service for Adults in Powys (‘the Service’).
Independent Adult Advocacy Service(s): Statutory Independent Advocacy under the SSWB (Wales) Act which is impartial and acts in the best interest of the service user.
Advocacy across all adult citizen groups except those in receipt of statutory mental health advocacy (including seldom heard groups/preferred language).
Working in partnership with the community and voluntary sector to ensure advocacy is understood and support is available to citizens who may have difficulty articulating or negotiating their needs and personal goals.
The service will include:
Promotion and marketing of advocacy services
Robust advocacy data collection to support demand and future intelligence.
The provider is required to be Registered with Care Inspectorate Wales CIW for
Regulated Advocacy Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals)
(Wales) Regulations 2019.
Providers must make provision for the Strategic Framework for Welsh Language Services in Health, Social Services and Social Care (2016-19) which places a responsibility on “organisations across the public sector to comply with the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011.
The Contract will be for 3 years and will commence on the date indicated in the award correspondence and will continue from that date until 30th April 2027 (“the Term”) at which date the agreement will automatically terminate unless the Council exercises its option to extend for 1 year, plus 1 year.
Powys County Council is seeking to engage suitably experienced and competent Contractors to enter into a Contract for Fire Safety Compliance Inspections, Servicing and Remedials within Corporate Buildings across the County of Powys for a three (3) year period with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months.
Works to include Inspections, Servicing and Remedials of Portable Fire Fighting equipment (Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets), Sprinklers, Fire Alarms and Emergency Lighting.
Powys County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) is seeking to engage with a suitably competent, experienced, and qualified provider (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) for the provision of Adults and Young Carers Service (‘the Service’).
The service relates to the delivery of Adults and Young Carers Service support. The service will ensure that Powys is a great place for the unpaid carer, to empower Carers and their families to make informed choices and progress to having positive outcomes, while feeling listened to and understood by professionals. The service will provide inclusive and holistic support to Carers, helping them to maintain their quality of life and enhance their capacity to maintain and improve their health and wellbeing through the provision of a range of family and person centred, co-produced and outcome focused services. The purpose of the service is to offer early intervention and support that achieves better outcomes in a timely manner. This will reduce the need and dependency on statutory services and allow a cost effective and efficient service that is flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the Carer and their families.
The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year plus 1 year at the Council's discretion.
The Council intends to let the contract in compliance with Regulations 74 – 77 Light Touch Regime (LTR) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and will use a “pseudo” Open Procedure.
The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers
Powys County Council’s (the Council) Waste and Recycling Services (W&R) are responsible for the collection and processing of household waste. The Council operate a kerbside sort collection service following the Welsh Government blueprint with waste streams being bulked at depots in Powys.
Located at the Brecon Waste Transfer Station is a sorting line which separated plastics and metals and baling equipment which is used to bale the individual waste streams.
Within the County of Powys, there are 990km miles of county roads and 430km miles of trunk roads serviced during the winter months, the Council undertakes winter maintenance activities on these roads. There activities include snow clearance and the spreading of grit using a range of Council owned and hired vehicles and other equipment.
For the Council to undertake some of these activates, 6x4, 4x4 and 4x2 gritters are required and the Council’s intention is to hire these from a single source between September and April during the agreement period.
The Council is seeking to engage suitably experienced and qualified Supplier to enter into an agreement to provide to the Council with Gritting Vehicles for a period of four years.
Powys County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) is seeking to engage with suitably competent, experienced, and qualified providers (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) for the provision of Domestic Abuse Prevention Services in Powys (‘the Service’).
The Council wishes to re-commission preventative and supportive services for those effected by Domestic Abuse, with clear outcomes for service users.
The Council wishes to procure preventative and support services for children, young people, and adult survivors (both male and female), ready for these services to begin delivery from 1st October 2024. The successful tenderer(s) will be required to work in close partnership with the Council, Powys Teaching Health Board, Dyfed Powys Police, and other key partner agencies, including community groups.
The Council is seeking an organisation/s who will effectively deliver this contract but also work as a developmental partner to help shape the future direction of addressing Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence in Powys.
Services will be delivered in Lot 1 – North and Lot 2 – South, and the Council welcomes collaborative/consortium tenders for one or both lots.
The contract duration will be 5 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year plus 1 year at the Council's discretion.
The Council intends to let the contract in compliance with Regulations 74 – 77 Light Touch Regime (LTR) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and will use a “pseudo” Open Procedure.
The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
Powys County Council established a framework agreement for settings providing Flying Start Childcare. The Council is re-opening the Framework for providers in the Expansion Phase 2b areas: Llanbadarn Fawr, Machynlleth and Llanelwedd.
The Flying Start programme is to ensure that all Flying Start eligible children resident within the specific postcode areas have access to free, high quality childcare for up to 2.5 hours per day, for a maximum of 12.5 hours per week.
Children will start childcare from the term after their second birthday until the term after their third birthday.
Flying Start 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 pseudo 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.
** Re-opening of the framework for Phase 2b Expansion 2024** The Council may decide in future to re-open the framework to allow providers to join, should the Council need to meet demand.
Powys County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) is seeking to engage with suitably competent, experienced, and qualified providers (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) for the provision of a Therapeutic and Positive Attachment Service in Powys (‘the Service’).
The Council wishes to commission preventative and supportive services for young people effected by trauma, with clear outcomes for service users.
The Council wishes to procure preventative and support services for children, young people, ready for these services to begin delivery from 1st September 2024. The successful tenderer(s) will be required to work in close partnership with the Council, Powys Teaching Health Board, Emotional Health and Well Being Workstream, Start Well Board, Schools and other key partner agencies.
The Council is seeking an organisation/s who will effectively deliver this contract but also work as a developmental partner to help shape the future direction of addressing Therapeutic and Positive Attachment support and Trauma Informed Services for children and young people in Powys.
The contract duration will be 30 months with an option to extend for a further 1 year plus 1 year at the Council's discretion subject to funding being available.
The Council intends to let the contract in compliance with Regulations 74 – 77 Light Touch Regime (LTR) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and will use a “pseudo” Open Procedure.
The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
The Council is seeking to engage suitably experienced and qualified Contractors to tender for the Design and Construction of a Special AP School in Kerry, Powys, Mid Wales under a JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 with a Schedule of Amendments.
The purpose of this ITT is to re-open the Social Care Training Framework for Social Care training courses for Adults and Childrens Services.
Powys County Council has established a framework of suppliers and the Council is re-opening the Framework for new suppliers who wish to tender to be awarded to the Framework. Existing framework providers are not required to re-apply.
Funding will only be awarded on an annual basis in line with the grant funding allocation process through Welsh Government (SCWWDP) and the Council.
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of up to 4 years, from 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2027 (1+1+1)
An annual delivery schedule will be developed in accordance with workforce demand in January each year, as defined through the annual training needs analysis and annual SCWWDP priorities. Therefore, giving Training Providers on the framework at least 3-months’ notice of intention to commission each course.
The Council intends to let the contract in compliance with Regulations 74 – 77 Light Touch Regime (LTR) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and will use a “pseudo” Open Procedure.
The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
This tender is to engage a suitably experienced and qualified supplier to manage and operate four household recycling centres (HRC) at Lower Cwmtwrch, Brecon, Llandrindod Wells and Newtown within the county of Powys.
The contract terms will be for seven years with an option to extend up to further three years.
Powys County Council (the Council) is seeking to engage with suitably qualified and experienced organisations for Early Years Pre School Education Provision in Powys.
Since September 2017, Powys early years education has been provided via contracted early years settings.
From September 2025, the Council will be seeking to award new contracts for the next five years.
All 3 and 4 year olds will have access to up to 10 hours of Early Years Education per week during term time. The new funding formula implemented in April 2024 5 GBP per hour per child. The provision will be split into catchment area lots.
If you have the intention to bid for more than one setting under either a
single lot or under more than one lot, please ensure the applications are kept separate.
Please note, however, this may result in a partial award and will not provide an advantage over other, single, bids.
Lots:
Lot 1 - Brecon
Lot 2 - Bro Hyddgen
Lot 3 - Builth Wells
Lot 4 - Caereinion
Lot 5 - Crickhowell
Lot 6 - Gwernyfed
Lot 7 - John Beddoes
Lot 8 - Llandrindod Wells
Lot 9 - Llanfyllin
Lot 10 - Llanidloes
Lot 11 - Maesydderwen
Lot 12 - Newtown
Lot 13 - Welshpool
Framework Agreement length - 4 years plus an option to extend for a further 1 year at the Council's discretion.
Contract duration - Individual setting contract lengths - 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the Council's discretion.
The Council intends to let a pseudo 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 Council may decide in future to re-open the framework to allow providers to join, should the Council need to meet demand.
Bidders should be aware there is a separate ITT to submit a tender in Welsh, please see ITT_113337.