Rhyl City Strategy awarded Flintshire IPS employment services contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 12:21.

Opportunity overview

Roedd y Cyngor yn chwilio am gyflenwr i gyflawni contractau Cyflogaeth Lleoliad â Chymorth Unigol yn y sector cyflogadwyedd yn rhan o Raglen Cysylltu â Gwaith Gogledd Cymru, yn benodol yn Sir y Fflint. Bydd y contractau yn golygu cefnogi pobl ag anableddau sydd eisiau gweithio i ganfod cyflogaeth gynaliadwy yn lleol.Mae Lleoliad â Chymorth Unigol yn integreiddio cefnogaeth â chyflogaeth ochr yn ochr â gwasanaethau iechyd sylfaenol ac eilaidd, a gwasanaethau cymorth eraill. Yn ddelfrydol bydd yr integreiddio yma’n digwydd ar lefel gorfforol, drwy gydleoli a pholisïau eraill, lle y bo’n briodol. A supplier was being sought to deliver Supported Employment Individual Placement and Support (IPS) contracts within the employability sector as part of the Connect to Work North Wales Programme, specifically in the County of Flintshire. The contracts will involve supporting people with disabilities who want to work to find local sustainable employment.IPS integrates employment support alongside primary and secondary health services, and other support services. This integration ideally occurs at a physical level, through co-location and other policies, where applicable.

Awarded to

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Rhyl City Strategy

Match pending…

Published award value: £1.6m
Awarded: 16 Jul 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PRHZ-8983-DXTR
Location: Rhyl, UKL13, LL18 1BE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-06acc6
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Flintshire County Council
Id: GB-PPON-PNJC-2356-PCDV

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNJC-2356-PCDV

Address

Street Address: Ty Dewi Sant
Locality: Flintshire
Postal Code: CH7 6NA
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL23

Contact

Name: Mr Gary Wyn Jones
Email: gary.wynjones@denbighshire.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.flintshire.gov.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Entry 2

Scheme: UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id: GB-WLS
Description: Welsh devolved regulations apply

Organisation 2

Name: Denbighshire County Council
Id: GB-PPON-PTPG-8659-JMCD
Role Details: Denbighshire County Council ran the procurement exercise on behalf of Flintshire County Council

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PTPG-8659-JMCD

Address

Street Address: County Hall, Wynnstay Road
Locality: Ruthin
Postal Code: LL15 1YN
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL13

Contact

Name: Mr Gary Wyn Jones
Email: gary.wynjones@denbighshire.gov.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Url: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk ↗

Organisation 3

Name: Rhyl City Strategy
Id: GB-PPON-PRHZ-8983-DXTR

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PRHZ-8983-DXTR

Address

Street Address: 69-71 Wellington Road
Locality: Rhyl
Postal Code: LL18 1BE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL13

Contact

Email: alison.thomas@rcs-wales.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: Yes
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80570000
Description: Personal development training services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79634000
Description: Career guidance services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80521000
Description: Training programme services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKL23
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PRHZ-8983-DXTR
Name: Rhyl City Strategy

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Connect to work programme (IPS) for Flintshire County Council
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 11 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 11 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 1,884,000
Amount: 1,570,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 095067-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095067-2026 ↗
Published: 8 Oct 2026, 10:44
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Flintshire · UKL23 · CH7 6NA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

052485-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 3 Jun 2026, 16:19
072374-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 30 Jul 2026, 16:28
095067-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 8 Oct 2026, 10:44

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Flintshire County Council has concluded a contract with Rhyl City Strategy for Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment services under the Connect to Work North Wales programme in Flintshire. Denbighshire County Council ran the procurement on Flintshire’s behalf.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is "complete" in the published contract details data.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 status is "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 status is "active".

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095067-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06acc6
First published: 30 Jul 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 12:21
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award 1 was awarded to Rhyl City Strategy. The contract is recorded as active, signed on 11 September 2026, and runs to 31 March 2030.

Market significance

The £1.57m net contract covers supported-employment services for people with disabilities seeking sustainable local work in Flintshire, integrating employment support with health and other support services.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Rhyl City Strategy

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £1,570,000 net; £1,884,000 gross GBP · Awarded; contract active

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Award 1 names Rhyl City Strategy as supplier. Contract 1, linked to Award 1, records GBP 1,570,000 net and GBP 1,884,000 gross.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is "complete" in the published contract details data.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 status is "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 status is "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed on 11 September 2026

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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-11.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value, excluding VAT

99% confidence

£1,570,000

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Contract 1 value.amount is 1570000 GBP.

Contract value, including VAT

99% confidence

£1,884,000

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1884000 GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

Single award and single supplier; contract-level value

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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1, which names one supplier and relates to Lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

3 June 2026

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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-06-03.

Award date

99% confidence

17 July 2026

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Award 1 records award_date as 2026-07-17.

Contract start date

99% confidence

11 September 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-11.

Contract end date

99% confidence

31 March 2030

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2030-03-31.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Contract document 095067-2026 records datePublished as 2026-10-08.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

98% confidence

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported-employment services

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The notice describes delivery of Supported Employment IPS contracts within the employability sector.

Beneficiaries

98% confidence

People with disabilities who want to find sustainable local employment

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The description states that the contracts support people with disabilities seeking local sustainable employment.

Programme and area

99% confidence

Connect to Work North Wales programme, Flintshire

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The description identifies the Connect to Work North Wales Programme, specifically County of Flintshire.

Service integration

96% confidence

Employment support alongside primary and secondary health services and other support services

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The description explains the IPS integration model, including co-location where appropriate.

Lot

99% confidence

Lot 1; title and detailed lot description not supplied

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Award 1 and Contract 1 relate to Lot 1; the published lot record has no title or description.

Service classifications

99% confidence

Personal development training services; career guidance services; training programme services

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Award item classifications are CPV 80570000, 79634000 and 80521000.

Delivery area

98% confidence

Flintshire (UKL23)

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Award item delivery address is region UKL23; the notice identifies Flintshire.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".

Procurement regime

99% confidence

Light-touch regime; covered by the GPA

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Tender specialRegime includes "lightTouch" and coveredBy includes "GPA".

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of tenders and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice data

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No bid-count, scoring or evaluation-result fields are provided.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract period

99% confidence

11 September 2026 to 31 March 2030

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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.

Contract duration

95% confidence

Approximately 3 years, 6 months and 20 days

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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 11 September 2026 to 31 March 2030.

Extensions or options

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Yes

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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

98% confidence

One active award and one active contract cover Lot 1

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The source provides one award, one supplier and one contract, all linked to Lot 1.

Supplier positioning

95% confidence

The supplier is published as an SME and VCSE for a disability-focused IPS employment-support requirement

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Published supplier attributes state SME and VCSE; the scope describes support for people with disabilities.

Value interpretation

96% confidence

The published £1.57m net and £1.884m gross figures are contract-level amounts

View supporting evidence

The figures are recorded in Contract 1, linked to the sole award and supplier.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06acc6
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Contracting authority

99% confidence

Flintshire County Council

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Flintshire County Council is identified as the buyer.

Procurement delivery body

99% confidence

Denbighshire County Council ran the procurement on Flintshire County Council’s behalf

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Denbighshire County Council is the procuring entity and its role details state this arrangement.

Authority type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority; Welsh devolved regulations apply

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Buyer classifications state publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment and GB-WLS.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

Rhyl City Strategy

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Award 1 and the supplier party record name Rhyl City Strategy.

Published supplier characteristics

99% confidence

SME and VCSE

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Supplier details identify scale as SME and vcse as true.

Supplier identity basis

99% confidence

Published procurement supplier name; no Companies House legal-name verification supplied

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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and no verified company name or number is supplied.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

78% confidence

Around the contract end date of 31 March 2030, subject to any unpublished extension or replacement arrangements

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This is an estimate derived only from the explicit contract end date; no renewal or extension terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier legal-identity verification

99% confidence

No verified company legal name or company number is supplied

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Supplier verification is marked not_applicable, with verifiedCompanyName and verifiedCompanyNumber null.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value

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The lot record contains null title, description and value fields.

Competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No tender count, bidder list, scores, evaluation narrative or award rationale is provided.

Future terms

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No extension, option, renewal or pricing-breakdown terms are provided.

Conflict-of-interest publication

99% confidence

Conflict-of-interest document is marked not published

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Tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description "Not published".

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No verified company legal name or company number is supplied for Rhyl City Strategy; the analysis uses the published procurement supplier name.
Lot 1 title, detailed description and individual lot value are not supplied.
The published notice data does not provide bid counts, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings.
No extension, option, renewal, pricing-breakdown or performance terms are published.
The conflict-of-interest document is marked not published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Flintshire Connect to Work IPS contract?

Rhyl City Strategy was named as the supplier for Award 1.

What is the value of the contract?

The contract value is £1,570,000 excluding VAT and £1,884,000 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The published contract period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 March 2030.

What services are covered?

The requirement covers IPS supported-employment services for people with disabilities seeking sustainable local employment in Flintshire.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Rhaglen Lleoliad a Chymorth Unigol (IPS) Cysylltu a gwaith ar gyfer Cyngor Sir Fflint / Result of Connect to work programme (IPS) for Flintshire County Council

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Rhyl City Strategy

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Covered By

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Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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Roles

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Classifications

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Related lots

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Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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