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Carmarthenshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Council is considering the procurement of services to support delivery of the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer through targeted, community-based interventions designed to help individuals address the underlying barriers preventing them from entering or returning to employment. The requirement is expected to complement existing employability provision, including Communities for Work Plus, by focusing on people who are economically inactive and furthest from the labour market, particularly those affected by disability, long-term health conditions, caring responsibilities, low confidence, poor wellbeing or other complex and interrelated barriers. Potential provision may include tailored one-to-one and group-based support, mentoring, confidence building, wellbeing-related interventions, skills development, and other locally responsive activities that help individuals move closer to work. The Council is particularly interested in innovative and flexible delivery models that can respond to local need, work collaboratively with existing services and community partners, and demonstrate how support can be designed around the needs of participants rather than a standardised approach. Through this preliminary market engagement, the Council wishes to better understand the range of services available in the market, delivery capacity, potential models for partnership working, and approaches to achieving positive employability and wellbeing outcomes for this client group.

Classification

  • CPV79634000 — Career guidance services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services
  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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-06b5a6
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
22 Jul 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79634000
Description
Career guidance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312300
Description
Guidance and counselling services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Council seeks market feedback on: • The availability of providers with relevant experience in delivering community-based employability, wellbeing, mentoring, or early intervention support for individuals facing complex barriers to employment. • Views on the most effective delivery models, including one-to-one, group-based, outreach, and partnership approaches, and how these could be tailored to meet local need. • Feedback on the scope of services that the market could offer to address the root causes of economic inactivity and support individuals to move closer to the labour market. • Information on market capacity, geographic coverage, and any factors that may affect the ability of organisations to deliver services within Carmarthenshire. • Feedback on opportunities for innovation, partnership working, and social value that could strengthen delivery and improve outcomes for participants. Interested parties to contact Gaynor Price via email gcprice@carmarthenshire.gov.uk. Responses will be treated as commercially confidential. Aggregated feedback may inform procurement strategy. This notice does not constitute an invitation to tender. The Council is not obliged to proceed with procurement or award a contract.
Due
16 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056506-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 10:55
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Carmarthenshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PTVL-7854-TMRZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTVL-7854-TMRZ

Address

Street Address
Llanelli Town Hall
Locality
Llanelli
Postal Code
SA15 3AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL14

Contact

Name
Gaynor Price
Telephone
07979 703027

Roles

buyer

Details

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Llanelli · UKL14 · SA15 3AH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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