Summary

OCID:: ocds-kuma6s-150324
Published by:: Social Care Wales
Authority ID:: AA0289
Publication date:: 28 April 2025
Deadline date:: 19 May 2025
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: Yes
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: No

Abstract

Social Care Wales has received further funding from Welsh Government’s Volunteering Wales Strategic Grant, administered by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA). This funding will be used to commission a new piece of research to build on our existing research into the social care volunteering landscape in Wales. The new project will involve in-depth qualitative research to explore the experiences of volunteers who transition into paid roles within the social care sector. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Supplier to design and deliver robust qualitative research exploring the experiences of social care volunteers in Wales who are either seeking or have secured paid employment within the sector. The research will also capture the perspectives of individuals involved in recruiting and supporting these volunteers.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

Notice Type: SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1 Authority Name and Address

Official Name: Social Care Wales
Postal Address: South Gate House, Wood Street,
Town: Cardiff	Postal Code: CF10 1EW	Country: UK
For the attention of: Procurement Team	Telephone: +44 3003033444
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.socialcare.wales Electronic access to information: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained

Official Name: Social Care Wales
Postal Address: South Gate House, Wood Street,
Town: Cardiff	Postal Code: CF10 1EW	Country: UK
For the attention of:	Telephone: +44 3003033444
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.socialcare.wales

1.3 Completed documents must be returned to:

Official Name: Social Care Wales
Postal Address: South Gate House, Wood Street,
Town: Cardiff	Postal Code: CF10 1EW	Country: UK
For the attention of:	Telephone: +44 3003033444
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.socialcare.wales

2 Contract Details

2.1 Title

Research on Volunteer Pathways into Paid Social Care Roles in Wales

2.2 Description of the goods or services required

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Supplier to design and deliver robust qualitative research exploring the experiences of social care volunteers in Wales who are either seeking or have secured paid employment within the sector. The research will also capture the perspectives of individuals involved in recruiting and supporting these volunteers.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=150324.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3 Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

	Code		Description
	73110000		Research services
	79315000		Social research services

b) Delivery Location/Area

	Code		Location
	1000		WALES
	1010		West Wales and The Valleys
	1011		Isle of Anglesey
	1012		Gwynedd
	1013		Conwy and Denbighshire
	1014		South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
	1015		Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
	1016		Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
	1017		Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
	1018		Swansea
	1020		East Wales
	1021		Monmouthshire and Newport
	1022		Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
	1023		Flintshire and Wrexham
	1024		Powys

2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender

There is a budget of £24,000 (inclusive of any applicable VAT) agreed for this quote. The contract will run from 16 June 2025 – 31 March 2026.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1 Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see RFQ documents

4 Administrative Information

4.1 Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3 Time Limits

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
19-05-2025 Time 12:00

Estimated award date
13-06-2025

4.5 Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

EN CY

4.6 Tender Submission Postbox

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

5 Other Information

5.1 Additional Information

(WA Ref:150324)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2 Additional Documentation

The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:

Appendix 1 - Tender Cover Sheet

Appendix 2 – Technical Quality Response Document

Appendix 3 – Financial and Pricing Response Document

Appendix 4 – Social Care Wales’s tone of voice guidelines

Appendix 5 – Social Care Wales’s branding guidelines

Atodiad 1 - Taflen Glawr Tendr

Atodiad 2 - Dogfen Ymateb Ansawdd

Atodiad 3 - Dogfen Ymateb Ariannol

Atodiad 4 - Canllaw ein llais Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru

Atodiad 5 - Canllawiau brand Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru

Request for Quote - Research on Volunteer Pathways into Paid Social Care Roles in Wales

Cais am Ddyfynbris - Ymchwil i Lwybrau Gwirfoddol i Rolau Gofal Cymdeithasol â Thâl yng Nghymru

5.3 Publication date of this notice

28-04-2025

SF 51a

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
73110000	Research services	Research and experimental development services
79315000	Social research services	Market research services

Delivery locations

ID	Description
1017	Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022	Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015	Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013	Conwy and Denbighshire
1020	East Wales
1023	Flintshire and Wrexham
1016	Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012	Gwynedd
1011	Isle of Anglesey
1021	Monmouthshire and Newport
1024	Powys
1014	South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018	Swansea
1000	WALES
1010	West Wales and The Valleys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

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Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

Further information

Date	Details
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Research on Volunteer Pathways into Paid Social Care Roles in Wales

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox