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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Social Care Wales

Social Care Wales is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£7.8M

Total spend

104

Contract awards

73

Unique suppliers

£251K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Social Care Wales has awarded 104 contracts worth £7.8M to 73 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £251K, with the top five suppliers holding 81% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Social Care Wales

Top-five suppliers hold 81% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Ashton Court Group Ltd3£4.8M
Cardiff University 2£436K
['Basis Ltd']2£412K
Basis Ltd4£366K
COWSHED COMMUNICATION LIMITED2£280K
Better Group Limited trading as BetterGov1£228K
Better Group Limited1£228K
Wellbeing Solutions3£219K
Littlechild & Haley Ltd1£159K
Littlechild & Haley1£159K
Oxford Brookes Enterprises Limited2£87K
HealthBoxHR Ltd1£79K
['Bath Spa University']1£73K
['Atebol Cyf']1£50K
['Institute Of Public Care']3£49K
['Central Consultancy And Training']1£48K
['Old Bell 3 Ltd (Ob3 Research)']1£28K
Virtual College Limited1£26K
Empyrean Digital Limited1£22K
Work Stress Management Limited (Trading as Wellbeing Solutions)1£20K

Procurement categories

What Social Care Wales buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

72260000

72260000
5 awards£4.9M

79410000

79410000
18 awards£859K

79310000

79310000
5 awards£521K

73210000

73210000
3 awards£456K

79210000

79210000
3 awards£318K

79340000

79340000
4 awards£280K

98330000

98330000
3 awards£219K

80420000

80420000
3 awards£50K

79140000

79140000
1 awards£48K

73110000

73110000
15 awards£35K

80510000

80510000
8 awards£33K

48190000

48190000
1 awards£26K

72220000

72220000
2 awards£22K

85140000

85140000
4 awards£20K

79990000

79990000
4 awards£17K

79820000

79820000
1 awards£7K

39140000

39140000
1 awards£0

24950000

24950000
3 awards£0

80560000

80560000
1 awards£0

71310000

71310000
1 awards£0

Recent contracts

Latest Social Care Wales contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Internal Audit Services

Littlechild & Haley · 2026-04-27

£159K

A User Led Approach to Developing Social Care Data Standards and Data Sharing Use Cases in Wales

Better Group Limited · 2026-04-23

£228K

Delivery of the Workforce Survey for Social Care Workers in Wales (2026-2030)

Cardiff University · 2026-04-21

£218K

Fully bilingual (Welsh and English) HR Information System (HRIS)

HealthBoxHR Ltd · 2026-04-21

£79K

Provision of Wellbeing Assistance Programme and Support Services for Individuals Involved in Fitness to Practise and Hearings Processes

Work Stress Management Limited (Trading as Wellbeing Solutions) · 2026-04-20

£20K

Internal Audit Services

Littlechild & Haley Ltd · 2026-01-29

£159K

Provision of a Creative & Marketing Partner for WeCare Wales www.wecare.wales

COWSHED COMMUNICATION LIMITED · 2025-11-26

£0

A User Led Approach to Developing Social Care Data Standards and Data Sharing Use Cases in Wales

Better Group Limited trading as BetterGov · 2025-11-11

£228K

Delivery of the Workforce Survey for Social Care Workers in Wales (2026-2030)

Cardiff University · 2025-07-21

£218K

Research on Volunteer Pathways into Paid Social Care Roles in Wales

Usw Commercial Services Ltd. · 2025-07-09

Design and Delivery of a Pilot Agile Mentoring Programme for Digital Project Delivery

Mmcg Consultancy Services Limited · 2025-07-08

Extended Reality Career Pathways Resource

Virtus Tech · 2025-07-08

Discovery Phase: Prototyping a Digital Resource for All Wales Induction Framework (AWIF)

Hoffi Limited · 2025-06-30

Information Governance and Asset Management Training

Advent Im Limited · 2025-06-25

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Open opportunities

Open Social Care Wales tenders

Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

Provision of Wellbeing and Support Services for Individuals Involved in Fitness to Practise and Hearings Processes

£152K

A User Led Approach to Developing Social Care Data Standards and Data Sharing Use Cases in Wales

£208K

Evaluation Review of First Year Implementation: Strategic Mental Health Workforce Plan

Dynamics Support, Development & System Integration

Database Development, Management & System Integration

Content development of equality, diversity and inclusion e-learning resources for the social care

Service Design for Embedding Positive Cultures in Residential Care across Wales

£116K

Review of organisational legal infrastructure and associated costs

£50K

Research & development of materials to support Essential Skills qualifications

£45K

Service Design for Embedding Positive Cultures in Residential Care across Wales

£116K

Provision of a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) / Caffael System Gwybodaeth Adnoddau Dynol

£142K

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Social Care Wales typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Delivery of the Workforce Survey for Social Care Workers in Wales (2026-2030)

Expires: 2026-09-30

£218K

Market analysis

Bidding into Social Care Wales — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

81%

Top-5 supplier share

26d

Avg response window

26d

Median response window

23mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Social Care Wales

How much does Social Care Wales spend on procurement?

Social Care Wales awarded 104 contracts totalling £7.8M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 73 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £251K.

Who are Social Care Wales's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Social Care Wales by total award value are Ashton Court Group Ltd, Cardiff University , ['Basis Ltd']. The top five suppliers together hold 81% of contract value.

What does Social Care Wales buy from suppliers?

Social Care Wales's procurement is concentrated in 72260000, 79410000, 79310000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Social Care Wales contracts?

Social Care Wales publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for Social Care Wales tenders?

Social Care Wales typically gives suppliers a median of 26 days to respond (average 26 days). Standard contract duration is around 23 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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