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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: 2023-07-31 to 2026-07-31Updated 2026-07-31

£7.8M

Total spend

102

Contract awards

72

Unique suppliers

£260K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Social Care Wales has awarded 102 contracts worth £7.8M to 72 suppliers between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, at an average contract value of £260K, 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 Ltd3£366K
COWSHED COMMUNICATION LIMITED2£280K
Better Group Limited1£228K
Better Group Limited trading as BetterGov1£228K
Wellbeing Solutions3£219K
Littlechild & Haley1£159K
Littlechild & Haley Ltd1£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.

Software-related services

72260000
5 awards£4.9M

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
18 awards£859K

Market research services

79310000
5 awards£521K

Research consultancy services

73210000
3 awards£456K

Accounting and auditing services

79210000
3 awards£318K

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
4 awards£280K

Physical well-being services

98330000
3 awards£219K

E-learning services

80420000
3 awards£50K

Legal advisory and information services

79140000
1 award£48K

Research services

73110000
15 awards£35K

Specialist training services

80510000
8 awards£33K

Educational software package

48190000
1 award£26K

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
2 awards£22K

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
3 awards£20K

Miscellaneous business-related services

79990000
4 awards£17K

Services related to printing

79820000
1 award£7K

Specialised chemical products

24950000
3 awards£0

Domestic furniture

39140000
1 award£0

Provider services

72410000
2 awards£0

Programming services of packaged software products

72210000
2 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

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

HealthBoxHR Ltd · 2026-04-21

£79K

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

Cardiff University · 2026-04-21

£218K

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

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Open opportunities

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

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

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

Research & development of materials to support Essential Skills qualifications

£45K

Review of organisational legal infrastructure and associated costs

£50K

Service Design for Embedding Positive Cultures in Residential Care across Wales

£116K

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

23d

Avg response window

25d

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 102 contracts totalling £7.8M between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 72 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £260K.

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 software-related services, business and management consultancy services, market research services, 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 25 days to respond (average 23 days). Standard contract duration is around 23 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31

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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