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Secure Transport Services for Children and Young People.

Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC · All their open notices

What this is

Market engagement exercise to identify capable secure transport providers for children and young people in Wales. The Council is gathering information on provider availability and capability, with the intention to develop a list of approved suppliers for Welsh Local Authorities. This is not a formal procurement but a preliminary market engagement.

Key points

  • This is a market engagement exercise only, not a formal procurement or contract award under the Procurement Act 2023.
  • The Council is developing a list of approved secure transport providers for Welsh Local Authorities.
  • Providers must meet Welsh Government's Reducing Restrictive Practices Framework and have safeguarding, behaviour management, safe recruitment, de-escalation, and risk management training and procedures in place.
  • Market Engagement Event: 25 August 2026, 1:00pm–2:30pm via Microsoft Teams; registration required.
  • Due date for engagement: 01 September 2027.
  • Estimated contract period (if awarded): 01 November 2026 to 01 November 2027.

Who can bid

This is a market engagement exercise, not a formal procurement. Organisations interested in becoming approved providers for secure transport services for children and young people in Wales are invited to participate. No formal eligibility criteria are stated; engagement is open to capable and experienced providers.

How it is scored

Not applicable. This is a market engagement exercise for information-gathering purposes only, not a competitive procurement with formal evaluation criteria.

Money

Estimated value: GBP 100 (excluding VAT) / GBP 120 (including VAT). This is a preliminary market engagement; no contract award is currently intended.

How to submit

Participation is through registration for the Secure Transport Market Engagement Event on 25 August 2026 (1:00pm–2:30pm via Microsoft Teams). Registration link provided: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/4cs/2331616. Due date for engagement responses: 01 September 2027.

Contract period

Estimated contract period: 01 November 2026 to 01 November 2027 (12 months). This is indicative only as no formal contract award is intended at this stage.

Classification

CPV 60100000 — Road transport services Wales

Published on Sell2Wales. The official notice is the authoritative version.