Discovery for a National Care Academy Model

What this is

Social Care Wales is seeking market feedback for a future procurement to commission a discovery exercise mapping existing pre-employment training, recruitment routes, and care academy models across Wales to inform the National Care Academy programme design.

Key points

• This is a Speculative Notice (market feedback stage), not a formal tender — no deadline or formal bid process yet
• Discovery phase will map existing training provision, recruitment routes, and local authority care academy models across all 22 Welsh local authorities
• Supplier must engage with stakeholders (ADSS Cymru, local authorities, Welsh Government) during October 2026 and review existing intelligence
• Scope includes analysis of gaps, duplication, funding models, bilingual provision, and digital access considerations
• Large-scale workforce testing/validation is deferred to a subsequent phase; this phase focuses on evidence gathering and landscape mapping
• Contact: Social Care Wales Procurement Team, +44 3003033444, http://www.socialcare.wales

Contract period

Short, focused discovery phase; stakeholder engagement expected during October 2026; subsequent phases anticipated for testing and validation

Classification

Wales