Provision of Childcare Training

Wrexham County Borough Council
Wales
Open procedure
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028

Delivery of face-to-face training across four lots: Intermediate and Advanced Safeguarding Children courses, plus 6-hour Emergency and 12-hour Full Paediatric First Aid. Courses must align with National Minimum Standards for regulated childcare 2023 and be delivered through a flexible schedule of daytime, evening, and weekend sessions to meet workforce requirements.

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Awarded value: Not published
Published: 5 December 2025
Awarded: 27 April 2026; Groundwork North Wales and The Training Co
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 30 June 2028

What the contract covers

Training delivery service

Provision of mandatory childcare safeguarding and paediatric first aid training courses for early years and childcare workforce professionals.

Deliver face-to-face Group B (Level 2) Intermediate Safeguarding Children training covering identification of abuse, reporting concerns, safeguarding structures, risks and what happens after referral to social care.
Deliver face-to-face Group C (Level 3) Advanced Safeguarding training covering safeguarding procedures, allegations against staff, relevant legislation and guidance, multi-agency child protection, case conferences and written reports.
Deliver a face-to-face Emergency Paediatric First Aid course of at least 6 hours covering emergency assessment and prioritisation, and first aid for unresponsive, seizing, choking, bleeding or shocked babies and children.
Deliver a face-to-face Full Paediatric First Aid course of at least 12 hours covering the specified first-aid responses and the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider, including first-aid-box contents and accident and incident recording.

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 4	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Training delivery service
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Contract dates: 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 4
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000, 80400000

Services in this contract

Safeguarding trainingMain service£50k typicalGroup B and Group C safeguarding courses for childcare workforce
First aid training£53k typicalEmergency and full paediatric first aid courses for childcare workforce

Lifecycle

Published
5 December 2025
Contract awardedto Groundwork North Wales and The Training Co
27 April 2026
Contract starts
1 July 2026
Contract ends
30 June 2028

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Wrexham County Borough Council

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Groundwork North Wales

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/338271/provision-of-childcare-training
Buyer reference: Proc-25-119
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ef98
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Wrexham County Borough Council. Provision of Childcare Training. Contract award, 5 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/338271/provision-of-childcare-training (accessed 5 November 2026).