Official UK procurement notice
Low Level Support Services - HSG Tender Torfaen
Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service will be a housing related support service that offers practical advice and support to adults with low level housing support needs. The service will adopt early intervention approaches and promote initiatives to support people who are struggling with issues linked to sustainment of accommodation and will support vulnerable people to achieve as independent living as possible within their community.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,800,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Community Well Being Benefits: 10%
- Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Cost
- Community Well Being Benefits
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jun 2026, 10:14 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 14:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
EREQ1005285- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084925- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bdc3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
26 Jun 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published123 days ago26 Jun 2026, 10:14 BST
- Market engagement90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
As part of this procurement process, we are hosting a Market Engagement Event for all external stakeholders to attend. Details are as follows:
- Tuesday 28th July between 10am and 12pm at the TCBC Civic Centre, Pontypool, NP4 6YB.
Please email socialcare.procurement@cardiff.gov.uk to confirm your attendance by Friday 24th July 2026 at 3pm.
- Tender notice published49 days ago8 Sept 2026, 14:13 BST
- Next notice expected42 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by14 days ago13 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline7 days ago20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 77 days12 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 155 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Jun 2026, 10:14 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2026, 14:13 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Sept 2026, 14:13 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Sept 2026, 14:13 BST
- Deadline published: 20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST8 Sept 2026, 14:13 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender