Official UK procurement notice
Provision of A Young Persons Service
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFollowing a tender exercise, Bridgend County Borough Council (the Council) wishes to award the following service for a range of housing related services for young people. These services will be delivered in line with three separate contracts (Lots) as detailed:
Lot 1 - Supported Accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds
Lot 2 - Supported Accommodation for 18 - 21 Year Olds, Step Down Accommodation and Floating Support to Young Persons
Lot 3 - Mediation and Advocacy for Young Persons
These Services will build upon existing provision, responding to the needs of and supporting service users, who are homeless / threatened with homelessness and have housing related support needs.
Supported accommodation and other housing related support provision will provide help to vulnerable young people to develop or maintain the skills and confidence necessary to live as independently as possible. Services will have housing, preventing / relieving homelessness and assisting people living in inappropriate institutional settings, at its core. Provision will help vulnerable people address problems, sometimes multiple problems, such as debt, employment, tenancy management, substance misuse, and mental health issues.
Provision will support the vision of the Welsh Government Housing Support Grant, “A Wales where nobody is homeless and everyone has a safe home where they can flourish and live a fulfilled, active and independent life”.
Services will support the prevention and wellbeing agenda of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 and the pending Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Act 2026, Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£4,840,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Supported Accommodation for 16 and 17 year oldsAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,880,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Supported Accommodation for 18 - 21 Year Olds, Step Down Accommodation and Floating Support to Young PersonsAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,560,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Mediation and Advocacy for Young PersonsAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical : Method Statement Questions 50% (500 Points) and interview 30% (300 Points)
- Price: Pricing Schedule 20% (200 Points)
- 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
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · next expected 15 Jul 2030
- First published
- 18 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2026, 09:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
B426/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067014- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066df8Find a Tender
- Risks
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to modify the contract in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 should severe shifts in service demand occur, if statutory safeguarding regulations alter the delivery framework for vulnerable youth, or if external economic volatility significantly impacts the viability of specialist social care workforce recruitment and property maintenance.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
18 Mar 2026 → 11 Jan 2027 · 10 dates- Planning notice published224 days ago18 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Market engagement149 days ago31 May 2026, 23:59 BST
We will be holding Provider Events on 15th and 20th April (timeslots to be confirmed with interested providers). The purpose of holding a Provider Event is to establish the level of market interest and to gather information that will be beneficial in the tendering process. It will also be an opportunity for the providers to ask any questions about the contract. The event format will be 1-1 bookable timeslots with the provider and Bridgend Council officers present. It will take place online via Microsoft Teams.
This contract is split into Lots as above. Providers are welcome to discuss just one, or both Lots during their time slot.
All providers are welcome to attend and enquire. However, we always encourage local small and medium-sized enterprises to participate.
These events are not a formal call for competition, and non-participating providers will still be eligible to bid for the contract.
The formal Invitation to Tender will be published at the end of June 2026.
To book your time slot, please email: ryan.jones@bridgend.gov.uk and cc: jessica.ware@bridgend.gov.uk
- Next notice expected148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published104 days ago16 Jul 2026, 08:52 BST
- Clarification questions by57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline49 days ago9 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by12 days ago15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent40h ago27 Oct 2026
- Latest notice published6h ago28 Oct 2026, 09:49 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 74 days11 Jan 2027
Notice history
13 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMTUK2
- Published value updated to £5,050,00018 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMTwas £1,010,000
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Mar 2026, 09:44 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Mar 2026, 15:10 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2026, 08:52 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £4,840,00016 Jul 2026, 08:52 BSTwas £5,050,000
- Status changed to active16 Jul 2026, 08:52 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Jul 2026, 08:52 BST
- Deadline published: 9 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST16 Jul 2026, 08:52 BST
- Contract award notice published28 Oct 2026, 09:49 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2026, 09:49 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (3)
incorrect values were input - the figures added were per annum, overall values now applied
Add in additional email address for bidders to contact to book in to pre-market engagement event. Please forward any requests to ryan.jones@bridgend.gov.uk
Due to unexpected absences please can interested providers send requests to attend the provider event to: leanne.brown1@bridgend.gov.uk Add in additional email address for bidders to contact to book in to pre-market engagement event. Please forward any requests to leanne.brown1@bridgend.gov.uk
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-03: 3 releases · 18 Mar 2026, 23 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Supported Accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds1 award | |||
| LlamauSMEVCSE11 Jan 2027 – 10 Jan 2030 · up to 10 Jan 2031Extensions: Subject to funding and internal approval option to extend for a further 12 months. | £1,865,064 | 27 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Supported Accommodation for 18 - 21 Year Olds, Step Down Accommodation and Floating Support to Young Persons1 award | |||
| WALLICH-CLIFFORD COMMUNITYSMEVCSELot 2 - Provision of A Young Persons Service (Supported Accommodation for 18 - 21 Year Olds, Step Down Accommodation and Floating Support to Young Persons)11 Jan 2027 – 10 Jan 2030 · up to 10 Jan 2031Extensions: Subject to funding and internal approval option to extend for a further 12 months. | £2,558,224 | 27 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Mediation and Advocacy for Young Persons1 award | |||
| LlamauSMEVCSELot 3 - Provision of Young Persons (Mediation and Advocacy for Young Persons)11 Jan 2027 – 10 Jan 2030 · up to 10 Jan 2031Extensions: Subject to funding and internal approval option to extend for a further 12 months. | £379,468 | 27 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supported Accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Supported Accommodation for 18 - 21 Year Olds, Step Down Accommodation and Floating Support to Young Persons | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Mediation and Advocacy for Young Persons | 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Llamau limitedAwarded supplier
- Wallich-Clifford Community (known as The Wallich)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Suppliers must meet all technical specifications outlined in the core tender documentation which will be held in the etenderwales portal: https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml project_63620 Provision of A Young Persons Service Key mandatory requirements include…
- Bidding documents and specifications The tender is published on etenderwales and is accessible via the following links: Bidders must complete the qualification envelope and then select the lot(s) they wish to bid for: project_63620 Provision of A Young Persons Service pqq_33882 Qualification Questions for the Prov…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender