Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 14 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Residential Care Services at Bronllwyn Learning Disability Residential Care Home

Official notice

Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£7,500,000≈ £1.3m / year · £9,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2026awarded 28 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative Limited
Contract term 6 yrsends 30 Jan 2033 · up to 30 Jan 2037 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract award notice for the residential care services at Bronllwyn learning disability residential care home. The service will provide 13 permanent residential beds and one respite bed for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism who have complex care and support needs. The contract is for an initial six-year period, with options to extend for a further two years plus two years.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 24 Jul 2036, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£7,500,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 – 30 Jan 2033 (6 yrs) · up to 30 Jan 2037 with extensionsValue: £7,500,000 exc. VAT · £9,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 years + 2 years extension option available ( 4 year extension in total)
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    as set out out in the procurement documents

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical (including Social Value): 60%
  • Commerical: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commerical: Pricing schedule to be completed, please see tender documents.
  • Technical (including Social Value): Technical questions which include Service User specific question are included, details of which are in the tender documents. Social Value Matrix completion is also required. Technical Response is 55% weighting and Social Value is 5% weighting
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    as set out out in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 24 Jul 2036
First published
14 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
Last source update
28 Oct 2026, 14:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Oct 2026
Authority reference
RCT50
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066220
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cad8 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks

The contract commencement date is subject to the building completion and handover date. Therefore the dates provided are approximate.

The values provided are also estimated and are depending on needs and fulfillment of beds in the home.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: CY, EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
cy, en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jul 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published106 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
  2. Clarification questions by76 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline56 days ago
    2 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by22 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent33h ago
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Latest notice published18h ago
    28 Oct 2026, 14:34 GMT
  7. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  8. Standstill endsin 8 days
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 94 days
    1 Feb 2027

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Oct 2026, 14:34 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Oct 2026, 14:34 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £7,495,4911 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative Limited1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2033 · up to 31 Jan 2037Extensions: 2 years + 2 years ( 4 years in total)£7,495,49128 Oct 2026standstill to 6 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders01—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PDXZ-9391-VHZQ Oldway House, Porth, Wales, CF39 9STContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGWQ-9967-CCVH Units 5 & 6 Coopers Yard, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 5NBContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender