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Published 21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of two children's care homes in Cardiff

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff Council (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£13,000,000≈ £2.6m / year · £15,600,000 inc. VAT37.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Dec 2025awarded 12 Mar 2026
Awarded to Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 15 Mar 2031 · up to 15 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 16 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service to be provided is residential care for Children or Young People (CYP) aged 11-17 (with the option to vary if demand dictates), within a Cardiff Council-owned children’s home, placed after an assessment of their needs by Cardiff Council. These services will be provided in a manner that best safeguards and promotes the welfare of the Child or Young Person in respect of whom the Services are provided. Children and young people will need to be supported using the Trauma Recovery Model and by employing an approach that is strengths based, and person centred.The Provider will work with individuals to achieve positive outcomes in line with their assessed needs and to meet the expectations of the Child or Young Person.Acknowledging that each provider must work within the parameters of an individual Child or Young Person’s care and support plan, this is an outcome focused service, where the delivery of outcomes important to each individual Child or Young Person in a rights-based approach, are monitored for quality.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£13,000,000
Contract period: 16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 15 Mar 2033 with extensionsValue: £13,000,000 exc. VAT · £15,600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for 12 months and a further 12 months

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 (3)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Community Wellbeing Benefits: 10%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Community Wellbeing Benefits
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST
Last source update
13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073738
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c54 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Aug 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST
  2. Next notice expected398 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published347 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
  4. Submission deadline312 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by252 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Assessment summaries sent228 days ago
    13 Mar 2026
  7. Latest notice published227 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
  8. Contract starts225 days ago
    16 Mar 2026

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST
    UK3
  2. Tender notice published
    13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
  4. Deadline moved to 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
    +56 days · was 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract award notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
    UK6
  6. Status changed to complete
    13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
  7. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,092,6001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rainbow Therapeutic LtdTwo Children Services Residential Homes1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: up to 2 years £8,092,60012 Mar 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PVHP-5769-YHRQ County Hall, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4UWContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Rainbow Therapeutic LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMMJ-9579-PBCR 9 The Hawthorns, Merthyr Tydfil , Wales, CF48 2EJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender