Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of two children's care homes in Cardiff
Authority: Cardiff Council (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£13,000,000
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: 50%
- Community Wellbeing Benefits: 10%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Community Wellbeing Benefits
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c54Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
21 Aug 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST
- Next notice expected398 days ago23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published347 days ago13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
- Submission deadline312 days ago18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by252 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent228 days ago13 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published227 days ago13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
- Contract starts225 days ago16 Mar 2026
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025- Planned procurement notice published21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
- Deadline moved to 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT+56 days · was 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Therapeutic LtdTwo Children Services Residential Homes1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: up to 2 years | £8,092,600 | 12 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rainbow Therapeutic LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender