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Published 23 May 2025, 11:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

16+ Accommodation and Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Powys County Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableMax 2 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£2,203,404total for 3 lots · £2,203,404 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2025awarded 24 Sept 2025
Awarded to Llamau3 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 15 Oct 2028 · up to 15 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 15 Oct 2025

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Powys County Council is seeking a Service Provider(s) to support our young people in 16+ Accommodation, via 3 Lots:

  • Lot 1 – Management of Springboard Houses and Emergency Accommodation.
  • Lot 2 – Semi-Independent Accommodation and Support.
  • Lot 3 – Floating Support.
  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£2,203,404 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Springboard Houses and Emergency AccommodationAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£135,000

The 7 springboard houses are shared semi-detached properties for up to two people (2 bedrooms) currently located in: Brecon (1 property), Llandrindod (3 properties), Machynlleth (1 property) and Welshpool (2 properties).

The emergency accommodation property is located in Newtown (1 property).

Contract period: 15 Oct 2025 – 15 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 15 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £135,000 exc. VAT · £135,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 year plus 1 year
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See Tender Documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    See Tender Documentation

Lot #2Semi-Independent Accommodation and SupportAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,980,000

North Powys – Newtown: 4 shared detached-houses and 1 solo flat at shared location.

Mid Powys - Llandrindod Wells: 3 shared flats and 1 solo flat at in same location.

South Powys – Brecon: 4 solo properties at shared location.

Contract period: 15 Oct 2025 – 15 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 15 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,980,000 exc. VAT · £1,980,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 year plus 1 year
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See Tender Documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    See Tender Documentation

Lot #3Floating SupportAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£88,404

Floating support across county, Powys-wide service

Contract period: 15 Oct 2025 – 15 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 15 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £88,404 exc. VAT · £88,404 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 year plus 1 year
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See Tender Documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    See Tender Documentation

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Cost
Lot distribution rule: Bidders can bid for 1 or more lots, suppliers could be awarded a group of lots.
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See Tender Documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    See Tender Documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 30 Jul 2025
First published
23 May 2025, 11:21 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 09:20 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Sept 2025
Authority reference
CST032
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043633
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052180 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

See Tender Documentation

Review and risk notes
Risks

See Tender Documentation

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
19 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 15 Oct 2025 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 11:21 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    19 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by
    9 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent395 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published394 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 09:20 BST
  9. Contract starts374 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

12 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 11:21 BST
    UK1
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 10:14 BST
    UK3
  3. Published value published: £2,200,000
    28 Jul 2025, 10:14 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    28 Jul 2025, 10:14 BST
  5. Deadline published: 26 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
    28 Jul 2025, 10:14 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
    UK4
  7. Published value updated to £2,203,404
    28 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
    was £2,200,000
  8. Status changed to active
    28 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
  9. Deadline moved to 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    28 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
    +1 days · was 26 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  10. Contract award notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 09:20 BST
    UK6
  11. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2025, 09:20 BST
  12. Contract signature expected
    6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £333,0002 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Springboard Houses and Emergency Accommodation1 award
LlamauLot 1 - Management of Springboard Houses and Emergency Accommodation15 Oct 2025 – 14 Oct 2028 · up to 14 Oct 2030Extensions: 1 year plus 1 year£135,00024 Sept 2025Awarded
Lot 2 · Semi-Independent Accommodation and Support1 award
Llamau15 Oct 2025 – 14 Oct 2028 · up to 14 Oct 2030Extensions: 1 year plus 1 year£198,00024 Sept 2025Awarded
Lot 3 · Floating Support1 award
supplier not published—24 Sept 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Springboard Houses and Emergency Accommodation2final-stage tenders20—
2 · Semi-Independent Accommodation and Support4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Powys County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQBT-5413-HMDT County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Wales, LD1 5LGContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LlamauAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBBQ-1176-HBTX 23 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF11 9HAContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • 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
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender