Official UK procurement notice
A Development Agreement for the development and management of a supported living accommodation and day centre
Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is undertaking a competitive flexible procurement procedure to appoint a Supplier to enter into a Development Agreement with the Council.The Supplier (Development Partner) will design, apply and secure planning permission for, construct, deliver and manage a supported living accommodation and a learning disability day centre at the former Garth Olwg Residential Care Home site, Main Road, Church Village, Pontypridd CF38 2DX. It is anticipated that the development partner will secure relevant Welsh Government grant funding for the project. Dependent on the amount of funding secured the Council may be required to make a financial contribution as a top up. The contract value in this notice has been based on the estimated full build cost and the Council does not anticipate paying this value.A service level agreement will be established between the Local Authority and the chosen development partner once the facility is operational for the management of the relevant services including ongoing service charges and costs. The length of the service level agreement is to be determined but is anticipated to be around a 40 year period. The service charges and costs may be negotiated as part of the tender procedure. Therefore the estimated cost provided for in this notice is based purely on an estimation of the void space over a 40 year period. The competitive flexible procedure allows the Council to carry out the tender in multiple stages, although the Council reserves the right to award the contract based on initial tenders. A UK1 notice has previously been published - ocds-h6vhtk-0510d1
- How the procedure runs: The procurement will be structured into three potential tendering stages. Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation and initial tenders Stage 2 - Supplier Negotiation Stage 3 - Final tenders However, the Council reserves the right to award the Contract on the basis of Tenders received in response to this ITT (i.e. during stage 1) (“Initial Tenders”) without continuing to or undertaking stages 2 and/or 3 if an initial tender satisfies all of the Councils requirements/minimum requirements and is capable of acceptance. Stage 1: Conditions of Participation & Initial Tenders. The purpose of this stage is to enable an assessment of Initial Tenders against the Council’s conditions of participation and the award criteria set out below. The Council will assess Initial Tenders as follows: • Conditions of participation • Initial Tenders Following its evaluation of Initial Tenders, the Council reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the Initial Tenders received that satisfies the Councils minimum requirements, or to proceed to Stage 2 and invite the three highest scoring Tenderers at the conclusion of the evaluation of Initial Tenders to Stage 2. Stage 2 – Supplier negotiation (if used) If the Council decides to proceed to Stage 2 rather than awarding the Contract based on Initial Tenders, Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting those Tenderers which have successfully been shortlisted at Stage 1 to participate in Stage 2, which will involve negotiating with the Council. The Council may negotiate on the following: - Term of the Nomination Agreement - Day Centre payment – rental or lump sum The Council intends to hold a minimum of one formal negotiation session with each of the Tenderers invited to negotiate, the purpose of which will be to negotiate the Tenderer's Initial Tender submission. If a tenderer does not participate in negotiations with the Council, then the initial tender will be used as the final submission. The Council reserves the right to hold additional negotiation meetings as they see fit at any stage in the Competitive Flexible Procedure. Following the conclusion of all negotiation meetings, the Council will make any revisions to the tender documents where applicable and Stage 2. Tenderers will be required to submit a revised Tender via eTenderWales as part of the Stage 3 Call for Final Tender. Stage 3 – Call for final tenders (if used) The Council will, at Stage 3 invite Tenderers to submit fully developed and complete Final Tenders (on the basis of the Initial Tender presented and specified during the negotiation stage) containing all the elements required and necessary for the performance of the Contract. Following evaluation of the Final Tenders, the Council will award the Contract to the Tenderer that submits the Most Advantageous Tender by applying the Evaluation Methodology set out in the Invitation to tender for Stage 3 of this Procurement. Stage 3 criteria and weightings will be the same as Stage 1. This procurement process will not be suitable for Lots due to the complexity only suitable for a single provider.
CPV: Accommodation and office services · Architectural design services · Construction work for social services buildings · Development of residential real estate · Site-development work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£12,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
as per tender docs
- Technical & professional ability
as per tender docs
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)
- Technical: 75%
- Commercial: 20%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Technical Questions
- Commercial : Commercial model
- Social Value: Social Value matrix
- Economic & financial standing
as per tender docs
- Technical & professional ability
as per tender docs
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 08:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
RCT17- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073774- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e0f9Find a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement will be structured into three potential tendering stages.
Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation and initial tenders
Stage 2 - Supplier Negotiation
Stage 3 - Final tenders
However, the Council reserves the right to award the Contract on the basis of Tenders received in response to this ITT (i.e. during stage 1) (“Initial Tenders”) without continuing to or undertaking stages 2 and/or 3 if an initial tender satisfies all of the Councils requirements/minimum requirements and is capable of acceptance.
Stage 1: Conditions of Participation & Initial Tenders.
The purpose of this stage is to enable an assessment of Initial Tenders against the Council’s conditions of participation and the award criteria set out below.
The Council will assess Initial Tenders as follows:
- Conditions of participation
- Initial Tenders
Following its evaluation of Initial Tenders, the Council reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the Initial Tenders received that satisfies the Councils minimum requirements, or to proceed to Stage 2 and invite the three highest scoring Tenderers at the conclusion of the evaluation of Initial Tenders to Stage 2.
Stage 2 – Supplier negotiation (if used)
If the Council decides to proceed to Stage 2 rather than awarding the Contract based on Initial Tenders, Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting those Tenderers which have successfully been shortlisted at Stage 1 to participate in Stage 2, which will involve negotiating with the Council. The Council may negotiate on the following:
- Term of the Nomination Agreement
- Day Centre payment – rental or lump sum
The Council intends to hold a minimum of one formal negotiation session with each of the Tenderers invited to negotiate, the purpose of which will be to negotiate the Tenderer's Initial Tender submission. If a tenderer does not participate in negotiations with the Council, then the initial tender will be used as the final submission.
The Council reserves the right to hold additional negotiation meetings as they see fit at any stage in the Competitive Flexible Procedure.
Following the conclusion of all negotiation meetings, the Council will make any revisions to the tender documents where applicable and Stage 2. Tenderers will be required to submit a revised Tender via eTenderWales as part of the Stage 3 Call for Final Tender.
Stage 3 – Call for final tenders (if used)
The Council will, at Stage 3 invite Tenderers to submit fully developed and
complete Final Tenders (on the basis of the Initial Tender presented and specified during the negotiation stage) containing all the elements required and necessary for the performance of the Contract.
Following evaluation of the Final Tenders, the Council will award the Contract to the Tenderer that submits the Most Advantageous Tender by applying the Evaluation Methodology set out in the Invitation to tender for Stage 3 of this Procurement. Stage 3 criteria and weightings will be the same as Stage 1.
This procurement process will not be suitable for Lots due to the complexity only suitable for a single provider.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 6 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published344 days ago14 Nov 2025, 08:16 GMT
- Clarification questions by291 days ago6 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline277 days ago20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by207 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent122 days ago25 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published121 days ago25 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST
- Standstill ends110 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 08:16 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Dec 2025, 10:21 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT15 Dec 2025, 10:21 GMT+14 days · was 6 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published25 Jun 2026, 15:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Change of deadline date
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafod31 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2061 · up to 30 Jul 2071Extensions: Development Agreement with a term of 5 years that includes a Nomination and Service Agreement with a 30-year nomination period, plus an option to extend for a further 10 years. The potential maximum Contract period is therefore up to 45 years from the date of the Development Agreement | £12,000,000 | 25 Jun 2026standstill to 6 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hafod Housing Association 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender