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Published 11 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
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All Wales Framework for the Provision of Foster Care Services for Children and Young People.

Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Framework
Above threshold
Special Regime: {"lightTouch"}
Health and social work services
Wales (UKL)
Published value
£433,333,332
≈ £109,005,284 / year
Submission deadline
Pipeline stage
planned
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
4 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 11 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC: "All Wales Framework for the Provision of Foster Care Services for Children and Young People.". Published status: planned. Published value: £433,333,332. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

Official Requirement Description:

The Children’s Commissioning Consortium Cymru (4Cs) are undertaking market engagement in relation to the future development of the All-Wales Foster Framework. This engagement is aimed at foster care providers who are not currently appointed to the framework, organisations considering entering the Welsh market, and other interested stakeholders. The event will provide an opportunity to gain insight into future commissioning opportunities, market conditions, and the evolving fostering landscape across Wales. Engagement Event Details Date: 28 September 2026 Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pm Location: Clayton Hotel, Cardiff Audience: Non-framework providers and potential new market entrants To register a place copy the following link into your internet browser: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/4cs/2380822

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Renewal
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    11 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible
    Options / extension:
    Renewal options

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Barod ProjectHolds 63.6% of historical attributable spend
High Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£218,010,568 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 4 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    0.1%Indicative
    Based on 1 comparable award · indicative evidence
    Competition Density
    4Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 0% · Mean: 3.8 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    High Concentration
    Barod ProjectTop vendor: 63.6% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £21,643,310Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 13 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £239,792Robust (n=12)
    Middle 50% of awards: £67,797 – £1,115,665 · 58% of the sector median for CPV 85
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (13 active published awards)
    Coverage: 13 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot); 12 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    Barod Project1 win£13,759,183No published budget
    The Behaviour Clinic1 win£4,128,419No published budget
    Tros Gynnal Plant1 win£1,229,936No published budget
    Kaleidoscope1 win£1,077,574-0.1% below budget
    Platfform for Change 1 win£660,052No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 85 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 471 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    1reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 24,213 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~54 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 640 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    1 updates
    1 budget change
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Barts Health NHS TrustCRN: N/A – NHS Trust
    		16 contracts£3,453,013,003At ceiling / not disclosed
    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCRN: RRV
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    MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 09072343
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    Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustCRN: RJ128
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    Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustCRN: RBN
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    Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustCRN: Y61
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    National Homicide ServiceMinistry of Justice · 8 Sept 2026, 15:39 BST
    		£24,442,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    All Wales Framework for the Provision of Foster Care Services - Lot 2 and 3 Re-openingRhondda Cynon Taf CBC · 7 Nov 2023, 09:49 GMT
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same region
    matching published text
    London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) Tertiary Service , formally known as Violence & Exploitation Support Service (VESS)Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · 11 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST
    		£11,493,534
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    All Age Service Substance MisuseMedway Council · 8 Sept 2026, 18:11 BST
    		£26,011,695
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Working Age Adults Care Home ServicesCarmarthenshire County Council · 8 Sept 2026, 14:40 BST
    		£470,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodStandard public procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusplannedProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regime{"lightTouch"}
    Commercial structureFramework agreementCompetition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 12:34 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
    Estimated future notice2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Health and social work services
    Delivery area
    Wales (UKL)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f7ef
    Timeline
    1. Pipeline notice
      11 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
    2. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
    3. engagement
      15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
      Engagement activities will be undertaken with both current Framework Providers and non-framework providers in the period leading up to the publication of the tender opportunity. The engagement process will provide suppliers with information and enable the Authority to obtain feedback from the market to help inform the final procurement strategy and tender documentation. Participation in market engagement activities is voluntary and will not provide any advantage in any subsequent procurement process.

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Published value updated to £433,333,332
      11 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
    2. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
    3. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 12:12 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

    Contracting authority
    GB-PPON-PDXZ-9391-VHZQ
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    Official Documents & Specifications (1)

    Official links; attachments are not copied