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Published 20 Mar 2025, 11:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Financial Independence Support Services for Vulnerable Adults

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff Council (Central government)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)
Awarded value£824,838published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 19 May 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to The Friendly Trust

Re-procurement plannedIndependent Financial Support Services · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of the service is to provide independent advice, information, practical help, and statutory support to vulnerable Individuals who are adults of age 18 years and over, who have care and support needs for which Cardiff Council is Commissioning a care and support package to meet their agreed outcomes, on Individual financial management and day-to-day money matters.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Mar 2025, 11:55 GMT
Last source update
9 Jun 2025, 12:38 BST
Authority reference
ERFX1008613
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030918
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef9c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular

economic operator for any of the following reasons:

Competition is absent for technical reasons.

Prior information notice published under PCR2015, the details received failed to provide confidence that other organisations could deliver the full end to end service requirements and the expressions of interests received only offered elements of the services required.

Review and risk notes
Risks

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

9 Jun 2025 → 18 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 12:38 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 11:55 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 12:38 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £824,8381 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Friendly Trust23 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: Option to Extend for up to 12 months£824,83819 May 2025standstill to 18 Jun 2025Standstill

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
  • The Friendly TrustAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZYB-1296-JVTG Canton House, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 1JHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender