Official UK procurement notice
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOUSE
Authority: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a provider to deliver a Mental Health Crisis House Service for adults in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The service will provide a short-term, recovery-focused residential alternative to hospital admission for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis, supporting crisis stabilisation, recovery and community reintegration. The successful provider will be responsible for sourcing, maintaining and managing suitable premises for delivery of the service, ensuring compliance with all relevant safety, accessibility and service requirements. The contract will be for an initial term of 4 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year. The estimated contract value covers the full potential contract term, including the extension period, and incorporates all costs associated with the provision and maintenance of the premises by the supplier.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a suitably experienced and…Planned
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified provider to deliver a Mental Health Crisis House Service for adults residing within Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The service will provide a short-term, intensive, recovery-focused residential alternative to hospital admission for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis. The aim of the service is to support crisis stabilisation, promote recovery, reduce avoidable inpatient admissions, facilitate earlier discharge from hospital where appropriate, and enable individuals to remain connected to their local communities and support networks.
The service will form part of the wider acute mental health pathway and will work closely with Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams, statutory services and third-sector organisations to ensure integrated and person-centred support. Individuals accessing the service will receive time-limited therapeutic support within a safe and least restrictive environment, with a strong emphasis on recovery planning, independence, wellbeing and community reintegration.
A key requirement of this contract is that the successful provider will be responsible for sourcing, maintaining and managing suitable premises for the delivery of the service. Premises must be appropriate for a residential crisis support environment and comply with all relevant requirements relating to health and safety, accessibility, safeguarding, infection prevention and control, service user wellbeing, and all applicable legislation and regulatory standards.
The provider will be expected to deliver a holistic, person-centred service supported by a suitably skilled workforce, effective governance arrangements and strong partnership working. Service delivery must be inclusive, accessible and responsive to the diverse needs of individuals experiencing mental health crises, with clear mechanisms for capturing service user and carer feedback to support continuous improvement.
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 4 years, with the option to extend for a further 1 year. The estimated contract value covers the full potential contract term, including the extension period, and incorporates all costs associated with the delivery of the service, including the provision, management and ongoing maintenance of the premises by the provider.
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How Cardiff and Vale University Health Board buys Social services (CPV 8532), and who usually turns up
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Social services (CPV 8532) →
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1 bid7% / 16%
2–353% / 76%
4–640% / 8%
7+0% / 0%
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Below estimate36% / 15%
Within ±2%36% / 85%
Above estimate27% / 0%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a suitably experienced and…CPV 8532Published estimate£1.5m
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1 bid16%
2–376%
4–68%
7+0%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 17 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-CP-63173- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067968- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce3eFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The award decision makers for this Contract will be the relevant people within the Health Board who manage the provision of care for Mental Health. Expressions of interest should be submitted to [email protected] by Tuesday 28th July 2026. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=167661. (WA Ref:167661)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published99 days ago17 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
- Tender notice expected53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
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