Official UK procurement notice
New Era - Supported Living Services for Young People
Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Details Notice (UK7). Contract Award of New Era - Supported Living Services for Young People.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 16 Jun 2035, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Service review was carried out prior to the Procurement Act 2023 commencing and timescales did not allow for suitable market engagement events.
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As set out within the tender available free of charge on etenderWales
- Technical & professional ability
As set out within the tender available free of charge on etenderWales
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 award criteria (1)
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
As set out within the tender available free of charge on etenderWales
- Technical & professional ability
As set out within the tender available free of charge on etenderWales
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 16 Jun 2035
- First published
- 27 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2025, 10:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
Proc-24-210- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035794- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05552bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
etenderWales Reference: Project_ 59772
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Timeline
27 Jun 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published27 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
- Clarification questions by17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent26 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published387 days ago3 Oct 2025, 10:18 BST
- Contract starts239 days ago1 Mar 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025- Tender notice published27 Jun 2025, 13:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Aug 2025, 09:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Oct 2025, 10:18 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castell Ventures LtdSMENew Era – Supported Living Services for Young People (Proc-24-210)1 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2033 · up to 28 Mar 2036Extensions: 2 years in annual increments · Options: Further properties | £336,837,120ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | 26 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
New Era Supported Living Services for Young People · Castell Ventures LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2025
- Value
- £3,368,371
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2033 · up to 28 Feb 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Three years in annual increments
- Options
- additional properties as outlined in tender
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Castell Ventures LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender