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Published 8 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Care & Support Service in Extra Care Housing Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL17)
Published estimate£3,345,300≈ £1.1m / year · £4,014,359 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2026awarded 1 Apr 2026
Awarded to Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award Notice for the Provision of Care & Support Service in Extra Care Housing Scheme

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Dec 2028, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Due to time restraints and critical requirement of contract award by June 2026

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£3,345,300
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 May 2032 with extensionsValue: £3,345,300 exc. VAT · £4,014,359 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: has the Option to Extend for up to 36 Months, up to 31st May 2032 subject to funding
85300000 Social work and related services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    see tender pack

  • Technical & professional ability

    see tender pack

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Evaluation: 80%
  • Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Evaluation : Evaluation on method statement (40%) and interview (40%)
  • Commercial : Evaluation on rates
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    see tender pack

  • Technical & professional ability

    see tender pack

What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Dec 2028
First published
8 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMT
Last source update
20 May 2026, 11:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Mar 2026
Authority reference
B1000
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001374
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0601af Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

See tender pack

Review and risk notes
Risks

n/a

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
9 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml ↗

Timeline

8 Jan 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published289 days ago
    8 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by257 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline250 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by229 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent207 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published157 days ago
    20 May 2026, 11:45 BST
  7. Contract starts146 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 11:06 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    3 Feb 2026, 11:06 GMT
    +4 days · was 12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract award notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 11:52 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    1 Apr 2026, 11:52 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  7. Contract details notice published
    20 May 2026, 11:45 BST
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

Extending the deadline for the clarification questions and tender closing date.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 8 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,345,3001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative LimitedVCSE1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2032Extensions: With the Option to Extend for up to 36 Months, up to 31st May 2032£3,345,3001 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Care & Support Service in Extra Care Housing Scheme · Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative LimitedVCSE

    Signed
    1 May 2026
    Value
    £3,345,300
    Period
    1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    SUbject to Approval and Funding the contract has the Option to Extend for up to 36 Months, up to 31st May 2032

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders35—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bridgend County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPQG-8216-YQLW Bridgend County Borough Council, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 4WBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cartrefit Cymru Co-operative Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PGWQ-9967-CCVH Units 5 & 6, Coopers Yard, Curran Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF105NBContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsBidders are to access for free all the documents from etenderwales, within the following reference and title: itt_122312 - B1000/26 - Provision of Care & Support Service in Extra Care
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsBidders are to access for free all the documents from etenderwales, within the following reference and title: itt_122312 - B1000/26 - Provision of Care & Support Service in Extra Care

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender