Official UK procurement notice
Refuge and Community Support Services Lot 1 - 4
Authority: Cardiff Council (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLot 1 Advice and Prevention Service
Provides specialist advice, information, prevention and early intervention to women experiencing or at risk of VAWDASV, delivered primarily via a One Stop Shop and in the community. Focuses on preventing escalation, offering triage/ intake, signposting and safety planning.
Lot 2 - Accommodation and Support Service
Delivers safe accommodation (minimum of 57 units) plus wrap around support for women and their children fleeing or experiencing VAWDASV.
Lot 3 - Children and Young People Service
Provides therapeutic and age appropriate support to children and Young people who have experienced or witnesses VAWDASV.
Lot 4 - Male Victim Service
Offers specialist advice, support and safe accommodation for men experiencing VAWDASV. Includes therapeutic interventions and community support aimed at preventing escalation, reducing homelessness, and enhacing safety and recovery for male victims, connects into the whole system model alongside wider statutory and specialist services.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£12,990,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Advice and PreventionAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,880,000
Lot 1 - Refuge and Community Services - Advice and PreventionAccess to advice and support to prevent escalation of abuse and to prevent homelessness for women. This will be delivered from a Council-provided One Stop Shop facility and in the community.
Lot #2Accommodation & SupportAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,980,000
Lot 2 - Refuge and Community Services – Accommodation & Support Provision of up to approx. 57 units of safe accommodation and support, for women and any children and young people accompanying them who are experiencing Violence Against Women Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) who need this provision.
Lot #3Refuge & SupportAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,440,000
Lot 3 - Refuge and Community Support – Children’s and Young People Provision Support for pregnant women and those responsible for children up to age 5, experiencing Violence Against Women Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV). To also provide range of age-appropriate therapeutic interventions for children and young people (CYP) in both safe accommodation and community settings to help them come to terms with the abuse they have experienced or witnessed, and to reaffirm their relationships with the non-abusive parent/carer and potentially the abusive parent/carer. Support can be provided to boys and girls aged 5-16.
Lot #4Male Victim ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£690,000
Lot 4 - Refuge and Community Support - Male Victim Service Access to advice and support to prevent escalation of abuse and to prevent homelessness for men. This will include provision of safe accommodation and support, along with therapeutic interventions. Cardiff is a multicultural city; as part of the service delivery there will be an expectation of specialist support for people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds within the service.
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Community Well Being Benefits: 10%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Cost
- Community Well Being Benefits
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Sept 2025, 08:39 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2026, 16:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
ERFX1008779- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025641- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a2abFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Sept 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published391 days ago26 Sept 2025, 08:39 BST
- Market engagement380 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
A market engagement event will be held via Microsoft Teams on the 9th October 2025 from 2pm - 4pm. Please advise if you would like to attend by emailing [email protected] by the end of day on the 6th October 2025. Following the deadline, you will be emailed a Teams invitation.
- Next notice expected337 days ago18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMT
- Clarification questions by188 days ago17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline160 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent56 days ago27 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published55 days ago27 Aug 2026, 16:58 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Sept 2025, 08:39 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published20 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £12,990,00020 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMTwas £14,945,000
- Status changed to active20 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST20 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMT
- Contract award notice published27 Aug 2026, 16:58 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2026, 16:58 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Advice and Prevention1 award | |||
| LlamauSMERefuge and Community Support Lot 1 - Advice and Prevention19 Oct 2026 – 20 Oct 2031 · up to 20 Oct 2032Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension | £5,741,070 | 27 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Accommodation & Support1 award | |||
| LlamauSMERefuge and Community Support - Lot 2 Accommodation and Support19 Oct 2026 – 20 Oct 2031 · up to 20 Oct 2032Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension | £4,056,035 | 27 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Refuge & Support1 award | |||
| LlamauSMERefuge and Community Support - Lot 3 Children and Young People Service19 Oct 2026 – 20 Oct 2031 · up to 20 Oct 2032Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension | £1,195,510 | 27 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Male Victim Service1 award | |||
| Codi Group LtdRefuge and Community Support Services - Lot 4 Male Victim Service19 Oct 2026 – 20 Oct 2031 · up to 20 Oct 2032Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension | £550,000 | 27 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Advice and Prevention | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2 · Accommodation & Support | 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 3 | — |
| 3 · Refuge & Support | 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 2 | 2 | — |
| 4 · Male Victim Service | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Codi Care and SupportAwarded supplier
- LlamauAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender