Official UK procurement notice
Strategic Review of Accommodation Based Care Services
Authority: Carmarthenshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCarmarthenshire County Council has procured a consultancy service to undertake a comprehensive strategic review of the county’s building based care services. This work is funded through the Housing With Care Fund (HCF) and aims to assess current provision, future demand, regulatory compliance, and investment requirements. The consultancy will produce a costed, phased strategic plan to support sustainable, modern care accommodation across the county.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£50,000
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: Technical questions
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 27 Apr 2026, 13:30 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 15:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038044- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ba4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
To assist you in locating these opportunities on the BRAVO E Procurement System the project code is: project_55517
As this is an Open procedure , Tenderers must ensure that all ITT questions are fully responded to. The following ITT Project codes may further assist you in locating the opportunities:
ITT Code: itt_120166
Please also ensure you check the Attachments area for any documents/ information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack.
Suppliers Instructions How to express interest in this Tender:
- Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Click the "Suppliers register here" link
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click "continue"
- Express an Interest in the Project
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Invitation to Tender Documents open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the screen
- This will move the ITT into your "My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the ''Buyer Attachments" on the left hand side of the screen
- Responding to the tender
- At the top of the screen you can choose to Create Response or Decline to Respond (please give a reason if declining)
- You can now use the Messages function on to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon - Fri (8am - 6pm) on:
- Supplier Support Request: jaggaer.my.site.com/suppliersupportreque… ↗
- Supplier Registration Video: app.screencast.com/2srN0n260W9nX ↗
- Phone: 0800 069 8634
Carmarthenshire County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel.
Timeline
27 Apr 2026 → 19 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published176 days ago27 Apr 2026, 13:30 BST
- Clarification questions by167 days ago6 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline162 days ago11 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts156 days ago18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published123 days ago19 Jun 2026, 15:05 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Apr 2026- Tender notice published27 Apr 2026, 13:30 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published19 Jun 2026, 15:05 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 15:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGH IRWIN ASSOCIATES LTDSME | £50,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Strategic Review of Building-Based Care Services · HUGH IRWIN ASSOCIATES LTDSME
- Signed
- 19 Jun 2026
- Value
- £50,000
- Period
- 19 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HICO LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender