Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of a Regulated Care at Home Service
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL17)
Framework ceiling (notional)£66,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026awarded 19 Mar 2026
Awarded to Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative Limited +7 more
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK 7 notice for Bridgend County Borough Council to formalise and award the Framework Agreement for the provision of Regulated Care at Home Services. The Authority is dedicated to helping individuals who have been assessed as having care and support needs to live as independently as possible, for as long as they can.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 10 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Social work and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 100 suppliers · 24 bids received (0.2 per place) · 16 appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- n/a
Published description of the framework
Purchasing individual care packages under the Framework shall be conducted as follows:
- The overall weekly cost of a care package will be calculated using the unit rates submitted by Providers for the total weekly assessed hours of support required.
- Any provider quality concerns identified through contract monitoring activity
- Evidence of working in an outcome focused way and enabling individuals to regain and or maintain their levels of independence.
Where more than one Framework Provider has come forward with capacity for an available package of care, the Brokerage Team will consider them in accordance with the above criteria and the Provider demonstrating the most advantageous service and/or most favourable terms for the Individual shall be offered the package.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£66,000,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
see tender pack
- Technical & professional ability
see tender pack
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80% split between method statement and interview 60% and 20%
- Commercial : 20% weighting for prices submitted
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.
- “The Provision of a Regulated Care at Home Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 100 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 10 Sept 2031
- First published
- 19 Mar 2026, 19:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2026, 16:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
B724- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025509- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066fb9Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
see tender pack
Review and risk notes
- Risks
see tender pack
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Appointment period ends
- 20 Mar 2026, 21:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · n/a
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Mar 2026 → 17 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Assessment summaries sent217 days ago19 Mar 2026
- Tender notice published217 days ago19 Mar 2026, 19:55 GMT
- Clarification questions by216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends216 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Mar 2026, 21:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by212 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 16:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Tender notice published19 Mar 2026, 19:55 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Mar 2026, 22:29 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2026, 22:29 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Jul 2026, 16:59 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 161 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 2424 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative LimitedVCSE, Glamorgan Care Ltd, Gofal Cymunedol Ltd, SEREN SUPPORT SERVICES LTDSME, STEDDY LIMITEDSME, Serendipity Care and SupportSME +10 moreFramework for: The Provision of a Regulated Care at Home Service1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: This proposal is to implement a maximum six-year (2 years initially with the option to extend by a further 24 months and an additional 24 months thereafter) Framework Agreement. | £66,000,000 | 19 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
The Provision of a Regulated Care at Home Service · Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative LimitedVCSE, Glamorgan Care Ltd, Gofal Cymunedol Ltd, SEREN SUPPORT SERVICES LTDSME, STEDDY LIMITEDSME, Serendipity Care and SupportSME +10 more
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £66,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- (With the Option to Extend for up to 48 Months, up to 31st March 2032)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24final-stage tenders · 30 at stage one | 24 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
16 commercial parties on the notice- April Complete CareFramework contractor
- Care CrewFramework contractor
- Cartrefi Cymru CooperativeFramework contractor
- EverycareFramework contractor
- Glamorgan Care LtdFramework contractor
- Gofal Cymunedol LtdFramework contractor
- Harlequin HomecareFramework contractor
- ND CareFramework contractor
- Resolution CareFramework contractor
- Right at HomeFramework contractor
Show 6 more suppliers
- Seren Support ServicesFramework contractor
- Serendipity Care and SupportFramework contractor
- Serenity Support ServicesFramework contractor
- Star Care Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Steddy LtdFramework contractor
- Trinity Care and SupportFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml ITT
- Technical specifications https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml this tender has now closed this notice is for transparency purposes
Notices 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