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Official procurement procedure
The Provision of two children's care homes in Cardiff
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£13,000,000
Submission deadline 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Cardiff Council: "The Provision of two children's care homes in Cardiff ". Published status: complete. Published value: £13,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Cardiff Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £13,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Cardiff Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Cardiff Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
LlamauTop vendor: 26.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 37 active published awards; 21 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Llamau | 3 wins | £10,992,615 |
| Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd | 1 win | £8,092,600 |
| Codi Care and Support | 2 wins | £6,888,801 |
| The Salvation Army Trustee Company | 1 win | £6,338,801 |
| Kordel | 1 win | £4,000,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCardiff Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT | Last source update13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058c54 | ||
What is being bought
The service to be provided is residential care for Children or Young People (CYP) aged 11-17 (with the option to vary if demand dictates), within a Cardiff Council-owned children’s home, placed after an assessment of their needs by Cardiff Council. These services will be provided in a manner that best safeguards and promotes the welfare of the Child or Young Person in respect of whom the Services are provided. Children and young people will need to be supported using the Trauma Recovery Model and by employing an approach that is strengths based, and person centred.The Provider will work with individuals to achieve positive outcomes in line with their assessed needs and to meet the expectations of the Child or Young Person.Acknowledging that each provider must work within the parameters of an individual Child or Young Person’s care and support plan, this is an outcome focused service, where the delivery of outcomes important to each individual Child or Young Person in a rights-based approach, are monitored for quality.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT - Status changed to complete
13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT - Official notice release published
13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT - Status changed to active
13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT - Official notice release published
13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT - Published value updated to £13,000,000
21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST - Status changed to planned
21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST - Official notice release published
21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST - Submission deadline changed to 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST - Buyer information updated
21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT - Submission deadline
18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT - Award active
12 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £8,092,600
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd £8,092,600 · 12 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 2 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 2 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Cardiff Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVHP-5769-YHRQAward and contract changes
Documents (0)
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