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title: "The Provision of two children's care homes in Cardiff"
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# The Provision of two children's care homes in Cardiff

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-two-children-s-care-homes-in-cardiff-ocds-h6vhtk-058c54). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-council-ons-w06000015)
- **Published Value:** £13,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £8,092,600 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-two-children-s-care-homes-in-cardiff-ocds-h6vhtk-058c54#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058c54`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-two-children-s-care-homes-in-cardiff-ocds-h6vhtk-058c54#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-two-children-s-care-homes-in-cardiff-ocds-h6vhtk-058c54#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £13,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/03/2026 to 15/03/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Two Children Services Residential Homes (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMMJ-9579-PBCR`
  - Value: £8,092,600 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073738-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-13T13:13:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:27:49.599Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058c54