Official UK procurement notice
Children's Services Residential Homes
Authority: Cardiff Council (Local council)
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. Children and young people will need to be supported using the Trauma Recovery Model and by employing an. their assessed needs and to meet the expectations of the Child or Young Person.Acknowledging that each provider must work within.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£13,000,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 50%
- Community Wellbeing Benefits: 10%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Community Wellbeing Benefits
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow TherapeuticVCSETwo Children Services Residential Homes1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: up to 2 years | £8,092,600 | 12 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Two Children Services Residential Homes · Rainbow TherapeuticVCSE
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2026
- Value
- £8,092,600
- Period
- 14 Oct 2026 – 13 Oct 2031 · up to 13 Oct 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 month extensions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
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
- 21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 15:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073738- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c54Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
21 Aug 2025 → 2 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BST
- Next notice expected23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published357 days ago13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
- Submission deadline323 days ago18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by262 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent238 days ago13 Mar 2026
- Contract starts235 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published3 days ago2 Nov 2026, 15:46 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025- Planned procurement notice published21 Aug 2025, 15:59 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
- Deadline moved to 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT13 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT+56 days · was 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Nov 2026, 15:46 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 21 Aug 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rainbow TherapeuticAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender