Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 2 Apr 2025, 12:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

VAWDASV Accommodation and Floating Support

Official notice

Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£5,520,000≈ £2.8m / year · £6,624,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates7.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2025awarded 28 Aug 2025
Awarded to Cyfannol Women's Aid
Contract term 2 yrsends 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is to advise the market that the Authority has awarded a contract to Cyfannol Women’s Aid for VAWDASV Accommodation and Floating Support. The service is to manage the existing Refuge Accommodation and provide housing related support whilst the client is residing there. In terms of the floating support, this is to provide housing related support to individuals in their existing homes. Full details were advised in the tender documents. This is not a call for competition

The contract period is from the 03 November 2025 - 02 November 2027 - with an option to extend for up to a further period of seventy-two (72) months, periodically re-viewed after twenty-four (24) months.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£5,520,000
Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 2 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £5,520,000 exc. VAT · £6,624,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 3rd November 2025 – 2nd November 2027 with an option to extend for up to a further period of seventy-two (72) months, periodically re-viewed after twenty-four (24) months.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per details in proactis and tender specification document.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost: 30% cost of total contract value
  • Quality
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per details in proactis and tender specification document.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Apr 2025, 12:13 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 8 Sept 2025
Authority reference
CCBC/PS2796/25/RB
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031932
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbde Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Details within the specification

Review and risk notes
Risks

Details within the specification

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Apr 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 12:13 BST
  2. Market engagement
    30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST

    The Council has undertaken a supplier event on Tuesday 04 March 2025, however interested parties are able to contact the Council - [email protected] to discuss and undertake supplier engagement with the market. The end date for market engagement is the 30 April 2025

    Please note that the contract dates, contract term and values may change prior to going to market and will be detailed the tender notice.

  3. Next notice expected
    23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    12 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
  5. Clarification questions by
    11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent
    5 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Award decision expected by
    8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  9. Latest notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST
  10. Contract starts351 days ago
    3 Nov 2025

Notice history

11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 12:13 BST
    UK2
  2. Pipeline notice published
    12 May 2025, 12:24 BST
    UK1
  3. Published value updated to £5,200,000
    12 May 2025, 12:24 BST
    was £689,999
  4. Tender notice published
    12 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value updated to £5,520,000
    12 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
    was £5,200,000
  6. Status changed to active
    12 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    12 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
  8. Deadline published: 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    12 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
  9. Contract award notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST
    UK6
  10. Status changed to complete
    9 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST
  11. Contract signature expected
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 2 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,101,8481 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cyfannol Women's AidVAWDASV Accommodation and Floating Support Services 3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2033Extensions: 03 November 2025 - 02 November 2027 - with an option to extend for up to a further period of seventy-two (72) months, periodically re-viewed after twenty-four (24) months.£5,101,84828 Aug 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PWHP-2369-JPYL Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Hengoed, Wales, CF82 7PGContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cyfannol Womens AidAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMQW-9463-YXJY 3 Town Bridge Buildings, Pontypool, Wales, NP4 6JEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender