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Provision of 16 Plus Support Service

Caerphilly County Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Council is tendering an opportunity for a Service Provider to provide a supported housing service for young people aged 16 to 18 years old who are Children Looked After/Care Leavers as defined in Section 105 - 115 of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014. The service will be available to young people aged 16 to 18 years, who are known to Social Services and being supported through the Caerphilly County Borough Council 16+ Team. The service will be available primarily to young people who hold category 1, 2 and 3 status as defined within the Act. The property is owned by Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC), which is responsible for the maintenance of the property and all housing related issues. The commissioned Support Provider will ‘oversee’ the way the building is used and treated and report back any issues to CCBC that require upkeep or repair. The support provider will be fully responsible for providing all day-to-day support required by the young people who reside at the property. The young person will be in receipt of their allowance and will be subject to their Independent Living Plan and will be responsible for purchasing their own food and budgeting their allowance. The property has 6 rooms and an additional 2 rooms in an annex, and it is anticipated that not all rooms will be occupied at all times throughout the duration of the contract. A staged approach will be taken in the early stages of the contract until full occupancy is achieved. The Support Provider will be expected to respond flexibly to the needs of the young people to ensure appropriate staffing arrangements are in place while occupancy levels increase. The annex is separate from the main house and it is anticipated that it will be used as a stepping stone from the main house, before moving on to independent living. Individuals who move into the annex and then reach age 18 will be offered a short period of time as part of their move on plan. The aims of the service are as follows: • To work in partnership with a commissioned provider to provide the support for the children and young people aged 16-18 years. • To develop and expand move on arrangements to ensure that children and young people can move on in a planned manner. • To support the above, children and young people will be supported to develop the skills necessary to move on and live independently. • To provide targeted support to young people to help them reach more positive outcomes. • To support vulnerable children and young people to achieve independent living as much as possible within their community. • To work in a multi-agency way with all agencies involved with the children and young people. • To work with the children and young people in a trauma informed way and to support vulnerable young people who have experienced trauma. • To help children and young people build their own resilience through the development of effective skills and strategies to facilitate self-management and an improved improving ability to cope with daily life. • To provide support that also focuses on valuing and building upon the young person’s strengths and abilities whilst ensuring that links are made with other community projects and services to enable others to play a social and supportive role in young peoples lives during and after support. • The service will provide a Pathway that will deliver realistic, short, mid and long term supported accommodation for the relevant 16+ population within Caerphilly. • To provide a safe route for 16+ year olds and ensure young people are equipped with the appropriate skills required to maintain tenancies in the future and care for themselves appropriately. • The model will not only provide a more personalised approach to support but will also focus on long term independence and promote choice and control for the young people supported. Full details can be found in the invitation to tender on the etender portal Proactis Plaza The Contract shall be for an initial period of four (4) years from the 01 October 2025 to 30 September 2029, with the option to extend of a further period of up to twenty (24) months on an annual basis.3 The award criteria for this arrangement will consist of the following criteria and scores: Selection Criteria Pass/Fail Quality 80% Price 20% The evaluation of the tender responses for this procurement will be undertaken in three (3) specific stages based on the following methodology: • Stage One - Conditions of Participation - Selection Criteria • Stage Two - Evaluation – Award Stage - Assessment of Tender Response and Commercial (Price) Criteria • Third Stage Evaluation – Interview / Presentation Full details can be found in the invitation to tender on the etender portal Proactis Plaza Please note that Social Value shall fall part of this tender and Service Providers are requested to complete the Themes, Outcomes and Measures (TOMS) as part of their tender submission.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot 1£300k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CCBC/PS2831/25/HS
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
8 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
12 Aug 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
3 Jun 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
5 Aug 2025, 17:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
300,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
360,000

Renewal

Description
With the option to extend for up to a further period of two years on an annual basis

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Price

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price
Description
Price 20%
Criterion 2
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
Quality 80%

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKL16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
038450-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
9 Jul 2025, 09:55
Entry 3
Id
079177-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
3 Dec 2025, 09:41

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008635-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
11 Mar 2025, 09:05
Entry 2
Id
020305-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
12 May 2025, 09:41

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Apr 2025, 23:59
Description
The Council is holding a supplier engagement event on Thursday 20 March 2025 at 14:00 Hours at Ty Penallta, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed CF82 7PG. The Council may hold additional sessions after the initial planned supplier engagement event.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWHP-2369-JPYL
Name
Caerphilly County Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL16
Country
GB
Locality
Hengoed
Postal Code
CF82 7PG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Penallta House, Tredomen Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PWHP-2369-JPYL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Helen Sellwood
Telephone
01443863283

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Status Details
No suitable providers tendered for the service
Final Status Date
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hengoed · UKL16 · CF82 7PG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL16 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04eb4a-2025-12-03T09:41:48ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·