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The Provision of two children's care homes in Cardiff

Cardiff Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 21:03.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

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Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd

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Published award value
£8.1m
Awarded
12 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMMJ-9579-PBCR
Location
Merthyr Tydfil, UKL15, CF48 2EJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-058c54
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cardiff Council
Id
GB-PPON-PVHP-5769-YHRQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVHP-5769-YHRQ

Address

Street Address
County Hall
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 4UW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL22

Contact

Name
Samantha Harry

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PMMJ-9579-PBCR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMMJ-9579-PBCR

Address

Street Address
9 The Hawthorns
Locality
Merthyr Tydfil
Postal Code
CF48 2EJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL15

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Two Children Services Residential Homes
Status
active
Date
12 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
13 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
9,711,120
Amount
8,092,600
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMMJ-9579-PBCR
Name
Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
up to 2 years

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
022984-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Mar 2026, 13:13
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF10 4UW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 022984-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·