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Emergency Accomodation Service

Cardiff Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Cardiff Council is seeking to understand the market from Providers who are committed to promoting services that meet the needs of adults with learning disabilities who have been identified as being in a social care crisis and can deliver Emergency Supported Living Services as detailed within this notice. This is a particular specialist service for people who have learning disabilities, including people with Autism, physical and sensory impairment, behaviour that is challenging and complex needs, who have fallen into crisis. The population groups are people who have been assessed/diagnosed as adults with complex care and support needs and have: • Autism (ASD) • Learning Disability The Emergency Accommodation Service (EAS) is a domiciliary supported living development that will respond to social crisis emergency situations. The Scheme has 5-beds available to vulnerable individuals on a temporary/short-term basis throughout the year. The Scheme will provide sleep-in support and 24-hour staffing that can meet a full range of complex learning disability needs. Individuals are issued ‘licences’ by the Community Landlord whilst living at this scheme. The Provider will support individuals with Housing related support issues and the management of maintaining the requirements of the ‘licences’ Including understanding their rights and responsibilities. The Provider is responsible for the provision of the Personal Domiciliary Care and support and the Housing Related Support services within the Emergency Accommodation Scheme to those people who are eligible. The purpose of the scheme is to provide short-term supported living to adults who have fallen into crisis by providing a range of quality, personalised support. As well as providing emergency accommodation the staff on site will offer a wide variety of emotional support and social and community activity-based opportunities supporting the well-being and independence of the individuals who are placed in the service. Targeted support to meet individuals’ needs would be identified via the wellbeing assessment and care plan. Providers are expected to support the further assessment of accommodation and support needs and help identify future needs.to move on from the service. All support delivered is required to be high quality and delivered by highly skilled, suitably trained, and qualified staff, who can respond appropriately at short notice and with a degree of flexibility to diverse needs. Support will be strengths-based and outcome focused and importantly co-produced with the individual in receipt of care and support, family, carers, and other stakeholders. The Council is looking to commission the care and support services for the individuals placed at the Scheme. They will receive personal domiciliary care and support from the commissioned Provider who is not the owner/landlord of the accommodation. Individuals are issued licences by the landlord whilst staying at the scheme. Individuals that are placed in the scheme would stay for the shortest period possible. The Provider would need to enter into a Service Level Agreement with the Community Landlord and undertake all Housing Management functions related to operating a supported living scheme environment. Cardiff Council will have a Management Agreement with the Community Landlord.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

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-0682ef
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Mar 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

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

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Please provide a brief outline (no more than 2 sides of A4) of your experience of delivering services that include the essential elements highlighted above. Please note: This will not form part of any formal tender process. This information request is purely for the Council to understand the market position and we welcome expressions of interest by 12-noon Wednesday 13th May 2026.
Due
13 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034166-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 Apr 2026, 12:36
Format
text/html

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
Ana Foundly

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

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