AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council has awarded Llamau Limited a contract to provide 24/7 housing-related support at Ty Annog for young people aged 16–25.
Published outcomeOne active award, dated 22 September 2026, names LLAMAU LIMITED for lot 1. The published record schedules a future signature date of 20 October 2026; it does not confirm that the contract has been signed.
Market significanceThe award covers accommodation-based youth housing support in Blaenau Gwent, with a published net award value of £749,076.81 and an extension option that could take the term to August 2031.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LLAMAU LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 749076.81 GBP · active
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Verified supplier record names LLAMAU LIMITED (company number 02396224); award 1 names Llamau Ltd and reports a net award value of £749,076.81.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 096620-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is marked active.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed; future signature date scheduled for 20 October 2026
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Award milestone lists futureSignatureDate due 2026-10-20 with status scheduled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£749,076.81
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Award 1 value.amount is 749076.81 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£898,892.17
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 898892.17 GBP.
Published opportunity maximum value
88% confidence£1,259,199.80
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Process-level value_max is 1259199.8 GBP; no basis is supplied for comparison with the award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence25 June 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 059980-2026 dated 2026-06-25.
Tender deadline
99% confidence24 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-24T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-22.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence23 September 2026
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Award 1 assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-09-23.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award document 096620-2026 was published 2026-10-13.
Scheduled contract start
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-01.
Scheduled initial end
98% confidence31 August 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2029-08-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidence24/7 accommodation-based housing-related support for young people aged 16–25 at Ty Annog.
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Published procurement description.
Support objectives
98% confidenceSupport independent-living skills, transition into community housing, and young people with potential mental health, learning-difficulty or substance-misuse needs.
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Published procurement description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85000000 — Health and social work services
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKL16
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Award item delivery address region is UKL16.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime
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Tender specialRegime includes lightTouch.
Lots
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 August 2029
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to two additional years in 12-month intervals, at the contracting authority's sole discretion and subject to performance and funding.
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Award renewal description.
Maximum possible end date
98% confidence31 August 2031
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2031-08-31.
Compliance requirements
97% confidenceRelevant elements of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 and Blaenau Gwent’s Licence Extension Request Policy.
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Published procurement description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award for the sole published lot.
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One award is linked to lot 1 and names one supplier.
Funding and performance dependency
99% confidenceExtensions depend on performance and funding.
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Published renewal description.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe notice reports both net and gross award values; it does not publish a price breakdown or individual service-unit rates.
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Award value fields provide net and gross totals only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceThe record is an award notice, but signature remains scheduled rather than confirmed.
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Future signature milestone is scheduled for 20 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot record has null title, description and value.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list beyond the winner, scoring or evaluation narrative is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source is an award notice and records a future signature milestone; it does not confirm a signed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and incumbent information.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- No explicit explanation is supplied for the relationship between the process-level maximum value and the reported award value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
LLAMAU LIMITEDLlamauBlaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilTy Annoghousing related supportyouth housing supportcontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Ty Annog housing support award?
LLAMAU LIMITED, verified as company number 02396224, is named for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the published award value?
The notice reports £749,076.81 excluding VAT and £898,892.17 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The published record does not confirm signature. It lists a future signature date scheduled for 20 October 2026.
When is the service scheduled to run?
The initial period is scheduled from 1 November 2026 to 31 August 2029, with an option to extend up to 31 August 2031.
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