Coming up· published 23 Jan 2026
Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+
Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc · Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc is planning Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 11:22
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc is planning Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £1,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2030. It lasts 4 years.
Find a Tender published it on 23 January 2026. The notice number is 006108-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-060d21. Bids are made through the buyer's Jaggaer portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The project title is "Market Engagement - Children's Residential Care - High support 16+" and falls under the services category, specifically social work services. This initiative is intended to provide support for young people with high support needs within Rhondda Cynon Taf, UK. Interested parties are invited to express their interest and complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) via eTenderWales by 9th February 2026.
The preliminary market engagement notice was published on 23rd January 2026, with potential future notices planned for around 16th February 2026. Providers with expertise in supporting young people with complex emotional and mental health needs, who can offer 1:1 or 2:1 staffing, will find this opportunity particularly relevant.
The notice in full
This is a Market Engagement process. Any dates and values provided in this notice are subject to change. Rhondda Cynon Taff Children's Services are seeking to commission a provider to operate a high support provision in a premises provided by the Council within RCT.
The home will provide support to two young people aged between 16 and 18 who have high support needs due to a combination of factors such as emotional and mental health needs, risk taking behaviours and subject to exploitation.
The provider will need to ensure there is 1:1/2:1staffing (dependent on needs) for each individual young person at all times throughout the day and meet the requirement for a sleep in and waking night member of staff.
The provider will be required to deliver a sustained and consistent high-quality strengths based service that is able to respond in an emergency and can be flexible in facilitating opportunities for young people who need varying levels of support dependent on their needs and progression towards independence.
The provider will be required to actively encourage and support each young person to achieve positive outcomes in line with their assessed needs and plan, working closely with the responsible social work teams and other agencies that may be involved. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is not a call for competition. Responses will inform our procurement strategy, which may include a future competitive tender process.
Suppliers may be invited to participate in further engagement activities. Please advise if you would be interested in this opportunity by registering onto the following PQQ of etenderwales, expressing your interest and completing the questionnaire by the date provided. PQQ reference 33824 and can be accessed using the following link: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/30191318019BEA910300
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2030 (4 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Jaggaer
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 006108-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060d21
- CPV code
- 85310000 - Social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Town
- Cardiff
- Postcode
- CF37 4TH
- Electoral ward
- Pontypridd Town
- Constituency
- Pontypridd
- Delivery area
- Central Valleys
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Area
- South East Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Pontypridd, CF37 4TH · Wales · Wales
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006108-2026
- Jaggaer portal, to register and bidetenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/30191318019BEA910300
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-060d21 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+
When will the Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+ tender open?
Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+ contract worth?
The estimated value is £1,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2030 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+?
Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc, based in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
How do I bid for Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+?
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