Coming up· published 8 Jan 2026
Market Engamement - Residential Care and Support at Meadow View
Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc · Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc is planning Market Engamement - Residential Care and Support at Meadow View. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:47
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2027
Contract starts
2033
Contract ends
6 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc is planning Market Engamement - Residential Care and Support at Meadow View. 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 £7,000,000. The contract runs from 9 January 2027 to 9 January 2033. It lasts 6 years.
Find a Tender published it on 9 January 2026. The notice number is 001939-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-060306. Bids are made through the buyer's Jaggaer portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (RCT CBC) is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for providing residential care and support services at Meadow View, a facility aimed to support young people aged between 10 and 18. This initiative falls under the services category, with a focus on social work services as defined by CPV classification 85310000.
The procurement is guided by the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025, requiring a not-for-profit provider. Located in the UKL15 region of the United Kingdom, this engagement notice invites interested participants to express their interest and complete a questionnaire by 29th January 2026.
The project's future procurement strategy may include a competitive tender process, expected to commence in June 2026, with the service starting in January 2027 and potentially extending to 2034.
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 not for profit provider (as required by the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025) to operate a 4 bed Children's Home in a premises provided by the Council within RCT.
The home will provide care and support to young people aged between 10 and 18 (with the option to vary if demand dictates), with a focus on teenagers and transition to independence. There is an expectation that the service will be provided in a manner that best safeguards and promotes the welfare of children and young people in our care.
The Provider will need to ensure that children and young people are supported using the Trauma Recovery Model and employ a strengths based, child focused approach. The Provider will be required to provide all staffing including the Responsible Individual and Registered Manager.
The provider will 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 Market Engagement 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 33814 and can be accessed using the following link: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/28676146019BA31DB021
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
- 9 Jan 2027 to 9 Jan 2033 (6 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
- £7,000,000
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
- 001939-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060306
- 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
- Porth, 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/001939-2026
- Jaggaer portal, to register and bidetenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/28676146019BA31DB021
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-060306 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Market Engamement - Residential Care and Support at Meadow View
When will the Market Engamement - Residential Care and Support at Meadow View 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 - Residential Care and Support at Meadow View contract worth?
The estimated value is £7,000,000. The contract runs from 9 January 2027 to 9 January 2033 (6 years).
Who is the buyer for Market Engamement - Residential Care and Support at Meadow View?
Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc, based in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
How do I bid for Market Engamement - Residential Care and Support at Meadow View?
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