Coming up· published 30 Oct 2025
Pre Market Engagement for the Provision of Young People Support Services for the Vale of Glamorgan Council
Vale of Glamorgan Council · Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Vale of Glamorgan Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Vale of Glamorgan.
Source: Find a Tender, published 31 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 16:04
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Vale of Glamorgan Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Vale of Glamorgan. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £1,403,500. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 30 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 31 October 2025. The notice number is 070220-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d85e.
Summary of the contracting process
The Vale of Glamorgan Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled, "Pre Market Engagement for the Provision of Young People Support Services." This procurement falls under the services category, specifically targeting social work services with and without accommodation. The engagement aims to retender various housing-related support services for young people at risk of homelessness.
These services will be delivered in the UKL22 region, United Kingdom. An online market engagement meeting is scheduled for 11th November 2025 via Microsoft Teams. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Mr Hedd Wyn John for participation details.
The procurement legal basis is the UKPGA 2023/54, with a substantial contract value of £1,403,500 and a project timeline from 1st April 2026 to 30th March 2029, with the option for renewal. A future notice will be communicated by 12th January 2026. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) that can deliver high-quality, sustainable support services would be well-suited to pursue this bid.
Participating in the preliminary market engagement could provide valuable insights and a competitive advantage in the subsequent tendering phase.
The notice in full
The Vale of Glamorgan Council will tender for the following services at the start of the New Year. The proposed procurement is to re-tender for a variety of Housing related support services to Young People both in temporary supported accommodation and floating support for young people at risk of homelessness to set up or maintain a tenancy.
There are two supported Accommodation Projects (Ty John Rowley and Ty'r Fro) and the floating support scheme. The Council wishes to engage with the market place to briefly explain to providers the requirements and expected scope of the future procurement. Please note: this market sounding exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest.
The market engagement will take place online via a Microsoft Teams meeting. This is scheduled for Tuesday 11th November at 10.00am. If you would like to attend please contact Mr Hedd Wyn John via email: hjjohn@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk to express your interest and receive the link to the meeting.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Accommodation For Young People
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1,403,500
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
- 070220-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d85e
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation; 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Town
- Cardiff
- Postcode
- CF63 4RU
- Electoral ward
- Castleland
- Constituency
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery area
- Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Area
- South East Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Vale of Glamorgan Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Mr Hedd Wyn John
- Address
- Barry, CF63 4RU · Wales · Wales
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the Pre Market Engagement for the Provision of Young People Support Services for… tender open?
Vale of Glamorgan Council 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 Pre Market Engagement for the Provision of Young People Support Services for… contract worth?
The estimated value is £1,403,500. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 30 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Pre Market Engagement for the Provision of Young People Support Services for…?
Vale of Glamorgan Council, based in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The named contact is Mr Hedd Wyn John.
How do I bid for Pre Market Engagement for the Provision of Young People Support Services for…?
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