Award

Older Persons Extra Care Schemes

TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

11 Feb 2026 at 14:43

Award

10 Feb 2026 at 16:33

Tender

25 Sep 2025 at 11:18

Planning

02 Sep 2025 at 11:19

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process described involves Torfaen County Borough Council commissioning care and support services for older persons at Ty George Lansbury and Ty Cae Nant, two extra care schemes in the Cwmbran area. The procurement is focused on the health and social work services industry, under the light touch special regime, and follows the open procedure method. The latest stage in this process shows the award and contract updates were confirmed on 11th February 2026. The contract was awarded to Abacare, with a contract value of £4,077,498, beginning on 4th March 2026 and expected to end on 4th March 2029, with options for extension until 2032. The process is governed by Welsh devolved regulations and takes place in the region of UKL16, United Kingdom.

This tender presents opportunities for service providers in the care sector to expand their operations and secure long-term contracts with a prominent public authority. Businesses that are suitably registered, experienced, and qualified within the health and social care industry are ideally positioned to compete, especially those that can provide both planned and responsive care services, including waking night provisions. Given the open procurement method, there is an equal opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to bid, fostering diversity and robust competition in service delivery. This could be particularly advantageous for businesses aspiring to strengthen their footprint in the Welsh care market.

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Notice Title

Older Persons Extra Care Schemes

Notice Description

Ty George Lansbury and Ty Cae Nant are Extra Care schemes for the Over 55s in the Cwmbran Area of Torfaen County Borough Council. The Landlord of the scheme is Hedyn Homes. Torfaen CBC is commissioning a provider to deliver a care and support service at the scheme and is seeking tenders from suitably registered, experienced and qualified service providers with sufficient resources to deliver the requirements of the Council in accordance with the Invitation to Tender including the attached Service Specification

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend by upto 24 months

Planning Information

We are hosting a market engagement event on Tuesday 9th September 2025. If you would like to attend please register an interest by Friday 5th September.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05920e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012481-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,528,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,528,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£4,077,498 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
12 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
4 Mar 2026 - 4 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Rebecca Parsons
Contact Email
socialcare.procurement@cardiff.gov.uk
Contact Phone
000

Buyer Location

Locality
TORFAEN
Postcode
NP4 0LS
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL53 Gwent Valleys
Delivery Location
TLL16 Gwent Valleys, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Local Authority
Torfaen
Electoral Ward
Panteg
Westminster Constituency
Torfaen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ABACARE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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