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title: "Community Municipal Investment Model"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e8b5"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Cardiff Council"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# Community Municipal Investment Model

Buyer: Cardiff Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e8b5

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## Summary

Cardiff Council is exploring a service provider for a Local Climate Bond programme, covering bond development, issuance and ongoing administration. The service would enable residents and other investors to lend directly to the Council through an FCA-compliant digital platform, helping finance climate and sustainability projects under the One Planet Cardiff Strategy and wider climate emergency objectives. Potential investment themes include renewable energy, energy efficiency, building retrofit, electric vehicle infrastructure and other low-carbon projects. The service is expected to combine financial, regulatory, technology, investor and administrative support. Delivery is for Cardiff Council and its investors in the United Kingdom. Relevant work includes investment and banking services, energy-related services and secure digital financial platforms.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Cardiff Council is assessing the market and has not issued an invitation to tender. The planned contract is one lot, with an expected term from 1 April 2027 to 1 April 2028. The estimated value is £30,000 excluding VAT, or £36,000 including VAT. The Council may carry out preliminary market engagement before issuing a tender notice, including supplier engagement events, written requests for information and exploratory discussions about delivery and regulatory models. The Council expects the next notice to be published by 19 September 2026 and has scheduled market engagement activity for 3 September 2026. The procurement is below the applicable threshold.

This will suit financial services providers, fintech businesses and specialist investment-platform operators able to support a local authority bond programme from design through administration. The likely requirements include bond structuring and issuance support, FCA compliance and regulatory advice, investor due diligence and onboarding, subscription and allocation management, and administration of interest and repayments. Suppliers should be able to provide a secure digital investment platform, investor communications and marketing, reporting and performance monitoring, and management information suitable for finance, treasury and audit teams. Experience of ESG, climate or sustainability reporting would be relevant, as would the ability to work with residents and other investors. The procurement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

## Notice

Cardiff Council is exploring the procurement of a service provider to support the development, issuance and administration of a Local Climate Bond programme. The service would provide an FCA-compliant platform and associated services enabling residents and other investors to lend directly to the Council to support climate and sustainability projects. The Council is investigating whether a Local Climate Bond could provide an additional source of capital financing for projects supporting the One Planet Cardiff Strategy and wider climate emergency objectives. Potential investment themes may include renewable energy, energy efficiency, building retrofit, EV infrastructure and other low-carbon projects. The provider may be required to deliver bond structuring and issuance support; FCA compliance and regulatory support; investor onboarding and management; a digital investment platform; marketing and investor communications; administration of interest and repayment schedules; and reporting and performance monitoring. The provider should be capable of operating within relevant FCA requirements, providing a secure digital investment platform, supporting investor due diligence processes, managing subscriptions and allocations, administering repayments, delivering investor reporting and communications, supporting ESG and climate reporting, and producing management information for finance, treasury and audit purposes. To those interested parties, please confirm your interest by emailing us directly at ProfessionalServices@cardiff.gov.uk or Nathan.tucker@cardiff.gov.uk.

### Planning Information

The Authority may undertake preliminary market engagement prior to issuing a UK4 Tender Notice, including:
• Supplier engagement events
• Written requests for information
• Exploratory discussions focused on delivery and regulatory models
Participation in market engagement will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079502-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 19 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cardiff Council |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4UW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 65 - Public utilities
- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 09330000 - Solar energy
- 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
- 66100000 - Banking and investment services
- 71314000 - Energy and related services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 14:34 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079502-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079502-2026
  20th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiff.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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