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Cardiff Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced multi disciplinary design team for its site on Pierhead Street, Butetown. The Council intends to redevelop vacant brownfield land off Pierhead Street to deliver a residential led, mixed use development. The scheme presents an opportunity to co locate a proposed Metro station promoted by Transport for Wales (TfW). The appointed design team will work collaboratively with the Council and key stakeholders to develop a vision and design proposals up to and including RIBA Stage 2. This will enable the Council to progress the scheme into later stages alongside a development partner. The Pierhead Street site forms part of Cardiff Council’s ambitious housebuilding programme, which will deliver over 4,000 new homes across the city. This award winning programme represents one of the largest council housing build initiatives in Wales, supported by investment of approximately £850 million to deliver affordable homes at scale and pace. Site constraints /opportunities The site is located in a dynamic, waterfront district within Cardiff Bay, a vibrant and culturally rich area at the heart of the city’s historic docklands. The site is approx 0.88ha and is comprised of predominantly vacant land with a small, single storey building lies at the far northwest of the site. The site has been identified by Transport for Wales (TfW) as a possible location for a new station as part of the Cardiff Crossrail Project which is an integral part of the South Wales Metro plans which would need to be incorporated into the development options for the site. The site comprises of a relatively flat, derelict area of land. It is visually prominent, with wide views out to the north overlooking the Eastern Bay Link Road (A4232). Key constraints include: Buried dock wall TFW proposed crossrail High Voltage cables Dock feeder culvert Contamination and made ground Access constraints Key objectives: Deliver a sustainable, inclusive mixed tenure neighbourhood that is welcoming to residents Optimise site capacity to deliver 300–350 apartments, comprising: Minimum 200 units for private rent and/or shared ownership in one high rise block (BSA Cat 1 HRB) Approximately 150 units for social rent in a separate block (BSA Cat 1 HRB) Both blocks should incorporate A1 and A3 uses at ground floor All social rented units must meet WDQR space standards. Private rented units are not required to comply with WDQR. Social rented flats must meet EPC A or WG approved alternatives (AECB / Passivhaus aligned). The Private rented /sale block should also ideally meet EPC A if possible. No fossil fuels on any house type. The design team are expected to provide options for the energy strategy for the blocks and provide options appraisal for different solutions, such as GSHP, ASHP and all electric system as well as options for uplifts to AECB or Passivhaus standards Design teams are expected to consider innovative solutions to overheating risks in high rise buildings Green infrastructure, placemaking principles and secure by design principles should be embedded into the scheme to ensure a desirable, sustainable, safe and attractive environment for residents and visitors Scope of services: We are looking to appoint an Architect lead multi-discipline design team with highrise building experience to produce a scheme up to and including RIBA stage 2. This includes reviewing existing documents and designing a project to the RIBA stage 2 plan of works, to allow the Council to progress to a Pre Contract Service Agreement (PCSA) with a development partner, who will submit Planning and ultimately implement the scheme The architect team would project manage the scheme and provide detailed programmes, risks and scheme updates to the client and manage the consultant team. The design team should comprise the following consultants : Architect – lead including Project manager, principal designer, urban design Engineer – civils Engineer – structural MEP consultant Transport planning Planning consultant Landscape architect Fire consultant Please note that this notice is for information purposes only. Any future opportunity will be issued via the Proactis eSourcing Portal. To access the Proactis Portal, please use the following link: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

Service being tendered: Cardiff Council is releasing a tender for the provision of Security and Concierge Services to be provided across fourteen of their supported accommodation sites across Cardiff, including single and family accommodation, managed properties and a specialist young person’s model. This is not a traditional or rigid security contract. The service is intended to support vulnerable residents within accommodation settings, with officers working alongside support staff to promote safety, wellbeing and stability. The service must be delivered in a psychologically informed and trauma-informed way, with an emphasis on building positive relationships and responding to residents with empathy, respect and an understanding of their individual needs. Current contract ends: 31 December 2026 Value: Approximately £3,700,000 Duration: 1 year with option to extend for 12 months Contract Type: Single Supplier Framework. Subject to call off contracts. Indicative Timeline: Tender to be published End of July

Cardiff Council is committed to supporting people with a Learning Disability, to live independently in the community within their own homes. The initial contractual arrangement was to support 310 people within Cardiff across 98 supported living schemes . The numbers may increase due to new supported living schemes being developed over the life time of the current contract which will be confirmed in the tender document. Please be aware that no guarantee can be given with regard to the volume of services required. For the purposes of these services, Cardiff has been split into three localities with each locality representing a separate lot. Bidders will be able to bid for more than one lot, but no one supplier will be awarded more than one lot. It will be for the tenderers to determine if they wish to bid for one or more lots. Cardiff Council therefore, seeks to appoint a maximum of three Supported Living provider organisations to deliver Personal Domiciliary Care (PDC) and Housing Related Support (HRS) services for people with a Learning Disability across the city. The Council proposes to award two separate contracts to the appointed provider for each locality: one in relation to the Housing Related Support (HRS) services and the other in relation to Personal Domiciliary Care (PDC) services. The proposed Contracts will commence on 2nd November 2027. It is estimated the contract will have a fixed term of six years, but this will be confirmed in the published tender documents.

The Council wishes to establish a dynamic market for the provision of passenger transport services over several Lots that will include Taxi, Minibus, Buses and wheelchair accessible vehicles.

The Council’s Voids Team manage the works being delivered to bring void properties up to a standard for a new tenancy. As a property becomes vacant, a Technical Manager from the Voids Team visits the property and assesses the repair requirements and creates a schedule of works required. The Council is seeking to engage multiple Contractors to create a pool, who can be called upon to complete specific work activities to assist the in house team. Whilst the work is predominantly in vacant properties, there will be some work in occupied properties which will be instructed by the Responsive Repairs Unit.

The domestic property portfolio of the Council comprises a mixture of social housing (approximately 13,785 Council owned dwellings in number) and other properties. Of these there are 786 courtyards or common areas and gardens, serving 882 physical blocks of flats. The Council aims to invest in the external environment of its estates and to create safe, accessible and attractive environments for its tenants and residents. The Council is seeking to appoint a single Contractor to this framework agreement

This tender is to establish a single supplier framework for Security and Concierge Guarding Services for supported accommodation services across Cardiff

The Council are looking to tender for Asbestos Management Services across circa 400 sites. This is expected to be a collaborative framework across 2 or more Local Authorities including Bridgend Council.

A tender to appoint one contractor to undertake the recladding and associated works of Beech House and Sycamore House, both 10 storey residential towers located in Cardiff.

To establish the 2nd iteration of the South East Wales Technical & Professional Services Framework 2 (SEWTAPS 2). The provision of Technical and Professional Services that offers Potential Customers value for money and added value for Construction Consultancy Services.

The term ‘Extracare and Supported Living’ describes a broad range of housing and support options and can be defined as: When an older person or vulnerable adult with care and support needs rents somewhere to live and receives personal domiciliary care and support from a domiciliary support provider that is not the owner/landlord of the accommodation. The fundamental principle is that people live in their own home, shared or on their own and receive the care and/or support that works for them. Social Services statutory obligation is to meet eligible assessed need; how that need is met will be through a variety of means, to be determined by the individual, their family members and with the social worker. The aim is to enable people to remain as independent as possible, utilising a mix of dedicated care and support packages and support from universal services in their community. The service will enable and assist individuals to live in their own accommodation within the schemes, and to maintain and promote their independence in order to achieve a good quality of life. The intention is to provide effective support in order to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and to prevent or delay care home placements. The service will enable individuals to live as independently as possible. All support delivered is required to be high quality and delivered by suitably trained and qualified staff. Support will be personalised and outcome focused and importantly co-produced with the Individual in receipt of care and support, family, carers and other stakeholders. The service will take into consideration specialist requirements for people who may be presenting with other care and support needs such as dementia, other forms of cognitive impairment and physical/sensory impairment. For this tender the extra-care and supported living schemes where the domiciliary care and support services will be based and delivered are Llys Enfys, Plas Bryn, Dol-Yr-Hafren and Cwrt Hir. Currently circa 1600 hours, including wake-in provision, of domiciliary care and support is being delivered each week and we expect similar provision to be delivered within the new contracts.

Housing/Children Services accommodation and support for Young People either leaving care or have a housing need within Cardiff.

Cardiff Council is seeking to understand the market from providers who are committed to delivering Adult Placement Services (APS) / Shared Lives The Provider will be able to arranges long-term accommodation and support and short breaks in the homes of carefully chosen. assessed, trained and supported people, who are known as ‘Shared Lives Cares’, to adults who have been assessed in accordance with the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and have identified individual outcomes. The population groups, the Adult Placement Service (APS) / Shared Lives, is required to support are for adults who have: • Learning Disabilities and or Autism • Neurodivergent needs. • Age-related care and support needs including Dementia • Physical / Sensory Disabilities • Mental ill Health • Drug & Alcohol Misuse The Provider will have accessible office facilities locally from where the services will be coordinated and managed. The Adult Placement Service (APS) / Shared Lives is carefully orchestrated in partnership with the Adult Social Services Social Work Teams, the Individual, their families and the Adult Placement Services (APS) / Shared Lives Carer(s). The Adult Placement Service (APS) / Shared Lives is a regulated Social Care Service for adults. Therefore, the provider will be registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) as an Adult Placement Service, under the: • Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 • Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2017 • Adult Placement Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 Cardiff Council expects the provider to be registered as a member of Shared Lives Plus. The provider will be responsible for: • The Co-ordinating and Implementing the Service • The recruitment of the Shared Lives Carers • Assessment processes of new or potential Shared Lives Carer(s) • Carful matching and compatibility assessments between the individuals and the Shared Lives Carer • Supporting the Shared Lives Carer(s) • Provide to the Shared Lives Carers mandatory and specific training relevant to the needs of the Individuals sharing their lives • Working in close partnership with the Social Work Teams and any other support agencies involved in the Care and Support of an individual using the service. • Ensuring Care and Support needs as outlined within the individuals Care and Support Plans are being met as outlined in the Social Services well-being (Wales) Act 2016, The Adult Placement Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 and Regulation 17 (Standards of care and support - overarching requirements) See Reg 17(2) & Reg 10 (1) • Complete regular reviews with both the Shared Lives Carer and the individual to ensure the quality of care provided remains high • Maintaining and managing an online referral process • Establishing an Independent Approval Panel with suitably qualified persons that has a clear term of reference and guidelines for the approval process to select Shared Lives Carer(s) in an open process that reflects equality of opportunity. The provider will support the Shared Lives Carer to meet their responsibilities, which are to support an individual's overall well-being, respecting their choices, personal views and to follow the guidelines of the Adult Placement Service (APS) / Shared Lives Provider: . The Shared Lives Carer is also responsible for: • Sharing their home and family life with the individual who has moved in with them. • Providing a safe and supportive and inclusive home environment • Providing emotional and personal care and support. • Assisting them with daily living tasks and developing life skills to improve and develop independence. • Supporting individuals to be included in social community living and lifestyles. • Supporting individuals in accessing / pursuing hobbies and learning new skills • Supporting individuals to access work or educational activities • Supporting individuals with health needs • Maintaining accurate and confidential records of the individuals progress, well-being and any financial transactions. Cardiff Council will only approve the support of 2-individuals living in any one Shared Lives Carers home. All support delivered is required to be high quality and delivered by skilled, suitably trained and qualified staff. Support will be strengths-based and outcome focused and importantly co-produced with the individual and where applicable, their families.

Cardiff Council is committed to commissioning Financial Independence Support Services to assist vulnerable adults who have been assessed by Cardiff Council Adult Social Services as requiring support with managing their financial responsibilities. This need is based on an individual’s mental capacity, impairment and an inability to manage their own financial affairs, or risk of financial exploitation. Cardiff Council is seeking to understand the market from providers who are committed to providing Independent Financial Support Services that meet the needs of vulnerable adults. The Provider is to provide expert independent advice, information, practical help and statutory support to vulnerable Individuals, who have care and support needs for which Cardiff Council is Commissioning a care and support package to meet their agreed outcomes, on Individual financial management and day-to-day money matters. The service will promote the financial independence and security to Individuals identified by Adult Social Care Teams and will have the capacity to meet individuals face to face that is suitable to the individual in receipt of the service. Nb. It is ESSENTIAL the provider can support and meet all the identified needs and services as listed below. The Independent Financial Support Services are for: • Adults with a learning Disability • Adults with Autism • Adults with Neurodiverse Needs • Adults with Mental Health Issues and Substance Misuse • Older People With or without dementia • Adults with a physical and or Sensory Impairment The purpose of the service is to provide a range of quality, personalised Independent Financial Support Services to Adults who: • Lack capacity to manage financial matters • Have Identified Safeguarding concerns and outcomes. • Has Deteriorated in their ability to manage their own Individual finances based on a Mental Capacity Assessment. • Live in a care home facility • Are vulnerable to exploitation The levels of Support will be identified via an Individuals Care and Support Assessment, in line with the Social Services Wellbeing (WALES) Act 2014, completed by Cardiff Council Adult Services Social Worker Team. We are seeking organisations who are specialist in delivering the legal, financial, and advise services. Providers must have the capacity and qualified expertise to deliver the following core requirements, including but not limited to: • Court Of Protection • Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) • Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) – Advice • Appointee Advice • Appointeeship • Will & Trust Advice • Will & Trust Trusteeship • Motability Access Support • Financial Advice • Providing Face to Face Personal advise and Support The Provider will have in place well trained Officers who are qualified and trained to a high level of education in understanding: • Safeguarding, • Mental Capacity Act, • Money Matters and • Department of Working Pensions (DWP) / Universal Credit etc. The Provider will have the resources to implement a dedicated Online platform, for Cardiff Council ‘Social Worker Only’ Referral form, that is designed to ensure all required data is made available to the Provider to ensure a smooth application and speedy implementation of the services requested. The Provider is required to have a central office located in the Cardiff area, that is accessible to all service users. The Office is to be open to the service users Monday to Friday 52-weeks of the year, except for Bank Holidays.

Cardiff Council is seeking to understand the market from providers who are committed to promoting services that meet the needs of, and promote and maintain the independence and inclusion of, older people and vulnerable adults who may have dementia, other forms of cognitive impairment, physical and sensory impairment and or mobility issues, whose needs will range from targeted individual support to complex needs. Extracare and Supported Living recognises that all older people and vulnerable adults, regardless of the level or type of care need, are able to make choices about how to live their lives. These services enable individuals to live as independently as possible. Care and support is personalised and outcome focused. The vision is for a locality approach based on the benefits of care services working closely with preventative services, community health and social work teams, community hubs and primary care clusters to achieve the best preventative and care outcomes for people. Extracare and Supported Living takes into consideration specialist requirements for people who may be presenting with other care and support needs such as dementia, other forms of cognitive impairment and physical/sensory/mental impairment. The extent of the services provided are dependent on the varying needs of the individuals and their outcomes, which are identified through their initial and ongoing care and support wellbeing assessments. The services provision is based on services delivered to meet different levels of outcomes. Individuals who receive the services are: • Older people generally aged 55 and over • Older and Younger adults with a physical/sensory/mental impairment • People with Dementia or other forms of cognitive impairment The service is to provide individuals with the opportunity to live their lives independently, better manage and/or improve their physical and mental health, improve their overall quality of life, self-esteem and increase their independence. Extracare and Supported Living, in this instance, describes a range of housing and support options which can be defined as: • When an older person or vulnerable adult rents somewhere to live and receives Personal Domiciliary Care and Support from a domiciliary support provider based on site that is not the owner/landlord of the accommodation. Extracare and Supported Living is generally where a group of flats are situated in the same block or proximity. People living in these properties can receive care and support hours targeted to their specific needs, whilst also benefitting from the background support on site. The Care and Support Service provider will provide some housing management functions for some of the schemes and will enter into formal agreements with the landlords, setting out roles and responsibilities of each. Below are details of the extracare and supported living schemes in Cardiff included in these services. The Providers develop a presence in the local community, building up links with community groups, networks and individuals to access community benefits and opportunities for the people who use the service. Extracare Schemes Llys Enfys A total of 102 self-contained flats. Mix of 1 bedroom and 2 bedrooms Of which 68 flats for extracare which include:  7 flats for older people with memory loss or dementia  8 flats for disabled young adults  2 flats for Respite/Reablement service (rental and associated costs by the Council) 34 flats are considered to be sheltered for older people and the services are not required to be delivered to those tenants residing in these 34 flats. Plas Bryn 40 self-contained flats. Mix of 1 bedroom (27) and 2 bedroom (13) All extracare older people. Llys Y Goetre 60 self-contained flats. Mix of 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom including 10 flats used for Step -Up/Down service. Supported Living Schemes Dol-Yr-Hafren 15 self-contained flats 14 x 1bedroom and 1 x 2bedroom used as a respite flat. Older people/people with physical/sensory impairment/degenerative health conditions Cwrt Hir 13 self-contained 1 bedroom flats and 3 self-contained bungalows. Older people and people with physical disability, sensory impairment Core Service Requirements The Council expects the service to meet the range of care and support needs of all individuals, i.e. for those whose care and support needs are complex, such as those with dementia, other forms of cognitive impairment and physical/sensory/mental impairment and for those whose needs are less extensive though equally significant. On-site care and support teams at the schemes will provide the service. A minimum amount of personal domiciliary care hours will be required each week in each of the scheme. Domiciliary care will be delivered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The hours required will vary with the needs of individuals, identified through assessment and the Council’s eligibility criteria. Day Hours - Care and support will be delivered between the hours of 7.00am to 11.00pm and are concerned with assisting the individual with personal care needs, together with attention to their general comfort and wellbeing. Waking Night - It is anticipated that there will be a need for a wake-in provision which will be between the hours of 11.00pm to 7.00am, 365 days a year. This requirement will be subject to change depending on the prevailing needs of individuals. Sleep In – If there were to be an identified need, the service may require a sleep in member of staff at a scheme to be available, as and when required. The sleep in applies for the hours 11.00pm to 7.00am 365 days a year. At Llys Y Goetre, the purpose of the step-down flats is to build a bridge between hospital and home by supporting people to recover and resume independent living. The use of the step-down flats will be confined to individuals who no longer require acute care in hospital but would benefit from a period of ongoing targeted, social care intervention. This will also support a reduction in delayed transfers of care from hospital. Additionally, the flats can be used as intervention to prevent people being admitted to hospital and respite. The Provider will be required to have capacity and flexibility to allow for emergencies that arise for the Council, individuals, and care staff, to ensure that calls are delivered as required in the care and support plan. The Provider will be required to respond to the immediate care and support needs of those returning to their homes following a hospital stay. Care and Support Services are required to be delivered in accordance with the regulatory requirements of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (‘RISCA’) and its regulations including The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.