Scope
Description
Direct Award - The PATHWAYS service model brings together expert assessment, therapy options and additional supports to the needs of the families identified through an initial assessment.
Contract 1. Pathways
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,385,103 excluding VAT
- £1,385,103 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
30 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 30 July 2026
- Possible extension to 30 July 2028
- 2 years, 9 months, 30 days
Description of possible extension:
Option to extend for 12 months, with an additional option to extend for a further 12 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
Contract locations
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Light touch
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
The voluntary organisations deliver specialist services that could not be replicated via a tender nor can be by other organisations due to the regulatory regime. The Welsh Government require the grant to be spend on voluntary adoption support organisations operating in Wales.
All are registered adoption agencies with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) which is a legal requirement to provide adoption services in Wales.
The organisations have been identified in previous Welsh Government grant award letters
The organisations have been identified in the investment plans which have been approved by /or have been submitted to the Welsh Government.
Supplier
Adoption UK
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVZD-7511-ZMZT
Barford Road
Oxfordshire
OX15 4FF
United Kingdom
Email: accounts@adoptionuk.org.uk
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Pathways
Contracting authority
Cardiff Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVHP-5769-YHRQ
County Hall
Cardiff
CF10 4UW
United Kingdom
Email: socialcare.procurement@cardiff.gov.uk
Website: http://www.cardiff.gov.uk
Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales