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Public sector contracts from Cardiff Council
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- 48
- Awards, last 12 months
- 549
- Awards since 2021
- 220
- Distinct suppliers
- £18
- Median contract value
- 7
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q1 2028.
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- Has published 4 planned procurements
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021
- Took on 33 new suppliers in the last 12 months
48 contract awards published in the last 12 months, up from 31 the year before, and 549 since 2021 from 220 suppliers.
Cardiff Council at a glance
The median published contract value is £18 (549 contracts state a value).
Its most active procurement category is health and social care.
IOS Care appears most frequently, holding 35 awards.
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Awards per quarter
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7 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
| Contract | Incumbent | Value | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Maintenance Term Service Contract | Kordel | £4.0m | 29 Jun 2027in 8 months |
| Transportation Processing and Recycling of Dry Mixed Recycling | GAE SMITH (HOLDINGS) LTD T/A CASEPAK | £148k | 23 Jul 2027in 8 months |
| Upgrade of Kitchen Capacity at Radyr Comprehensive School | ABM Catering for Leisure | £162k | 22 Nov 2027in 1 year |
| Upgrade of Kitchen Capacity at Cathays High School and Cardiff West High School | ABM Catering for Leisure | £170k | 22 Nov 2027in 1 year |
| Transportation and Recycling of Absorbent Hygiene Products | Nappycycle (Natural UK) | £1.5m | 1 Jan 2028in 1 year 2 months |
| (Contract modification notice) South East & Mid Wales Highways & Civil Engineering Framework (SEWH4) | 30 suppliers (framework) | £230.0m | 3 Jan 2028in 1 year 2 months |
| Framework for Responsive Repairs & Maintenance to Domestic Properties | 3 suppliers (framework) | £21.6m | 31 Mar 2028in 1 year 5 months |
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Coming next
4 planned procurements
What Cardiff Council has said it will buy, from the pipeline notices it publishes on Find a Tender: the work, the expected tender date and, where given, the value, before the tender is advertised.
Tender expected Dec 2026 (in 5 weeks)
Framework for a Pool of Small Contractors
£3.6mContract starts Aug 2027
Tender expected Jul 2027 (in 8 months)
Supported Living Services for Adults with a Learning Disability for Cardiff Council
£115.0mOpen procedureContract starts Nov 2027
Tender expected Oct 2026 (3 weeks ago)
Extra care and Supported Living Services for Older People and Vulnerable Adults
£5.9mOpen procedureContract starts Apr 2027
Tender date not given
Dynamic Market for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services
Dynamic marketContract starts Apr 2028
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Latest contract awards
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Latest activity
What Cardiff Council has published recently
Open tenders, and the awards from the last 12 months that the table above does not list, newest first.An award is dated by its award date, or by its publication date where the award date is missing or later.
6 Nov 2026 (2 days ago)
15 Oct 2026 (3 weeks ago)
28 Sept 2026 (5 weeks ago)
28 May 2026 (5 months ago)
Planned procurement
Accommodation and Support Services for Young People in Cardiff
Tender expected 3 Aug 2026
28 May 2026 (5 months ago)
28 May 2026 (5 months ago)
28 May 2026 (5 months ago)
Planned procurement
Framework for Security and Concierge Guarding Services
Tender expected 22 Jul 2026
28 May 2026 (5 months ago)
Planned procurement
Recladding and Associated Works - Beech and Sycamore Residential Towers
Tender expected 15 Jun 2026
28 May 2026 (5 months ago)
Planned procurement
South East Wales Technical & Professional Services Framework 2 (SEWTAPS2)
Tender expected 1 Oct 2026
13 Feb 2026 (9 months ago)
2 Feb 2026 (9 months ago)
Contract award
Awarded to Dawson Group emc
28 Jan 2026 (9 months ago)
23 Dec 2025 (11 months ago)
19 Dec 2025 (11 months ago)
Contract award
Transportation and Recycling of Absorbent Hygiene Products
Awarded to Nappycycle (Natural UK)
15 Dec 2025 (11 months ago)
Contract award
GB-Grangetown: TPPL Cardiff County Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 3.5t LCVs (28121)
Awarded to Ford Retail T/A Trust Ford
15 Dec 2025 (11 months ago)
Contract award
GB-Grangetown: TPPL Cardiff County Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 3.5t LCVs (28121)
Awarded to Motus Commercials Derby
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Most frequent suppliers
- IOS CareSME35 awards
- Safehaven South Wales Ltd26 awards
- primacy care limitedSME25 awards
- Care Cymru (previously Sevacare)23 awards
- Lynton Community CareSME21 awards
- WSP UK LImited19 awards
- Hippo Health CareSME19 awards
- Arcadis (Consulting) (UK) LTD18 awards
- Atkins Limited18 awards
- Cardiff Homecare Ltd17 awards
How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector
47 of 86 awards
8 of 54 awards
Awards since November 2023 where Cardiff Council recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME or voluntary sector organisation. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.
Every supplier to Cardiff Council with a profile95
- 1st Grade Care Ltd8
- ABM Catering For Leisure Ltd2
- AECOM Limited15
- AHR Architects Limited4
- Alistair Burroughs Design Partnership LtdSME6
- Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited7
- Amelio Group LtdSME2
- AMEY OW Limited12
- Arcadis (Consulting) (UK) LTD18
- Atkins Limited18
- Avison Young (UK) Limited3
- Barnardo Services Limited1
- Barnardo’sCharity1
- Bauer Media Outdoor UK Limited1
- BDP (Building Design Partnership Limited)1
- BDP Ltd1
- BIFFA Waste Services Ltd1
- Bluebird Care (Cardiff North)16
- Breedon Trading Limited2
- Bruton Knowles LLP3
- Capita Property And Infrastructure Limited7
- Car Hire (Days of Swansea) Ltd1
- Cardiff Homecare Ltd17
- Cardo (Wales & West) Limited2
- Care Cymru (previously Sevacare)23
- Carnell Support Services Limited2
- Centregreat Limited8
- Connected Kerb Limited1
- Connor Construction (South West) Limited4
- Constellia Public LTD1
- Crown WorkSpace LtdSME1
- Curtins Consulting Limited4
- Cushman and Wakefield LLP2
- DAVIES CONTRACTORS ltdSME1
- Draintech Surveys LimitedSME2
- Egis Transport Solutions Limited2
- Enable Infrastructure LTD5
- Ford Retail T/A Trust Ford1
- Geotechnical Engineering LimitedSME2
- Grant Thornton (UK) LLP1
- Ground Control LTD1
- Hanson Quarry Products Europe Limited2
- Hippo Health CareSME19
- Ian WIlliams Ltd2
- IOS CareSME35
- JACOBS UK Ltd6
- Jeremy Benn Associates LTD2
- Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co Ltd4
- Jones Lang LaSalle Limited3
- Karcher (UK) Limited1
- Knight Frank LLP3
- Knights Brown Construction Limited4
- LCB Construction LTD2
- Llamau LtdCharity3
- Local Transport Projects Limited4
- Lynton Community CareSME21
- Lyreco LTD6
- MACE Limited2
- Matrix SCM Limited2
- MiHomecare Limited5
- Mott MacDonald LTD16
- Motus Commercials Derby2
- OVE ARUP and PARTNERS LIMITED16
- Perfect Pal Healthcare LtdSME15
- PHC Parts1
- Pickfords Move Management Limited1
- Powred Heating Components Limited1
- primacy care limitedSME25
- PwC LLP1
- Q Care Ltd12
- R&M Williams LimitedSME1
- Radis Community Care Limited1
- Ramboll UK LTD3
- Road Maintenance Services Limited2
- RPS Consulting Services LTD8
- Safehaven South Wales Ltd26
- Seren Support Services LtdSME12
- Stantec UK LTD6
- Stride Treglown LLP2
- SWARCO UK Limited1
- SWECO UK Limited3
- Tarmac Trading Limited2
- Tetra Tech LTD6
- The Environment Partnership (TEP) Limited2
- Thistle Care Ltd15
- Tom Prichard Contracting Ltd3
- Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited1
- TW Group (South Wales) Limited1
- Valuation Office Agency3
- Walters UK Limited6
- Wardell Armstrong LLP2
- Wates Construction LTD1
- WSP UK LImited19
- Savills (UK) Limited3
- Cushman & Wakefield Debenham Tie Leung Limited1
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Most active categories
The CPV codes on this work
The codes Cardiff Council classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 85312000Social work services without accommodation418
- 85000000Health and social work services13
- 71530000Construction consultancy services11
- 90514000Refuse recycling services8
- 79340000Advertising and marketing services8
- 33700000Personal care products5
- 90500000Refuse and waste related services3
- 80000000Education and training services3
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Cardiff Council, in short
Who does Cardiff Council award contracts to?
Across 549 contracts recorded since 2021, Cardiff Council has used 220 different suppliers. The most frequent are IOS Care (35 contracts), Safehaven South Wales Ltd (26 contracts), primacy care limited (25 contracts).
What does Cardiff Council buy?
Its most active procurement categories are health and social care, architecture and engineering, financial and insurance services. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do Cardiff Council contracts come up for renewal?
7 contracts awarded by Cardiff Council have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 29 Jun 2027. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does Cardiff Council spend on contracts?
The median published contract value is £18, across the 549 contracts that state a value. Published values are not added up here: a framework's value is a ceiling shared by every supplier on it, and the same value is often repeated across lots, so adding them up would overstate what is spent.
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Same type of body, by the address on their own notices. Most published awards first.
How these figures are worked out
- The last 12 months: award notices published from 9 November 2025 to 8 November 2026, each contract counted once however many suppliers or rows it has. The same window is used everywhere on this page.
- Year on year: Its published contract awards were level, then rose in the last year. Contracts by publication date in the 12 months to 8 Nov 2026 and the two years before it, oldest first: 29, 31 and 48. A change of more than 15% counts as a rise or fall; each year needs at least 5 contracts.
- Has published 4 planned procurements: Pipeline notices on Find a Tender whose expected tender date is still to come, or passed in the last 30 days.
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021: At least one contract in every calendar year from 2021 to 2026, by award date (or publication date where the award date is later). Our records begin in 2021.
- Took on 33 new suppliers in the last 12 months: Suppliers named on a contract it awarded and published since 9 November 2025, and on none before. Counted by organisation, not by spelling.
- Most recent award: recorded 14 Oct 2026 (3 weeks ago).
- Since 2021: totals count contracts by award date from January 2021, and suppliers by organisation rather than by spelling.
Sources
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals. Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 8 November 2026, when this page was built.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from Cardiff Council [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/cardiff-council (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
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