Cardiff Council

```json { "is_valid_notice": true, "overview": "Five Welsh councils (Cardiff, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, and Torfaen) are setting up a 2-year asbestos management framework worth up to £4 million to handle asbestos surveys, removal, air monitoring, and sample analysis across their properties. They want to appoint up to 22 contractors across four specialised lots, with the framework starting October 2026.", "requirements": [ "Lot 1 (Air Monitoring): Ability to conduct personal sampling for respirator protection assessment, static sampling for background levels, air monitoring during and after asbestos removal, four-stage clearances, and issue certificates of reoccupation", "Lot 2 (Asbestos Removal): Licensed asbestos removal capability for small and large-scale works in domestic and non-domestic properties, non-licensed notifiable removal, removal of fly-tipped waste, decontamination of waste bins and trucks, collection and disposal of asbestos items", "Lot 3 (Asbestos Surveys): Ability to conduct Refurbishment & Demolition (R&D) surveys to HSG264 standard on non-domestic corporate buildings, with ability to meet strict turnaround timescales", "Lot 4 (Bulk Sample Analysis): Laboratory capability to analyse asbestos samples with turnaround times of 24 hours (Category A), 48 hours (Category B), or 5 days (Category C)", "All lots: Suitably qualified and accredited status (specific accreditations not detailed in this notice — check full tender documents)", "All contractors: Must be able to deliver services directly without subcontracting (except specialist access equipment where demonstrably necessary)", "All contractors: Must register on Central Digital Platform (CDP) at https://www.gov.uk/find-tender and Proactis Portal", "All contractors: Must declare any exclusion grounds under Procurement Act 2023 (Schedule 6 mandatory, Schedule 7 discretionary exclusions)" ], "key_tasks": [ "Lot 1: Conduct personal air sampling to assess respirator protection levels", "Lot 1: Conduct static background air sampling in Council properties", "Lot 1: Monitor air quality during asbestos removal works", "Lot 1: Monitor air quality after asbestos removal and issue certificates of reoccupation", "Lot 1: Perform four-stage clearances following removal works", "Lot 2: Remove asbestos from small localised areas in domestic and non-domestic Council properties", "Lot 2: Remove asbestos from entire domestic and non-domestic buildings (large-scale works)", "Lot 2: Perform licensed and non-licensed notifiable asbestos removal", "Lot 2: Remove fly-tipped asbestos waste", "Lot 2: Decontaminate waste bins and waste trucks", "Lot 2: Collect and dispose of asbestos items from specified sites", "Lot 3: Conduct Refurbishment & Demolition (R&D) surveys on non-domestic corporate buildings per HSG264 standard", "Lot 3: Complete asbestos surveys to tight turnaround timescales, especially during peak periods when buildings are unoccupied", "Lot 4: Analyse bulk asbestos samples submitted by Council staff with 24-hour, 48-hour, or 5-day turnaround depending on urgency category", "Lot 4: Collect samples from Council offices during working hours or receive samples delivered directly to laboratory" ], "how_to_read": [ "Understand the lot structure: This is not one contract but four separate service areas (Lots 1–4). You can bid for one lot or multiple lots, but you're competing against other bidders within each lot. The councils will appoint 7 contractors for Lot 1, 5 for Lot 2, 5 for Lot 3, and 5 for Lot 4 (22 total). Work is then allocated by 'cascade' — the highest-ranked Lot 1 contractor gets offered work first, then the second-ranked, and so on.", "Check the accreditation requirements carefully: The notice says contractors must be 'suitably qualified and accredited' but doesn't specify which accreditations (e.g., UKAS laboratory accreditation for Lot 4, or asbestos removal licenses for Lot 2). These details will be in the full tender documents. Get these before deciding to bid — if you don't hold the right accreditation, you cannot tender.", "Note the 'no subcontracting' rule: The councils strongly prefer you to deliver all work directly. The only exception is specialist access equipment (e.g., scaffolding or cherry pickers) if absolutely necessary. This means you must have your own staff and resources — you can't rely on hiring other firms to do the work.", "Understand the timeline: Tender publication

Cardiff Council is looking for a company to provide security and concierge staff across 14 supported housing sites (for homeless people, families, and young people in crisis). This isn't traditional security work — staff need to be trained in trauma-informed care, building relationships with vulnerable residents while keeping them safe. The contract is worth approximately £3.7 million over 1 year, with potential to extend for another year.

This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of Cardiff City Council to establish a contract for Framework for Installation, Repair and Maintenance of Door Entry Systems,

Cardiff Council is releasing a tender for the provision of Security and Concierge Services to be provided across fourteen of their supported accommodation sites. The allocation is