Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
3 September 2026
Published
20 August 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Buyer
- Cardiff Council
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Closing date
- 3 September 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 20 August 2026
- Location
- Wales
- Likely incumbent
- Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd, current contract ends March 2031
- Published on
- Sell2Wales
Overview
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.
Contact & helpdesk
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.
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Cardiff Council wants a provider to set up and run a Local Climate Bond platform so residents can lend money for climate projects, handling everything from FCA compliance to investor reporting.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 2 Nov 2026ends 31 Mar 2031£16m
total awarded
- 2
Codi Care and Support
2 contracts wonlatest 27 Aug 2026ends 20 Oct 2031£7m
total awarded
- 3
Huggard
1 contract wonlatest 28 Sept 2026ends 30 Sept 2029£3m
total awarded
- 4
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1 contract wonlatest 17 Sept 2026ends 7 Sept 2030£5m
total awarded
- 5
GAE SMITH (HOLDINGS) LTD T/A CASEPAK
1 contract wonlatest 11 Sept 2026ends 23 Jul 2027£147,654
total awarded
Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Cardiff CouncilKey Dates
Published
20 August 2026
Submission deadline
3 September 2026
Notice type
UK2
Source
sell2wales
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