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Dedicated Housing Tenant Website

Cardiff Council · Local authority

In brief

Cardiff Council is looking for suppliers for IT and software work (UK-wide).

The estimated value is £75,500 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 16 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Friday 16 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: midday, Friday 2 October 2026
Bids by: midday, Friday 16 October 2026

How bids are scored

Price 40% · Quality 60%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 15 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Cardiff Council seeks approval in principle to procure a supplier to design, build, host and support a dedicated housing tenant website. The proposed solution will deliver a responsive, mobile-first digital website for housing tenants, supporting improved access to housing information and services. The website will be fully bilingual (Welsh and English) and compliant with Welsh Language Standards and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility requirements, including the provision of an independent accessibility audit. The scope includes: User-centred design and development of a new tenant-facing housing website Implementation of bilingual functionality (Welsh and English) Compliance with accessibility legislation and standards (WCAG 2.2 AA) Secure hosting provision meeting UK public sector cloud, GDPR and data residency requirements Disaster recovery, backup arrangements and defined service levels for availability and incident response Training and handover to Council administrators to enable independent content management Transfer of all source code, content, and digital assets to the Council upon completion

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 18 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £75,500 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in locations across the UK?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.
The buyer says this suits small businesses.A good sign if you are an SME, but check the requirements.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 2 October 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 16 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

3 April 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 031190-2026
7 April 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 031551-2026
16 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 087931-2026

About the buyer

Cardiff CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

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From notice 031190-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 April 2026, last updated 16 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.