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Young Persons Supported Living / Accommodation Pathway Service

London Borough of Enfield

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01 Jul 2025 at 11:26

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18 Dec 2024 at 15:58

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Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Enfield has completed the procurement process for the provision of a Young Persons Supported Living / Accommodation Pathway Service, targeted specifically at vulnerable young people aged 18-24 in Enfield. This contract, classified under CPV code 85000000 for health and social work services, is a strategic move to ensure continued support for local residents in the UK region, specifically UKI54. The procurement stage reached is the Award, with the contracting authority choosing a direct award without prior publication. This decision was made to protect exclusive rights and maintain service continuity. The contract, awarded to Christian Action (Enfield) Housing Association Ltd, was signed on 1st May 2025 and is valued at £3,455,949, with a term of three years and an option to extend up to a total of five years.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities particularly for organisations in the health and social services sector with capabilities in supported accommodation for young people. Businesses with innovative solutions aiding education, employment, and life skills development can benefit from collaborating with the London Borough of Enfield. The strategic importance, highlighted by the absence of a competitive bidding process, positions Christian Action (Enfield) Housing Association Ltd as the sole provider due to its exclusive ownership of purpose-built properties. Companies looking to expand or strengthen their position in the local authority market or those who can align with the service needs of vulnerable populations could find partnership benefits in projects similar to this contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Young Persons Supported Living / Accommodation Pathway Service

Notice Description

***Note, this is a Contract Award Notice further to the publication of a previous voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT), notice reference: 2024/S 000-040833 (as referred to below in this award notice)*** Contract award for the provision of an accommodation-based support service exclusively for vulnerable Enfield Young People of 18-24 years old. The service provides various levels of support depending on the Young Person's needs. Supporting them into Education, Employment or Training and providing life skills for them to enable the Young Person to move on into an independent lifestyle. In the current pathway, all of the remaining properties are owned by the existing provider (Christian Action (Enfield) Housing Association Ltd) apart from one other location. Furthermore, the provider does not want to dispose of or sublet their properties to another supported living provider. Some of the units have covenants upon them which means they can only be occupied by individuals requiring on-site support. The pathway utilises the best units currently available to the provider. By having schemes of 14+ units, it maximises support resources available. The proposed pathway under the proposed and awarded contract will yield savings against the current contract. To ensure that the contracting authority continue to benefit from the accommodation, a direct award for a newly remodelled contract has been put in place as there is no reasonable alternative or substitute that exists to deliver the volume, quality and suitability of schemes within Enfield, in the current accommodation marketplace; even after reducing the number of units in the pathway. The awarded contract is for an initial term of three (3) years with an option to extend for a further period of two (2 years), thus giving a total contract length of up to five (5) years. As previously noted (in the VEAT Notice), the service advertised in this notice falls under the services listed in Chapter 3 and Schedule 3 (Social and other specific services) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Lot Information

Lot 1

London Borough of Enfield

Options: The awarded contract is for an initial term of three (3) years with an option to extend for a further period of two (2 years), thus giving a total contract length of up to five (5) years.

Procurement Information

As set out in the contracting authority's voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, notice reference: 2024/S 000-040833 on 18 December 2024, the key reasoning and justification are: Firstly, the existing provider's exclusive ownership and possession of properties used for the service provision and the need to avoid disruption for the residents. This decision to directly award the proposed contract would ensure the continuation of 94 units of purpose-built accommodation for vulnerable Young People (that we may lose if going out to tender). The housing market is very limited in Enfield and the loss of these units would put further pressure on the market and risk significant disruption for the vulnerable Young People currently accessing the service. Secondly, the absence of competition for technical reasons as there are no other providers that could secure the amount and quality of supported accommodation within a reasonable timeframe. Without the concentration of units currently achieved through the arrangements with Christian Action (Enfield) Housing Association Ltd (which owns the units) the service to vulnerable young people would be fragmented and would lead to either a reduction in support hours per person or an increase in costs, to accommodate staff travel time between sites. And thirdly, there is the prevention of vulnerable Young People potentially becoming homeless as the contracting authority would be securing a pathway for the future. Note, the contracting authority observed a 10-day standstill period, commencing the day after the publication of the VEAT Notice and this standstill period ended 30 December 2024.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c947
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036343-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,455,949 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Jul 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Dec 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Enfield
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ENFIELD
Postcode
EN1 3ES
Postcode Area
Enfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI54 Enfield
Delivery Location
TLI54 Enfield
Local Authority
Enfield
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Enfield North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Christian Action (Enfield) Housing Association Ltd

Further Information

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