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KMCAS-183

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees

This public procurement record has 9 releases in its history.

Award

20 Aug 2026 at 08:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

25 Jun 2026 at 15:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Jan 2026 at 11:06

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

04 Nov 2025 at 09:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

19 Jun 2025 at 15:48

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

02 Jun 2025 at 10:45

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

02 Jun 2025 at 10:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

12 May 2025 at 09:16

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

09 May 2025 at 09:28

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kirklees Council commissioned the Kirklees Intervention and Support Service (KISS), a health and social care service for vulnerable people aged 16 and over who need help to live independently. The provider is expected to co-design and develop support covering safe and suitable accommodation, learning and employment, stability and wellbeing. The service is intended to improve residents’ life chances, promote inclusion and equitable access, and reduce reliance on crisis interventions across housing, social care, criminal justice, welfare and health. Delivery is in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. The requirement is a social outcomes contract: support is focused on preventative services and outcomes for vulnerable and complex residents, including helping them become healthier, more socially engaged and economically active.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to West Yorkshire Better Outcomes Partnership Limited on 16 December 2025; the contract was signed on 4 March 2026. The award and contract value is £16,334,490 excluding VAT (£19,601,390 including VAT). The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031, with an option for a further period or successive periods up to 31 March 2036. It used an open competitive flexible procedure under the light-touch regime, with negotiation and a best and final offer stage. Evaluation weighted quality at 65% and the financial model at 35%. The financial model required evidence of funding for operational cashflow and acceptance that funding could be lost if outcomes were not achieved. One lot was awarded, with one valid bid received.

This award indicates demand for integrated preventative support for vulnerable people in Kirklees, combining accommodation, employment and learning support with wellbeing and independent-living outcomes. A credible future competitor would need relevant experience delivering services for people aged 16 and over with complex vulnerabilities, together with the capacity to co-design and operate an inclusive service across multiple public-service interfaces. Strong outcome management would be important because funding depends on achieving agreed outcomes rather than simply delivering activity. Suppliers would also need robust legal, financial and technical capacity, evidence of governance and financial controls, and a financial model that demonstrates sufficient operational cashflow. The procurement identified the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, although the successful bidder was an SME.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

KMCAS-183

Notice Description

Tenders are invited by the Council from Suppliers with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for the provision of KMCAS-183 Kirklees Intervention and Support Service (KISS) (the "Services"). Kirklees Council wish to commission an Economic Operator to work with us to co-design and develop the Kirklees Intervention and Support Service to provide safe, suitable accommodation, learning & employment and stability & wellbeing for our service users. The service is intended to improve outcomes and life chances for vulnerable people which will then reduce the likelihood of their future need to access costly crisis interventions. The key objective of the Service is to support people aged 16+ who have vulnerabilities and support needs that may impact on their ability to live independently. The Service aims to enhance preventative support and outcomes for some of our most vulnerable and complex residents, helping them progress toward lives that are more hopeful, healthier, socially engaged, and economically active. The Service must be designed and delivered in a manner that actively promotes inclusion, ensuring equitable access, participation, and representation for individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. The Service will reduce the use of costly crisis intervention services across the public sector (in housing, social care, criminal justice, welfare and health), releasing resources to deliver cost effective preventative services. Please note this is a 'Social Outcomes Contract' funding is only released if the successful Outcomes are achieved. The total estimated annual outcome payments for the Contract are PS1,633,449 per annum The anticipated commencement date for the Contract(s) is 1st April 2026. The anticipated expiry date for the Contract is 31st March 2031 with the option to extend for a further period, or successive periods, up to 31st March 2036.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: option to extend for a further period, or successive periods, up to 31st March 2036.

Planning Information

Kirklees Council are seeking market feedback on the upcoming Kirklees Intervention and Support Service opportunity. The Council wish to engage with the market via a market feedback questionnaire. Organisations are required to access and respond to the Preliminary Market Engagement document. This can be accessed via the Council's tendering portal - https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ (https://yortender.eu-supply.com/) To provide a response to this Preliminary Market Engagement, an organisation must sign up to the YORTender portal (this can be done free of charge) to access the Preliminary Market Engagement document. Responses must be submitted via the YORTender portal. The Deadline for Market Engagement Responses is 13:00 hours 14th July 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050f5c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079260-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,334,490 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£16,334,490 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£16,334,490 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£16,334,490 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
4 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
16 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2026-02-16

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 2TA
Postcode Area
Huddersfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

West Yorkshire Better Outcomes Partnership Limited

Further Information

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