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Provision of supported accommodation for single homeless people, rough sleepers and people at risk of rough sleeping (Clare House)

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

24 Jul 2026 at 12:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

22 Jun 2026 at 10:12

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

03 Feb 2026 at 14:45

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

13 Nov 2025 at 10:34

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

12 May 2025 at 08:58

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

09 May 2025 at 10:01

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kirklees Council procured a housing-related support service for single homeless people, rough sleepers and people at risk of rough sleeping at Clare House, 19 Clare Hill, Huddersfield. The service provides supported accommodation in a Homeless Place of Change setting for people with complex needs who are disengaged from statutory or voluntary services, helping residents develop the skills needed to move towards independent living. Clare House provides 22 en-suite units, including two emergency crash-pad units and one wheelchair-accessible unit, with communal kitchens, living areas, training spaces, an IT suite, medical room, interview rooms, workshop, laundry, training kitchen, dog kennels and storage. The provider must staff the premises 24 hours a day and manage housing functions, including tenancy agreements, rent collection and day-to-day repairs, under an agreement with the landlord.

The procurement is complete: Home Group Limited was awarded the contract on 22 June 2026, and the contract was signed on 24 July 2026. It used an open competitive flexible procedure with three stages: participation, tender and preferred-supplier due diligence. The participation deadline was 13:00 on 2 March 2026 and the tender deadline was 13:00 on 11 May 2026. Four final-stage bids were received. The awarded value is £3,770,009.50 excluding VAT (£4,524,011.40 including VAT). The contract runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031, with an option for five 12-month extensions to 31 October 2036. Evaluation weighted quality at 60%, price at 30% and social value at 10%. The lot was assessed as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This requirement suits established supported-housing, homelessness and housing-management providers able to deliver intensive services for people with complex needs. A credible competitor would need the operational capacity to staff accommodation continuously, provide move-on support and coordinate with health, statutory and voluntary agencies. It would also need practical housing-management capability covering tenancy administration, rent collection, repairs and landlord liaison. Suppliers must be able to satisfy legal and financial participation requirements and pass the landlord’s housing-management specification questionnaire. Strong evidence of service quality, measurable social value and safe, well-managed accommodation would be important. The awarded process also shows that the buyer accepts SME and voluntary-sector participation, while four suppliers reached the final stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of supported accommodation for single homeless people, rough sleepers and people at risk of rough sleeping (Clare House)

Notice Description

Kirklees Council are looking to procure a housing related support service for Single Homeless, Rough Sleepers and those at risk of rough sleeping in a Homeless Place of Change Accommodation setting. The Service will be required to meet the needs of Service User with complex needs, who are most marginalised from society and disengaged from statutory or voluntary agencies who are able to provide the help and support they require. The Service will involve the provision of supported accommodation services constantly throughout the Contract Period and equip Service Users with the necessary skills to move on to independent living. The site of the supported accommodation (the "Premises") will be at Clare House, 19 Clare Hill, Huddersfield HD1 5BS. The successful Service Provider will be expected to enter into a management agreement with the Landlord of the Residence to carry out Housing Management functions, such as completing tenancy agreements, collection of rent and making day to day repairs. This agreement will also include the Service Provider's license to operate within the Residence. The Service Provider will receive a predetermined fee from the landlord for carrying out this function. The Premises will provide 22 units of en-suite accommodation with communal and training facilities over 3 floors. These will be in clusters of four units around a communal kitchen and living area for each cluster. Two of the en-suite units will be available for use as "crash pads" for accommodating emergency referrals to prevent rough sleeping. One of the cluster units on the ground floor will be wheelchair accessible. The Premises will be staffed 24 hours a day with office space and interview rooms, a medical room for specialist interventions by health care services and an IT suite. 3 flexible training spaces (capable of becoming one big space) will provide facilities for various support activities, skills development and one off intervention services, and also to accommodate winter/bad weather habitual rough sleepers. A large storage void is provided in the basement. A workshop accessible from the outside is available for targeted training in practical work-based skills. A communal laundry and training kitchen is also provided, as well as a smoking shelter and dog kennels in the gardens. The Premises is spread over a lower ground floor (rear garden level), upper ground floor (street level) and a first floor, with communal facilities on the upper ground floor (street level). These facilities will also be available to specified clients outside the project, and to external agencies to use for the benefit of preventing homelessness and enabling change. The building will be access controlled via a thumb print reader system to control access into the various areas. The Landlord of the Premises is Home Group, a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (registered number 22981R) and with the Regulator of Social Housing (No. L3076). The anticipated commencement date for the Contract is 1st November 2026. The anticipated expiry date for the Contract is 31st October 2031, with the option to extend for a further five (5) x twelve (12) months to 31st October 2036. The estimated value of the Support Service to be awarded is approximately PS366,498 per annum, exclusive of Value Added Tax

Planning Information

Responses to this Preliminary Market Engagement are required by 12 noon on 26th November 2025. Kirklees Council are seeking market feedback on the upcoming Procurement for Supported Accommodation for Rough Sleepers (Clare House). 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://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER 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). Responses must be submitted via the YORtender Portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050f68
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070258-2026
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
Large

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
£3,664,890 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,664,890 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,770,009 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£3,770,009 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2026Expired
Award Date
22 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2026-06-30

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

Home Group Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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