Planning

Development of Council owned sites for housing

SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

11 Feb 2026 at 16:41

PlanningUpdate

26 Jun 2025 at 13:54

Planning

22 May 2025 at 10:03

Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council is spearheading a strategic initiative to address housing shortages and mental health support needs in Surrey. The project titled "Development of Council Owned Sites for Housing" is currently in the planning stage, with a market engagement event slated for 24th February 2026. This session will be conducted via MS Teams to outline plans for developing affordable housing and mental health supported independent living across four council-owned sites. Prospective engagement requires registration by 20th February 2026, as detailed on the Council's e-sourcing portal. This endeavour is primarily classified under the construction work industry category, with activities planned in regions UKJ25 and UKJ26 in the United Kingdom. The procurement process utilises a competitive flexible procedure, with the next notice expected on 1st May 2026.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses in construction, real estate development, healthcare, and social services sectors. It aims to stimulate collaboration with developers, funders, and registered social landlords, keen on contributing to housing and mental health support landscapes. The project's scope includes developing self-contained accommodation units which are anticipated to meet local demand. Organisations focused on sustainable housing solutions and mental health infrastructure are particularly well-suited to engage in this initiative, potentially expanding their market presence while addressing critical social needs.

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Notice Title

Development of Council owned sites for housing

Notice Description

The housing shortage in Surrey has a negative impact on the lives of Surrey residents, local businesses and local public services and exacerbates the hardships that Surrey's most vulnerable residents face. Surrey County Council (SCC) is therefore pleased to bring forward this exciting opportunity to deliver housing across four vacant sites owned by SCC in various locations across the county. To address the complex and challenging housing environment that Surrey and many other parts of the country are facing SCC is taking an innovative approach to use its own surplus sites to develop more affordable general needs housing that includes homes where nomination rights will be specifically for people with mental health needs support needs. In addition to the housing shortage, the mental health system is under significant pressure in Surrey. Through its Right Homes, Right Support (RHRS) Strategy, SCC is actively working to enable people to access the right health and social care at the right time in the right place. The RHRS Strategy includes a dedicated mental health programme. SCC has identified that Surrey requires approximately 185 to 210 additional units for people with mental health needs by 2030 to meet the projected demand. Consistent with the feedback from people with lived experience, our research has also established that most additional homes required should be self-contained as this type of housing delivers better outcomes. The existing mental health care and support market in Surrey has been unable to respond to this request for self-contained accommodation, and therefore the Council has committed to meeting this gap by using its own vacant sites to stimulate the market to develop more self-contained services. This programme will contribute towards two key strategic aims of the requirement for additional housing in Surrey and new mental health supported independent self-contained accommodation. The Council's Cabinet approved this approach at its Cabinet meeting on 27th May 2025, see link below to the decision. https://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=42736

Planning Information

SCC will be hosting a market engagement event on 24.02.2026 from 16.00 to 17.00 via MS Teams, which will set out the Council's ambitions to deliver general needs housing and mental health supported independent living on four council owned sites in Surrey. The Council wants to engage with a wide range of organisations including developers, funders and registered social landlords to understand what interest there is from the market to work in partnership to deliver this strategic ambition. If you are interested in attending the market engagement event, please express an interest on the Council's e-sourcing portal using the link provided below: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/ Interested parties should search the Council's e-sourcing portal for the following details to locate the market engagement project and register their interest: Project Name: SCC IC Development of Council Owned Sites for Housing - Market Engagement Project Reference: RFX1000831 Deadline: Please submit your request to attend the market event by 17:00 on 20.02.2026.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d04
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012595-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 May 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurementpmo@eastsussex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
REIGATE
Postcode
RH2 8EF
Post Town
Redhill
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ26 East Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ25 West Surrey, TLJ26 East Surrey

Local Authority
Reigate and Banstead
Electoral Ward
South Park & Woodhatch
Westminster Constituency
Reigate

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