Planning

Rough Sleeping Core Contracts

LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS

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Planning

23 May 2025 at 16:35

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets plans a procurement process titled "Rough Sleeping Core Contracts," aimed at supporting rough sleeping individuals in the area. This initiative is part of the borough's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, using an open procedure to establish a multi-supplier framework. The procurement is centred in London, across several UK regions, and focuses on health and social work services. Essential services will be contracted in lots, with a contract period starting on 1st April 2026 and potentially extending until 31st March 2031. A future notice date is scheduled for 16th July 2025, and the procurement is valued at a gross amount of £13,920,000. The Borough, a public authority under sub-central government classification, can be contacted via email at Procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk.

This tender represents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social services, particularly those equipped to provide street outreach and resource centre services. Engaging suppliers will aid market development and deliver essential services rapidly, including potential additional funding from central government. The framework approach ensures flexibility, swift service provision, and market stability, aligning with ongoing strategic goals. Businesses that can offer comprehensive support in areas like mental and physical health, substance use, and housing advice are particularly well-suited to compete, ensuring progressive efforts to reduce rough sleeping. The contract's multi-year term with extension possibilities further presents long-term growth opportunities for service providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Rough Sleeping Core Contracts

Notice Description

This project aims to provide specialist services to support people rough sleeping in Tower Hamlets. Rough sleeping remains a complex social challenge within Tower Hamlets, across London and indeed nationally. Available data indicates figures will continue to rise locally, with demand for services meaning people spend longer on the streets. This increases risks of harm to individuals and communities through anti-social behavior, complex safeguarding concerns, public health matters and violence. It is therefore essential to have responsive, assertive and professional support services which are strategically aligned with the borough's aim to make rough sleeping rare, brief and non-recurrent, as outlined in the new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29. These services will lead the efforts to drive down rough sleeping and ensure people do not return to the streets once accommodated. Specifically, this project will provide two primary services - a street outreach team and a resource centre. These services are currently contracted under two separate contracts: the Enhanced Rough Sleeping Outreach Service (P5719) and Resource Centre Contract (P5670) which are both due to reach the end of their extensions on March 31st 2026. These services are seen as essential for the borough. Street Outreach provides a shift-based service which can immediately respond to reports of people rough sleeping, link in with people needing support, and help to find housing solutions and links to other relevant services. The Resource Centre provides a safe and inclusive building-based service where people rough sleeping can access essential services such as showers and food, as well as holistic support for mental and physical health, substance use, and housing advice. Additional specialist services are provided using grant funding from central government. The borough intends to establish a multi-supplier framework with lots for these essential services. This will allow for services to be procured quickly and effectively and enable the borough to utilize additional grant income that may become available from central government. Potential suppliers will be engaged to develop interest and shape the market accordingly. Contract length is set at 3 years and extensions of 12 months pus 12 months to allow for testing the multi-supplier framework approach, give stability to service provision, and to align with the duration of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0524ee
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027083-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£11,600,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E1 1BJ
Post Town
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Whitechapel
Westminster Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Further Information

Notice Documents

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