Tender

WCC Housing First

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

08 Oct 2025 at 18:19

Planning

09 Jun 2025 at 10:09

Summary of the contracting process

Westminster City Council invites businesses to participate in the active tender process for the recommissioning of Housing First services, which are part of their strategic Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024. This service encompasses two lots: Housing First Support Services and Housing First Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). The contract is estimated to commence on 3rd February 2026, with a service start date on 1st April 2026, initially set for three years with options to extend up to six years. The procurement category falls under housing and health and social work services, with a total estimated value of £10,328,340. Located in London, the tender will follow an open procedure, with a submission deadline of 7th November 2025, and an enquiry period lasting until 27th October 2025.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in housing services and health and social work, particularly those experienced in managing accommodations for vulnerable groups. The procurement entitled "Housing First" aims to transition service users from homelessness to sustainable long-term housing, emphasising supportive organisational culture and staff development. Suitable bidders include SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), providing flexibility to scale operations if additional funding or tenancies materialise. The focus on both gender-specific and mixed-gender services encourages diverse business involvement, fostering innovative approaches to sourcing long-term accommodation solutions in a highly regarded intervention strategy. This initiative is a key element within Westminster’s commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable individuals in the city.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WCC Housing First

Notice Description

Westminster City Council (WCC) are recommissioning Housing First Services in two Lots: - Lot 1 Housing First Support Service - Lot 2 Housing First Violence Against Women and Girl (VAWG) The service is a pivotal and strategically aligned provision at the heart of the WCC's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024. This service is a cornerstone of our ambition to prevent homelessness, enhance recovery, and transform lives through a dynamic, tailored, and outcomes-driven approach. Housing First is a widely renowned homelessness intervention strategy that prioritises providing permanent housing with high quality wraparound support. Its aims are for service users to retain their tenancies and graduate from intensive floating support to independence, therefore ending recurrent cycles of homelessness. Housing First has been an established commissioned service in Westminster since 2017. This procurement aims to continue delivering this service primarily for clients who are currently in social tenancies through Housing First and to allow flexibility to accommodate new service users where new tenancies become available. The overarching aim of this tender is to commission an intensive floating support model for Housing First, structured into two distinct lots: one providing a specialist service for women affected by Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) to support up to 36 women, and the other delivering a generic Housing First mixed gender service supporting up to 48 service users. The estimated Commencement Date of this contract is 03/02/2026. The estimated Service Commencement Date is 01/04/2026. The Initial Contract Period is 3 years, with provision for extension, at WCC's discretion, for up to a further 3 years (1+1+1 years), providing a total contract period of up to 6 years (calculated from the Service Commencement Date), expiring no later than 31 March 2032. During the Contract Period the Authority may, at its sole discretion, require additional Services to be delivered by the Provider, i.e. should additional tenancies or funding opportunities become available, in excess of the existing 48 Services Users, the Provider will liaise with the Authority to agree provisions. Any increase above the 48 places will be subject to funding availability and to the Authority's governance procedures. Any agreed scale-up of the Service would be aligned to Housing First model e.g. one extra worker per five to seven Service Users plus management support consideration. During the contract period the service may be scaled up to support an additional 10 -14 Service Users, this is subject to clause 47 of the Contract and is at the Authorities' discretion. The budget published does not include this additional capacity. There will be a tender event held via Microsoft Teams on Monday 20th October 2025. This is an excellent opportunity to gain insights into the tender requirements, ask questions and provide feedback.

Lot Information

Lot 1 Housing First Support Service

Lot 1 Housing First- For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525

Renewal: Provision for extension, at WCC's discretion, for up to a further 3 years (1+1+1 years), providing a total contract period of up to 6 years (calculated from the Service Commencement Date), expiring no later than 31 March 2032. For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525

Lot 2 Housing First Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Lot 2 Housing First VAWG- for further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525

Renewal: Provision for extension, at WCC's discretion, for up to a further 3 years (1+1+1 years), providing a total contract period of up to 6 years (calculated from the Service Commencement Date), expiring no later than 31 March 2032. For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525

Planning Information

The date of the online consultation workshop event will be Monday 23rd June at 1pm to 2.30pm. The workshop will explore the commissioning of Housing First support and accommodation WCC Housing Need and is primarily aimed at existing and potential suppliers of these services and suppliers of associated accommodation. It will also explore the timescales for procurement, the implementation of the recently adapted Responsible Procurement policy and its impact on tenders. We can also hold one-to-one meetings with providers following the market engagement, please let us know if you would like a meeting arranged by contacting the email address below. To request your attendance please register by emailing sedwards@westminster.gov.uk - by end of 22 June 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054516
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063495-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

70333000 - Housing services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,328,340 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£10,328,340 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
4 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Sonya Edwards
Contact Email
sedwards@westminster.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1E 6QP
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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