Tender

Young People's Supported Accommodation

WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

17 Mar 2026 at 09:45

Tender

24 Feb 2026 at 14:00

Planning

15 Jul 2025 at 14:42

Summary of the contracting process

Wolverhampton City Council is currently in the process of updating the tender for 'Young People's Supported Accommodation', which falls under the health and social work services category. The council aims to provide tenancy-readiness support and self-contained accommodation for young people aged 18-21 who are care experienced or care leavers in Wolverhampton (Region UKG39). The procurement process is at the tender update stage, with the submission deadline set for 27th March 2026. The contract, starting on 1st July 2026, has an initial term of two years, with up to two additional one-year extensions available, potentially extending the contract until 2030.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in social work and housing services, particularly those experienced in providing support to vulnerable young people. Local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to compete, with the contract focusing on quality and social value. With a total value of £960,000, businesses adept at fostering young people's resilience and growth can leverage this opportunity to expand their service offerings and strengthen their presence in the public sector market.

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Notice Title

Young People's Supported Accommodation

Notice Description

The City of Wolverhampton is committed to supporting and stimulating a diverse market, especially local organisations in Wolverhampton, for care and support by offering a real choice of opportunities that keep children and young people safe and improve their life chances, whilst enabling effective early help and support to vulnerable families at the earliest point to strengthen families where children are at risk, and also support children and young people who are care experienced. With all of the economic pressures experienced across service, new ways need to be found so that the whole system can respond pro-actively to the needs of children, young people, their family and community and to facilitate and enable resilience, growth and achievement. The target population for this supported accommodation service includes young people aged 18 to 21 who are in care, care leavers or care experienced. This contract is to provide tenancy-readiness support for 14 young people aged 18-21. The provider will have to provide 14 self-contained units of accommodation. The initial term will be for 2 (Two) years, with the option for 2(two) 1(one) year extensions. The contract will be based on minimum acceptable performance (map) being met by the tenderer as identified via key performance indicators. The total contract term will not exceed 4 (four) years. The Contract is intending to commence on 1st July 2026 or as otherwise agreed between the parties.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There is 2 optional 1 year extensions. The total term is therefore 2 + 1 + 1 years (Total Maximum 4 years).

Planning Information

We are currently looking to undertake a pre-market engagement online presentation on Friday 25th July 2025 via Microsoft Teams If you would like to access the event, please complete and submit the required details via the online portal www.wolverhamptontenders.com The deadline for submission is 5pm Wednesday 23rd July 2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055fb7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023834-2026
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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Mar 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
27 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
2030-02-04

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode
WV1 1SH
Post Town
Wolverhampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG39 Wolverhampton
Delivery Location
TLG39 Wolverhampton

Local Authority
Wolverhampton
Electoral Ward
St Peters
Westminster Constituency
Wolverhampton West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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