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Support Services (Prospect House)

Exeter City Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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24 Aug 2026 at 14:47

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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01 Oct 2025 at 15:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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22 Jul 2025 at 17:37

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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22 Jul 2025 at 17:30

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Exeter City Council procured housing-related support services for Prospect House in Exeter. The requirement is a subsidy covering staff costs for support delivered to residents in 19 units of accommodation at Prospects. This is a supported housing and social work service with accommodation, classified under CPV 85311000. The service is intended for an accommodation-based setting rather than for the supply of goods or construction works. The contracting authority is Exeter City Council, based at the Civic Centre in Exeter. The requirement concerns the day-to-day provision of staff-supported housing services for residents at the named accommodation. Organisations specialising in supported housing, accommodation-based social care or related housing support services are the relevant supplier group.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. It comprised one completed lot. The first award, dated 3 July 2025, went to Home Group for £164,000 excluding VAT (£196,800 including VAT), covering 1 August 2025 to 31 March 2026; the related contract was signed on 1 August 2025. A second award, dated 20 August 2026, went to HOME GROUP LIMITED for £253,000 excluding VAT (£303,600 including VAT), covering 2 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The second contract was scheduled for signature by 1 September 2026. Both awards concern the same Prospect House support service in Exeter.

This award demonstrates an established requirement from Exeter City Council for staffed, accommodation-based housing support serving 19 units at Prospect House. A credible future competitor would need to deliver housing-related support through suitably capable staff in a supported accommodation environment, manage services for residents across multiple units, and meet the operational expectations of a public authority purchasing social work services with accommodation. Relevant experience in supported housing, homelessness services, residential support or similar accommodation-based provision would help demonstrate understanding of the setting and resident needs. Providers should also be able to sustain staffing and service management at the scale of a 19-unit scheme, while showing they can deliver consistently against a defined council-funded support requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Support Services (Prospect House)

Notice Description

Subsidy to cover staff costs for housing-related support to 19 units of accommodation at Prospects in Exeter.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056437
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080423-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£417,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£164,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Exeter City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 1JN
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
St David's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

HOME GROUP LIMITED

Home Group

Further Information

Notice Documents

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