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Accommodation with support (Howell Road)

Exeter City Council

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

28 Sep 2026 at 09:19

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
ContractTermination

28 Sep 2026 at 09:12

UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Award

24 Aug 2026 at 14:40

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

01 Oct 2025 at 16:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

22 Jul 2025 at 18:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

22 Jul 2025 at 18:04

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Exeter City Council commissioned housing support at Howell Road, covering 11 units of accommodation operated by the provider. The service supports people living in supported accommodation; the procurement describes the purchase as social work services with accommodation (CPV 85311000). The housing support is funded through a grant from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Homelessness, Rough Sleeping and Domestic Abuse Grant. The support element is not eligible for Housing Benefit. Delivery is in Exeter. The procurement concerns the support service associated with this specific accommodation, rather than a general housing or building works requirement.

The procurement was awarded through a below-threshold direct award without competition. Sanctuary Supported Living received the first award on 3 July 2025, valued at £42,000 excluding VAT (£50,400 including VAT), for a contract running from 1 August 2025 to 31 March 2026. That contract was signed on 1 August 2025 and completed on 31 March 2026; its reported final value was £62,066.66 excluding VAT (£74,479.99 including VAT). A second award went to Sanctuary Housing Association on 20 August 2026, valued at £93,100 excluding VAT (£111,720 including VAT), for a period from 2 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The associated contract was marked cancelled on 20 August 2026 because the notice was submitted in error and linked to the incorrect notice.

For providers of supported accommodation and housing-related support, this procurement shows Exeter City Council buying support for residents across an 11-unit service, using grant funding specifically for the support element. The first award went to Sanctuary Supported Living, identified as an SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise; the later award named Sanctuary Housing Association, a large voluntary, community or social enterprise. These awards indicate that both smaller specialist providers and larger housing organisations have been selected for this requirement. A credible competitor for comparable work would need to deliver support within operated accommodation and manage a service whose housing-support funding is grant-based and ineligible for Housing Benefit. The council used a direct award without competition for these procurements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Accommodation with support (Howell Road)

Notice Description

The service is funded by a grant received from MHCLG Homelessness, Rough Sleeping and Domestic Abuse Grant to cover the housing support within 11 units of accommodation operated by the supplier, this support is non-eligible for Housing benefit.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05643e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091252-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination 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
£135,100 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£42,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20264 weeks 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
Cancelled, Terminated

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

SANCTUARY SUPPORTED LIVING (SSL)

Sanctuary Housing Association

Further Information

Notice Documents

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