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Accommodation with Support (Morwenna Court)

Exeter City Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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24 Aug 2026 at 14:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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01 Oct 2025 at 16:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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22 Jul 2025 at 19:09

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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22 Jul 2025 at 19:07

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Exeter City Council is buying accommodation-based social work and housing-related support services for Morwenna Court. The requirement is a subsidy covering staff costs for housing-related support across 20 accommodation units in several properties in Exeter. The service is intended to support residents living in accommodation provided through the Morwenna Court arrangement. This is a public service requirement rather than a construction, facilities management or general accommodation supply contract: relevant providers would need to deliver support alongside, or as part of, supported housing provision. The buyer is Exeter City Council, a sub-central public authority. The procurement is classified as social work services with accommodation, under CPV 85311000, and the work is delivered in Exeter.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition, under the light-touch regime. One lot was used. The first award, dated 3 July 2025, went to Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited for £136,980 excluding VAT (£164,376 including VAT), covering 1 August 2025 to 31 March 2026; the contract was signed on 1 August 2025. A second award to the same supplier was dated 20 August 2026, for £211,634 excluding VAT (£253,960.80 including VAT), covering 2 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The award basis was the direct-award route rather than a competitive evaluation. A planned signature date for the second award was 1 September 2026.

This procurement indicates established demand from Exeter City Council for supported accommodation services combining housing-related support with staff provision across a small, multi-property scheme. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate the operational ability to run or support accommodation services, deploy suitable support staff, and maintain consistent delivery across 20 units in Exeter. Experience in social work services with accommodation would be directly relevant, particularly where the provider can coordinate housing management and resident support requirements. The incumbent is Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited, a large voluntary, community and social enterprise organisation, which shows that the buyer has used an experienced VCSE housing provider for this requirement. Providers with comparable supported-housing delivery experience and sufficient staffing capacity should monitor this buyer’s requirement when it returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Accommodation with Support (Morwenna Court)

Notice Description

Subsidy to cover staff costs for housing-related support to 20 units of accommodation across several properties in Exeter.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056446
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080433-2026
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

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
£348,614 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£136,980 £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
1
Supplier Name

BOURNEMOUTH CHURCHES HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Further Information

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