Award

Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway Mixed/High Support

LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN

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Award

24 Mar 2026 at 16:43

Tender

22 Oct 2025 at 12:26

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Camden has been awarded a contract for the provision of services under the Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway Mixed/High Support. This contract focuses on providing non-registered residential accommodation and support services for young individuals aged 16 to 25, including Children Looked After aged 16-17, care-experienced youth aged 18-25, and unaccompanied and separated children. The procurement method utilised was an open procedure, and the award was finalised on 10 March 2026 with the contract starting on 1 June 2026 and potentially extending until May 2032 with an optional extension for 36 months. The procurement category is services, specifically social work services, under the CPV classification 85311000, with the key location areas being in London, UKI31 Region.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social work services with accommodation, specifically those that have expertise in managing high-need support services for young people. It is particularly suited for organisations that can meet the requirement of providing high-quality services with trained staff and additional accommodations units available at the tender stage. Companies with experience in achieving Ofsted registration for supported accommodation provisions will find this contract rewarding. The tender invites businesses to engage in a collaborative environment with the local authority and offer their services to contribute to the social value and community welfare, which is a critical aspect of the evaluation criteria beyond price and quality metrics.

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Notice Title

Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway Mixed/High Support

Notice Description

This is not a new contract opportunity. The Council is proposing to award a contract for the provision of the Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway Mixed/High Support. The Pathway will provide a range of non-registered residential accommodation and support services for young people aged 16-25-year-olds as follows: - Children Looked After aged 16-17 /those for whom the local authority has a duty to accommodate; - Care experienced 18-25; - Unaccompanied and separated children (UASC).

Lot Information

Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway - Mixed/High Support

Young People entering any high needs service will already be known to the Local Authority. The young people who are referred to the service will be those young people whose support needs would meet the criteria for the service. The length of stay for this stage will be needs led and can be up to 5 years. The service will need to be of a high-quality with fully trained staff. Tenderers bidding for this lot must have available 26 units at tender stage. See tender pack for further details. Tenderers must have experience of successfully gaining Ofsted registration for at least one supported accommodation provision for young people.

Renewal: The contracts may be extended for a period of 36 months in length at the sole discretion of the Council.

Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway - Mixed Support

The service will provide both assessment and high needs beds, and at least three emergency beds. The service is expected to work with young people entering the service will have a range of complex needs. Tenders bidding for this service must have available 18 units at tender stage. See tender pack for further details. Tenderers must have experience of successfully gaining Ofsted registration for at least one supported accommodation provision for young people.

Renewal: The contracts may be extended for a period of 36 months in length at the sole discretion of the Council.

Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway - Assessment Service

The Assessment service will be made up of 40 units of accommodation, with the inclusion of two emergency beds across two properties. The services will provide both assessment and high needs beds, and at least three emergency beds (one per setting). The young people who are referred to the service will be those young people whose support needs meet the criteria for the service. Tenderers must have experience of successfully gaining Ofsted registration for at least one supported accommodation provision for young people.

Renewal: The contracts may be extended for a period of 36 months in length at the sole discretion of the Council.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d198
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027015-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
£21,988,800 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£21,988,800 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£6,955,200 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Mar 20261 months ago
Contract Period
31 May 2026 - 31 May 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC1H 9JE
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI31 Camden and City of London

Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
King's Cross
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE RIVERSIDE GROUP LTD (CARE & SUPPORT

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