Notice Information
Notice Title
DBC (SLR) The Elms - Temporary Accommodation & Support Service
Notice Description
Invitation to Tender for the provision of the Elms Temporary Accommodation & Support Service. The contract relates to the operation and delivery of accommodation and support services at The Elms, Hemel Hempstead, for single homeless adults, including emergency and longer-term residents. The procurement is being conducted by Dacorum Borough Council using the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The service is to be delivered under a concession-style operating model, with the Provider generating income primarily through Housing Benefit, resident contributions and eligible service charges. The Council does not pay a fixed contract fee and retains responsibility for statutory property compliance, major works and utilities, as set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation. The contract will commence on 1 November 2026, following a mobilisation period, and will be awarded on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract extension will be solely down to the client and performance of the service provider.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e42e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006558-2026
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £15,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £15,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Jan 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Sean Lally-Randall
- Contact Email
- commercialhousingcontracts@dacorum.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
- Postcode
- HP1 1DN
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Dacorum
- Electoral Ward
- Hemel Hempstead Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006558-2026
26th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005557-2026
22nd January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005552-2026
22nd January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075142-2025
19th November 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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