Notice Information
Notice Title
Mental Health Supported Accommodation Service
Notice Description
Slough Borough Council is seeking to commission suitably experienced provider(s) for a mental health supported accommodation service across two lots for adults with severe and enduring mental illness. The service will cover: Lot 1 - High-Support Step-Down Mental Health Supported Accommodation (accommodation-based, 24/7 staffing, waking night cover) for people stepping down from hospital or similar intensive settings (up to 10 beds) Lot 2a - Medium-High Support Mental Health Supported Accommodation for people who no longer require high support but still need a structured, staffed environment (up to 10 beds). Lot 2b - Low Support Step-Down Accommodation with Floating Support for people preparing to move on to fully independent living, with time-limited, tapered outreach support (up to 6 beds). The services will be required to operate across three or more buildings in Slough, providing self-contained accommodation with integrated housing-related support, recovery-focused key-working and strong links with Community Mental Health Services, primary care and wider community resources. The pathway is designed to: enable timely, safe discharge from hospital and prevent avoidable admission promote recovery, wellbeing and independence reduce out-of-area placements and long-term institutional care improve tenancy sustainment and prevent homelessness reduce use of crisis and inpatient services The main role of the Lots, taken together, is to provide a step-down and progression pathway from higher levels of support into ordinary housing, with time-limited resettlement support after move-on. The contract will commence on 1 July 2026 for a one year period with an option to extend for a further 12 months. We are holding a Supplier Engagement event on 19th December 2025 at 10am. Further details are in the ITT.
Lot Information
High Support Step Down Mental Health Supported Accommodation (lot 1)
Accommodation-based (up to 10 beds), 24/7 staffing, waking night cover for people stepping down from hospital or similar intensive settings.
Renewal: There is an option to extend this contract for 12 months.
Medium-High Support and Step-down & Low Floating Support Mental Health Supported Accommodation - (lot2a/lot2b)Lot 2a - for people who no longer require high support but still need a structured, staffed environment (up to 10 beds) Lot 2b - for people preparing to move on to fully independent living, with time-limited, tapered outreach support.
Renewal: There is an option to extend this contract for 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f0ae
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080566-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85300000 - Social work and related services
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,268,852 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,268,852 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Dec 20253 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Jan 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2027-07-30
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sbcprocurement@slough.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SLOUGH
- Postcode
- SL1 2EL
- Post Town
- Slough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ15 Berkshire East
- Delivery Location
- TLJ11 Berkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Slough
- Electoral Ward
- Herschel Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Slough
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080566-2025
8th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home
Bidders are to access procurement documents in the link attached. Reference SBC 038789
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