Notice Information
Notice Title
Single Homelessness Services Tender
Notice Description
Watford Borough Council tender for housing and associated support services to provide a high level Single Homelessness Services namely: Housing First (Lot 1), Multi-disciplinary Outreach Service (Lot 2) and Integrated Support & Step-Down Service (Lot 3). This is tender is governed by section 9 of the Procurement Act 2023, Light Touch Contracts. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Watford:-Provision-of-services-to-the-community./29473T26NV To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/29473T26NV
Lot Information
Lot 1
Lot 1 Housing First is an approach to successfully support rough sleepers with complex and multiple needs, and histories of entrenched rough sleeping to live in their own homes. Housing First should provide a stable, independent home together with intensive personalised support and case management to individuals. The service will support 25 individuals with active cases, plus any dormant cases subject to manageable numbers.
Lot 2 Multi-Disciplinary Outreach ServiceLot 2 Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Service The service will support Watford Borough Council's identified Target Priority Group of Rough Sleepers (TPG) ranging from up to 6 individuals at any given time, any newly identified Rough Sleepers in the district (averaged at 16 individuals per month), and any other individual identified to be at risk of homelessness from Watford's Single Homeless Pathway (SHP).
Lot 3 - Integrated Support & Step-Down ServiceDelivery and management of 33 accommodation units (22 intensive support + 11 step-down studios) for single people experiencing homelessness. Provision of on-site housing-related support, case management, and resettlement planning.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05feb7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000034-2026
- 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
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,340,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,340,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jan 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 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
- WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Anita Awuku
- Contact Email
- anita.awuku@watford.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01923278345
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WATFORD
- Postcode
- WD17 3EX
- Post Town
- Watford
- 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
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- Watford
- Electoral Ward
- Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Watford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000034-2026
2nd January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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