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Health, Wellbeing and Night Hub

Durham County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

02 Oct 2026 at 11:41

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

19 May 2026 at 16:57

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

17 Feb 2026 at 13:27

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council commissioned a Health, Wellbeing and Night Hub service for adults at risk of homelessness, rough sleeping or poor health, particularly people discharged from hospital or unable to return safely to accommodation. The service is intended to prevent discharge to the street, provide short-term step-down support, identify housing needs and arrange move-on options. It also connects people with housing and homelessness support, welfare benefits, financial help, GP registration and health appointments, and aims to reduce repeat homelessness while improving engagement with statutory and voluntary services. Delivery is in County Durham, through a main hub and dispersed step-down accommodation. The work is an integrated health and social care support service, rather than a standalone accommodation contract.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Angel Trust - A Charity For The People. The award is dated 30 September 2026 and is valued at £1,393,422.84. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with two possible 12-month extensions, subject to funding, provider performance and commissioner approval; the maximum period could extend to 31 March 2031. Durham County Council used an open competitive flexible procedure with staged evaluation. Technical questions and price formed the first-stage assessment, weighted 65% overall; shortlisted providers then had proposed hub and dispersed properties inspected, contributing 35%. The competition attracted two bids, with one reaching the final stage. The award was recorded as pending, with a standstill period ending 14 October 2026.

For providers that did not win, this award shows demand from Durham County Council for a joined-up homelessness prevention and hospital-discharge support service combining accommodation with practical health, welfare and housing assistance. A credible competitor would need to evidence a safe, coordinated service model, effective crisis response and hospital-discharge pathways, and measurable outcomes for service users. The evaluation placed substantial weight on service delivery, workforce training, safeguarding and risk management, case-study evidence, access and crisis response, inclusion, social value and performance, with price a smaller component. Providers also need robust safeguarding, data protection and information security, Disclosure and Barring Service, lone-working and violence-risk arrangements, and experience managing accommodation, including dispersed properties. The ability to make suitable premises ready for service, alongside the capacity to provide ten dispersed step-down properties, is central to competing for this requirement. Small and voluntary or community-sector organisations were considered suitable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Health, Wellbeing and Night Hub

Notice Description

The Health, Wellbeing and Night Hub aims to deliver a preventative, integrated response for adults at risk of homelessness, rough sleeping, or poor health outcomes, particularly those discharged from hospital or unable to safely return to accommodation. The service aims to: *Prevent discharge to the street for eligible adults *Provide immediate, short-term step-down support following hospital discharge *Identify housing needs early and support move-on solutions *Support access to appropriate services such as Housing and homelessness services, Provide welfare benefits and financial support.GP registration and health appointments (not exhaustive) *Reduce rough sleeping and repeat homelessness *Improve service user engagement with statutory and voluntary services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: This contract is let with an option to extend by 2 x periods of 12 months based on the availability of funding, provider performance against contract and commissioner approval.

Planning Information

The Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire can be accessed, free of charge, for completion and submission at www.open.org-uk using reference OPEN2026313

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065603
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093250-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,750,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,750,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,393,422 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
31 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC14 Durham
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Angel Trust - A Charity For The People

Further Information

Notice Documents

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