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Temporary Accommodation

Chelmsford City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2026 at 12:41

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

25 Mar 2026 at 10:25

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Chelmsford City Council procured temporary accommodation services to meet its legal duty to house residents who have become homeless. The requirement complements the Council’s existing dynamic purchasing system by securing a fixed supply of properties for use when needed. Lot 1 covers 100 mixed-size units within Chelmsford. Lot 2 covers a further 100 mixed-size units in adjacent areas: Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping and Uttlesford. The work is therefore relevant to property owners, accommodation providers and housing management businesses able to supply and manage temporary housing across Chelmsford and the surrounding Essex areas. The procurement is for services, including housing and accommodation provision, and was divided into two geographically defined requirements.

The procurement is complete and both lots were awarded following a two-stage competitive flexible procedure. Experience was the sole evaluation criterion, weighted at 100%. Bidders could bid for and be awarded a maximum of one lot. The award date was 30 July 2026. Lot 1, valued at £500,000 gross, was awarded to Nickholds Property Management, Property Stop Limited and Housing Action Management Ltd, for 20 August 2026 to 19 August 2028. Lot 2, also valued at £500,000 gross, was awarded to Nickholds Property Management and Housing Action Management Ltd, for 20 August 2026 to 18 August 2028. The expression-of-interest deadline was 17 April 2026, and the enquiry deadline was 10 April 2026.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from Chelmsford City Council for managed temporary accommodation, with separate supply requirements in Chelmsford and surrounding Essex districts. A credible future competitor would need access to a portfolio of suitable properties, including accommodation of mixed sizes, and the operational capacity to provide a fixed supply of 100 units in the relevant geographic area. Strong evidence of previous temporary accommodation, housing or property-management contracts would be central, since experience accounted for all evaluation points and bidders were required to provide contract examples. The field is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises: all three awarded suppliers are SMEs, and the final-stage competition included three SMEs for Lot 1 and two for Lot 2. Suppliers should also be able to operate through a structured, two-stage electronic procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Temporary Accommodation

Notice Description

Chelmsford City Council (the Council), in the heart of Essex, has a legal duty to provide temporary accommodation (TA) to hundreds of residents in Chelmsford who have become homeless. With rising demand, Chelmsford City Council has decided to ensure that we can keep up with this demand and procure a fixed number of properties to be used when needed. This fixed term TA contract will complement the Council's existing dynamic purchasing system (DPS) which was designed to facilitate the short-term ad-hoc purchase of TA. This Contract will operate in addition to the DPS and is intended to secure a TA supply stream at a fixed price for at least the next two years. After a two-stage competeitive tendering procedure, both Lots have now been awarded to more than one supplier.

Lot Information

Temporary Accommodation Within Chelmsford

Lot 1 - Temporary Accommodation Within Chelmsford (Zone A) - 2 Year Fixed (100 units of mixed size)

Lot 2 - Temporary Accommodation (Zone B Located in an adjacent area Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping, Uttlesford)

Lot 2 - Temporary Accommodation (Zone B Located in an adjacent area Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping, Uttlesford) - 2 Year Fixed (100 units of mixed size)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067392
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074160-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

70333000 - Housing services

98341000 - Accommodation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
Chelmsford City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1JE
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Marconi
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Nickholds Property Management

Property Stop Limited

Housing Action Management

Further Information

Notice Documents

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