Notice Information
Notice Title
Continuation of the North Kensington Young People's Contract for the Medium to High Support Supported Housing Services for Young People with Complex Needs
Notice Description
The contract arrangements provide the medium to high needs supported housing service for young people with complex needs in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The primary aims of the specialised housing services for 16-25 year old vulnerable residents with support needs are to: *provide accommodation for homeless vulnerable young people, *support vulnerable homeless young people to live independently and maintain their housing tenancies, *prevent vulnerable homeless young people from accessing more acute and expensive accommodation and services at a point of crisis. The service users may have been care leavers, unaccompanied asylum seekers and have experienced homelessness or are at risk of it. The services are delivered from North Kensington Young People Service (operating from Barlby Road, Bevington Road, North Pole Road, Oxford Gardens, Freston Road and Westbourne Park Road) - within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It should be noted that the detailed arrangements commenced on the 1 October 2024. The arrangements are essential for the Council to discharge its statutory duty to provide accommodation under children, housing and adult social care legislation.
Procurement Information
A service review was undertaken for optimised service delivery and the procurement being planned at the time in a limited market was suspended until the review of the Council's revised service delivery was completed. The Council's supported housing policy is still not fully complete, but the service review has now been completed, and its recommendations are being endorsed by the service area's Senior Management Team. These include re-procurement while continuing to fulfil the Council's statutory obligations under the existing supported housing services contract with the extant provider. The statutory services for supported housing for young people need to be continued and there cannot be a break while a procurement takes place. Any break in service would put young people users at unacceptable risk and make the Council default in delivering its statutory duties. Further, the contract is being extended to a minimal period to provide for the procurement process to be completed and a smooth transition to take place to the new provider. The re-procurement for the services has been initiated and a UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice has been published: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039020-2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0696cb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043528-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85300000 - Social work and related services
85320000 - Social services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £809,947 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 May 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 May 20262 days ago
- Contract Period
- 24 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W8 7NX
- Post Town
- West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Electoral Ward
- Campden
- Westminster Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043528-2026
12th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043514-2026
12th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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