Notice Information
Notice Title
Housing Support linked to Short Term Accommodation and Emergency Temporary Accommodation for Lot 3 Eden
Notice Description
4.2. Providers must be Ofsted registered, with Ofsted registered services to host the service within. 4.3. The Authority is seeking a Service Provider with proven track record of delivering supported short term accommodation services and emergency temporary accommodation services for young people. 4.4. Service Providers will: * Work with young people aged 16 and up to their 18th birthday, or up to age 24 if care experienced, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness * Work with young people who have complex support needs including mild learning disabilities, high functioning autism; and complex trauma. * Work with statutory services to provide support services to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; * Work with young people who have been involved in the criminal justice system, including rehabilitation of offenders; * Implement person centred approaches to service delivery to enable young people to identify and achieve their goals; * Deliver support to obtain and sustain suitable independent accommodation; * Operate in innovative and flexible ways to improve efficiency and the quality and effectiveness of services. 4.5. The Service Provider shall be responsible for maintaining accurate, up-to-date records of all service occupancy, move-in and move-on activity. This shall include, but is not limited to: * The total number of units available and occupied at any given time; * Details of young people entering and leaving the service, including dates of admission and departure; * Reasons for move-on or service exit, including whether move-on was planned, unplanned, or due to enforcement action; and * Destination of young person upon move-on, where known.
Planning Information
Engagement event held on Teams with potential providers on 8t h May 2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a3ee
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048943-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £275,286 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £275,286 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jun 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 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
- WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KENDAL
- Postcode
- LA9 4DQ
- Post Town
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal Strickland and Fell
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048943-2026
26th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048909-2026
26th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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