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Mental Health and Homelessness

Manchester City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

13 Aug 2026 at 15:17

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

18 Jun 2026 at 13:00

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Manchester City Council intends to commission specialist housing-related support for people experiencing homelessness who have multiple and complex needs. The service will support people facing barriers to mainstream housing and support, including impaired executive functioning, alcohol-related brain damage or other acquired brain injuries, neuro-divergence, mental ill health, substance misuse and complex trauma. Some users may have eligible Care Act needs. The model will be jointly designed with homelessness and mental health services, with specialist health and treatment support built in. Delivery is expected in accommodation-based settings, with around 10 to 16 people supported in each scheme. The service is classified as social work services with accommodation and will be delivered in Manchester. Providers must have access to suitable accommodation.

This is a planned procurement at the planning stage; Manchester City Council has stated its intention to procure, but this record does not invite tenders. The Council expects to use an accelerated open procedure under the light-touch regime. It anticipates a single lot with an estimated value of £6,800,000 excluding VAT, or £8,160,000 including VAT. The expected contract period is 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2029, with two optional one-year extensions, potentially extending to 3 January 2031. Indicative dates include market-engagement responses by 10 July 2026, a future notice on 22 September 2026, enquiries by 6 October 2026, tender responses by 13 October 2026 and an award decision by 27 November 2026. A market-engagement form has been provided.

The work is likely to suit voluntary, community and social enterprises, specialist homelessness providers, supported-housing organisations and integrated health and social-care providers. Strong candidates will be able to support people with overlapping housing, mental-health, substance-misuse, neurodivergence, acquired-brain-injury and trauma-related needs, including people who may require Care Act support. Providers will need practical experience of delivering person-centred support in accommodation-based settings and of working with people who struggle to access mainstream services. They should also be able to collaborate with homelessness, mental-health, health and treatment services in jointly designing and operating the model. Access to suitable accommodation is a stated requirement, so organisations without an appropriate housing base may need a delivery partner or established accommodation arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mental Health and Homelessness

Notice Description

Manchester City Council intend to design and commission a service, or services, to provide specialist housing related support for people who are experiencing homelessness and have multiple and complex needs. The service will be designed to meet the needs of people who face significant barriers to accessing mainstream housing and support services as they have a combination of needs, including impaired executive functioning, alcohol-related brain damage and/or other acquired brain injuries, neuro-divergence, mental ill health, substance misuse and complex trauma. Some people who use the service will have eligible Care Act needs. The service will be jointly designed with homelessness and mental health services with specialist support from health and treatment services built into the service model. We expect the service to provide support in an accommodation-based setting for approximately 10-16 people in each scheme. The contract will commission the support delivery within the service, and the successful provider(s) must have access to suitable accommodation from where they will be able to deliver the support service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Two, 1 year extension options available (1+1)

Planning Information

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Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b809
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077330-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,800,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Oct 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
22 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Manchester City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M60 2LA
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLD33 Manchester
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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