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Watford Winter Night Shelter

Watford Borough Council

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03 Aug 2026 at 12:23

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Summary of the contracting process

Watford Borough Council is procuring a winter accommodation service for people who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping in the Watford area. The service will provide a targeted accommodation pathway and support the Council’s Severe Weather Emergency Protocol response. It is intended to ensure that accommodation and support are available during severe weather, including for people who may previously have declined such help. The service should help reduce rough sleeping and repeat homelessness, address health inequalities, support successful move-on into sustainable accommodation and prevent a return to rough sleeping. This is a social care and accommodation service, covering social work services with accommodation and accommodation services. The Council is the public sector buyer.

The process has reached tender: Watford Borough Council invited offers through an open procedure. It is a single-lot procurement. Enquiries had to be submitted by 14 August 2026 at 17:00, and tenders by 28 August 2026 at 09:00. The stated evaluation and award decision deadline is 30 September 2026 at 23:59. The contract period is 9 November 2026 to 31 March 2029. The estimated value is £255,000 excluding VAT and £306,000 including VAT. The tender is above the relevant threshold. Evaluation is based on quality at 60%, price at 30% and social value at 10%. Electronic submission is allowed, in English.

This opportunity suits organisations that can provide accommodation alongside support for people experiencing rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness. Relevant providers are likely to include specialist homelessness charities, supported accommodation organisations, housing providers and social care businesses with the operational ability to run a winter service in Watford. The requirement calls for a service that can respond to severe weather, engage people who may previously have declined accommodation, address health inequalities and support progression into sustainable housing. Providers should be able to contribute to reducing repeat homelessness and preventing a return to rough sleeping. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable to bid. The quality weighting makes service design, delivery approach and demonstrated outcomes important competitive considerations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Watford Winter Night Shelter

Notice Description

We are inviting tenders to deliver an accommodation service that is available to persons rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping in the district, across the winter months to act as a targeted accommodation pathway for Rough Sleeping persons, as well as a response to our duty under the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP). We align to the Homeless Link guidance of what the key considerations are for planning SWEP and Winter Provisions, which is good practice. Guidance on this can be found on Homeless Link's website and is updated each year with new guidance - https://homeless.org.uk/knowledge-hub/guidance-on-cold-weather-provision-swep-and-heatwaves/ The Council is committed to ensuring that no one is found to be rough sleeping in periods of severe weather. We want to ensure that there is an accommodation offer available to all persons rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping, where severe weather may encourage access to accommodation and support that may have previously been declined. The primary objective of this project is to provide accommodation services to persons rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping, in the Watford area, across the winter months each year. The service should contribute directly to: *Reducing rough sleeping and repeat homelessness *Supporting service users to address any health inequalities experienced *Increasing successful move-on for service users into sustainable accommodation, and prevent a return to rough sleeping Please refer to the Specification document for full details. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Watford:-Social-work-services-with-accommodation./GHMC2425Y2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GHMC2425Y2

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9d0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073128-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

98341000 - Accommodation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£255,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£255,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 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
Watford Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WATFORD
Postcode
WD17 3EX
Postcode Area
Watford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
Local Authority
Watford
Electoral Ward
Park
Westminster Constituency
Watford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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