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Sheltered Schemes - Out of hours

West Lancashire Borough Council

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14 Aug 2026 at 10:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Lancashire Borough Council procured out-of-hours services for its sheltered housing schemes. The requirement sits within housing services and includes work associated with sheltered housing provision. Delivery is in the West Lancashire area of England. The council is the public-sector buyer, based in Ormskirk, and the service relates specifically to its sheltered schemes rather than general housing provision. The procurement was treated as a services requirement and covered one lot. This is relevant to businesses providing responsive out-of-hours support for sheltered housing schemes, particularly those able to operate for a local authority and support residents or housing operations outside normal working hours.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. West Lancashire Borough Council awarded the contract to R W Technical Services Limited, an SME. The award was made on 31 May 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. Its value is £24,000 excluding VAT, or £30,000 including VAT. The award covers the single lot and is active. The recorded procurement route indicates that the council used a non-competitive direct award rather than inviting competing tenders. The outcome therefore identifies both the incumbent supplier and the scale and duration of this requirement.

This procurement is useful market intelligence for suppliers serving sheltered housing and local-authority housing operations. A credible competitor would need to provide reliable out-of-hours services for sheltered schemes, with the operational arrangements, staffing and responsiveness needed to support the requirement beyond normal working hours. The appointed supplier is an SME, indicating that delivery at this scale is accessible to a smaller specialist business rather than necessarily requiring a national contractor. Suppliers with an established presence in or around West Lancashire may be well placed to offer practical local coverage, while businesses serving similar sheltered housing clients can use the requirement to benchmark the type of service purchased by this council and the direct-award route it used.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sheltered Schemes - Out of hours

Notice Description

Out of hours services for sheltered schemes

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e447
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077543-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

45211200 - Sheltered housing construction work

70333000 - Housing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£24,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 May 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Lancashire Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ORMSKIRK
Postcode
L39 2DH
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Lancashire
Electoral Ward
Ormskirk East
Westminster Constituency
West Lancashire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

R W TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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