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Supported Accommodation Services

Exeter City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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24 Aug 2026 at 15:04

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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20 Aug 2026 at 13:56

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Exeter City Council is procuring supported accommodation services in Exeter. The requirement is a subsidy to cover staff costs for housing-related support across 19 accommodation units in several properties. This is a social work service provided alongside accommodation, rather than a construction, property maintenance or general housing supply contract. The buying organisation is Exeter City Council, a sub-central public authority. Delivery is within Exeter, although the published location identifies the wider Exeter area. The service is suited to organisations that can provide staffed supported accommodation and housing-related assistance across multiple properties, with the operational capacity to serve 19 units. The requirement is classified as social work services with accommodation (CPV 85311000).

The procurement has been completed and the award is active. Exeter City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. One lot was awarded to The Alongside Charity. The award date was 20 August 2026. The value is £168,000 excluding VAT, or £201,600 including VAT. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, with signature scheduled for 1 September 2026. Evaluation was not competitive because the contracting route was a direct award. The awarded requirement covers the supported accommodation service and its staff-cost subsidy for 19 units across several Exeter properties. The successful supplier is The Alongside Charity, a charity classified as a voluntary, community or social enterprise.

This award demonstrates a defined need from Exeter City Council for housing-related support delivered through supported accommodation, with staffing spread across several properties and enough capacity for 19 units. A future competitor would need to operate accommodation-based social work services, organise reliable staffing across multiple sites and provide practical housing-related support to residents. The selected supplier is a charity and voluntary, community or social enterprise, so organisations with a comparable social-purpose delivery model may be well placed to compete when this requirement next reaches the market. Providers should also be able to manage a council-funded service at this scale and demonstrate that their accommodation, support staff and operating arrangements can work together as one service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supported Accommodation Services

Notice Description

Subsidy to cover staff costs for housing-related support to 19 units of accommodation across several properties in Exeter.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8a3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080442-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£168,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
Exeter City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 1JN
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
St David's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Alongside Charity

Further Information

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