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West Yorkshire Community Accommodation Pathway - Market Engagement

Leeds City Council

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Planning

23 Sep 2026 at 15:45

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council intends to procure a West Yorkshire Community Accommodation Pathway, a social work service providing accommodation. The procurement is being developed with Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees councils as partner organisations. The service is associated with community accommodation, but the planned service model, intended users and detailed activities are not described here. The procurement is organised as a single lot. The councils’ partnership suggests delivery across West Yorkshire, although no individual delivery locations are identified. The process is at planning stage: the councils are preparing the procurement and undertaking preliminary market engagement, rather than inviting bids. Suppliers considering accommodation-based social care or support services may wish to assess whether their work aligns with a future West Yorkshire pathway before the formal procurement is developed.

Leeds City Council is the buyer, with Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees councils involved as procurement partners. The process is in planning and concerns one lot. Market engagement is scheduled for 9 October 2026, and the buyer expects a future notice on 1 November 2026; these are planning expectations, not bid deadlines. The anticipated contract period is 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030, with a possible extension to 31 January 2032. The procurement is above the relevant threshold, but no estimated contract value or planned procurement method is stated. No evaluation criteria or detailed participation requirements are provided at this stage. The single lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The planned service is likely to be relevant to providers able to deliver social work services linked to accommodation, particularly organisations with experience of community-based accommodation and partnership working across West Yorkshire. The buyer has identified the single lot as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that the intended market is not limited to large commercial providers. Providers should use the scheduled market engagement to help understand and inform the developing service model and to consider whether their accommodation, support and local delivery capabilities fit a multi-council pathway. No specific professional qualifications, accreditations, staffing levels, capacity thresholds or experience requirements have been set out. The anticipated multi-year service, with a possible extension, may suit organisations able to sustain delivery over a longer period, subject to the final requirements when the procurement reaches market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

West Yorkshire Community Accommodation Pathway - Market Engagement

Notice Description

West Yorkshire Community Accommodation Pathway - Market Engagement Exercise

Planning Information

West Yorkshire Community Accommodation Pathway - Market Engagement

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090269-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, 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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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