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Management of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Sites including Domestic Abuse Support to Residents

The North Yorkshire Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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12 Oct 2026 at 11:41

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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12 Oct 2026 at 10:53

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The North Yorkshire Council has awarded a service contract to manage five Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites across North Yorkshire, including a domestic abuse support worker for residents. The work combines site and facilities management with specialist support for people experiencing domestic abuse. It is relevant to providers with experience managing residential or traveller sites and delivering sensitive, person-centred support services. The contract may also cover additional council-owned sites if leases expire or new accommodation is needed, subject to agreement and consultation. The requirement reflects the Council’s assessed need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches and plots across the county.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Horton Housing Support Limited. The Council used a direct award after its competitive tender received no compliant tenders, citing the Procurement Act 2023 provision for this circumstance. The award is valued at £6,768,000 excluding VAT (£8,121,600 including VAT). The initial contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029, with three optional two-year extensions, potentially extending the term to 31 October 2035. The process had one lot, marked suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No award evaluation criteria are recorded for the direct award.

This award shows demand for a provider able to combine Gypsy, Roma and Traveller site management with domestic abuse support, rather than offering either service in isolation. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to manage several sites across North Yorkshire and the ability to provide or coordinate specialist, confidential support for residents. The previous competitive process received no compliant tenders, making clear that meeting the procurement’s requirements and submitting a compliant offer are material challenges. The lot was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and the selected provider is a large housing support organisation. Providers with relevant site-management expertise, established safeguarding practice and sufficient multidisciplinary capacity are best placed to compete if this combined requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Management of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Sites including Domestic Abuse Support to Residents

Notice Description

The Authority wishes to award a contract for the Management of five Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites within North Yorkshire. This contract will also include a Domestic Abuse Support Worker to deliver domestic abuse support to their residents. Preliminary market engagement has been carried out. Information is available at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020378-2026 Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-020378 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066422 Original tender was conducted. Information is available at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034053-2026 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0682a2

Procurement Information

Switching to direct award We are proposing to award the contract under Section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits the Council to make a direct award where no suitable tenders have been received through a competitive tendering process and where undertaking a further competitive process is not feasible in the circumstances. A competitive tendering exercise was completed for the management of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Sites including Domestic Abuse Support to Residents; however, no compliant tenders were submitted. Consequently, the decision has been made to proceed with a direct award.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078561
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096004-2026
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
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

70 - Real estate services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

55221000 - Caravan-site services

70332100 - Land management services

79993000 - Building and facilities management services

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£6,768,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The North Yorkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHALLERTON
Postcode
DL7 8AD
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE22 North Yorkshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Yorkshire
Electoral Ward
Romanby
Westminster Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Horton Housing Support Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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