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Supported Housing Consultant

Lancaster City Council

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15 Oct 2026 at 14:33

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancaster City Council procured a supported housing policy consultant through a recruitment agency. The requirement was to recruit a policy specialist, rather than to deliver a broader housing service. It falls within recruitment services and concerns specialist policy expertise for the council’s supported housing work. The council is based in Lancaster, and the procurement relates to its own requirement; the data does not identify a separate delivery location. Service Care Solutions was selected to provide the consultant. This is a specialist recruitment assignment for a public-sector buyer, suited to agencies able to source and place policy professionals with relevant supported housing knowledge.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Lancaster City Council used a direct award below the procurement threshold, without competition, and awarded the single lot to Service Care Solutions. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 13 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its gross value is £64,428. The award is for recruitment of a supported housing policy consultant; the published award identifies recruitment services as the category. No award evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements are stated in the available process details. The named supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise. The award records one selected supplier and an active contract.

For recruitment agencies, this award demonstrates Lancaster City Council’s demand for agency-sourced specialist policy expertise in supported housing. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to show it can identify and place policy specialists with relevant supported housing knowledge, and manage recruitment for a local authority. The council used a direct award without competition for this below-threshold procurement, so the route used here did not involve a competitive tender. The selected supplier is an SME, indicating that a smaller agency was able to meet the requirement. Agencies with a focused public-sector recruitment capability and access to suitable policy candidates are the closest fit; general recruitment capacity alone may be less relevant without evidence of specialist candidate sourcing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supported Housing Consultant

Notice Description

Recruitment of policy specialist through recruitment agency

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0788a4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097534-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

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

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£64,428 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 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
Lancaster City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LANCASTER
Postcode
LA1 1PJ
Postcode Area
Lancaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lancaster
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Service Care Solutions Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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