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Homelessness Service Reviews

Royal Borough of Greenwich

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19 Oct 2026 at 09:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Greenwich commissioned homelessness review services for people challenging the Council’s housing and homelessness decisions. The work covers statutory Section 202 reviews of homelessness decisions, including decisions about providing or extending temporary accommodation while a review is underway, and reviews of the suitability of accommodation offers. It also includes face-to-face or online interviews with appellants and reviews under the Homelessness Reduction Act. The service supports the Council’s functions under the Housing Act 1996. The selected supplier is Southwark Council. Reviews are delivered for Greenwich, in London. This is a specialist legal and housing decision-review service rather than general management consultancy, although the procurement’s classification places it under business and management consultancy services.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Greenwich used below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to Southwark Council. The contract was signed on 30 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its stated value is £96,661.80 excluding VAT, or £135,326.52 including VAT. The selected service provider is a large local authority. The procurement description sets out the review areas and statutory context but does not state a separate scoring formula or evaluation weighting. The awarded work is for homelessness decision reviews, temporary-accommodation decisions during reviews, appellant interviews, Homelessness Reduction Act reviews and accommodation suitability reviews.

This award shows Greenwich’s demand for an external provider able to undertake statutory homelessness reviews and accommodation-suitability reviews, including cases involving temporary accommodation decisions. A credible competitor would need practical expertise in housing and homelessness law, familiarity with the Housing Act 1996 and Homelessness Reduction Act, and the ability to assess Council decisions impartially and produce robust reviews. The service also requires capacity to interview appellants both face to face and online, and to handle several review types within one service. Southwark Council’s selection demonstrates that a public-sector provider can compete for this requirement; a future provider would need to show dependable case-handling capacity, sound decision-review methods and suitable experience supporting local-authority homelessness functions. The contract’s defined scope points to a specialist housing service, not a broad consultancy offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homelessness Service Reviews

Notice Description

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Allocation of Housing and Homelessness Functions) Order 1996 (SI 1996 No.3215) enables housing authorities to contract out certain functions under Parts VI and VII of the 1996 Act, including the Homelessness reviews. The Reviews are requested under Section 202, Housing Act 1996 Part VII in response to the Council's homeless decision made under, Housing Act 1996 Part VII, (as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017). This also includes Suitability Reviews of offers of accommodation made by the Council. There are five main areas covered by the reviews service: Applications for review made under Section 202, to review a Homelessness decision 'Mohammed' Decisions - the decision to provide or extend the temporary accommodation to the appellant whilst a review is being carried out under Section 202 or 204. Face2Face or Online Interviews with appellants Reviews under HRA Suitability of Accommodation Reviews

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078a55
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098289-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£96,661 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE18 6HQ
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Greenwich
Electoral Ward
Woolwich Arsenal
Westminster Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Southwark Council

Further Information

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