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Homes England Innovation Challenge Fund Design

Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)

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23 Oct 2026 at 13:51

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Homes England commissioned design services for a bespoke innovation challenge fund. The work is classified as research and development services and related consultancy (CPV 73000000), but the stated requirement is specifically to design the fund, rather than to deliver a general research programme. The buyer is Homes England, the public authority responsible for the procurement. The work is intended to cover England: the listed delivery areas span the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a single, defined design requirement for a Homes England innovation fund, making it most relevant to organisations with experience developing challenge funds and related programmes.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to NESTA. Homes England used a direct award below the threshold, without competition, under an exemption for research contracts. The contract was signed on 19 October 2026 and runs from 1 November 2026 to 26 February 2027. Its value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. There was one lot, and the award is active. The published procurement information does not state award criteria or an evaluation basis, so the outcome cannot be attributed to a specified scoring method. NESTA is the selected supplier for the fund design work; no separate award values or suppliers are reported.

For suppliers that did not secure this work, the award indicates that Homes England commissions bespoke design for innovation challenge funds through a direct, below-threshold route treated as exempt research. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to show that it can shape a challenge fund around the buyer’s objectives, develop a coherent design and work across a programme intended to cover England. Relevant strengths would include practical experience in fund and programme design, understanding of innovation challenges, and the ability to deliver focused consultancy within a defined project period. The selected provider is a large organisation with a voluntary, community or social enterprise status, evidence that a substantial mission-led organisation met the buyer’s requirement; this does not establish that either status was a formal selection condition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homes England Innovation Challenge Fund Design

Notice Description

Suppler to undertake design work for a bespoke innovation challenge fund for Homes England. Exempt research contract as per Schedule 2 PA23.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f0a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100511-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 26 Feb 2027 1-6 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
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE4 5BZ
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Arthur's Hill
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NESTA

Further Information

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