--- title: "Homes England - Social and Affordable Housing Programme (SAHP) - Integrated Change Programme (ICP) - G-CLoud14 Lot 3: Cloud Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9043120e-8939-4fa0-9093-ab30605ba547" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9043120e-8939-4fa0-9093-ab30605ba547" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9043120e-8939-4fa0-9093-ab30605ba547.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9043120e-8939-4fa0-9093-ab30605ba547.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY)" published: "2026-06-29" --- # Homes England - Social and Affordable Housing Programme (SAHP) - Integrated Change Programme (ICP) - G-CLoud14 Lot 3: Cloud Support Buyer: HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY) Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9043120e-8939-4fa0-9093-ab30605ba547 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9043120e-8939-4fa0-9093-ab30605ba547) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9043120e-8939-4fa0-9093-ab30605ba547.json) ## Summary Homes England has completed the award stage of its procurement process for the "Social and Affordable Housing Programme (SAHP) - Integrated Change Programme (ICP) - G-Cloud14 Lot 3: Cloud Support." This tender focuses on IT services, specifically, cloud support, consulting, and data services, within the sector of building low-interest loans digital solutions. The contracting authority is Homes England, located in Newcastle upon Tyne. With a direct award procurement method through CCS G-Cloud 14, the contract was awarded to Ceox Services Ltd for a total sum of £1,100,000. The project's timeline includes a contract period from 16th June 2026 to 31st March 2027, covering the delivery of digital support for low-interest loan applications across England. This procurement offers significant growth opportunities for businesses in the IT services industry, particularly those experienced in cloud support and data management. Companies that can provide innovative digital solutions aligned with GDS service standards would find this type of tender lucrative. While SMEs were not considered suitable in this instance, larger IT service providers with existing frameworks in digital transformation and government service compliance are likely to benefit from such opportunities. As public sector digitalisation continues, businesses with expertise in service transition, data analytics, and software development can position themselves as key partners in future similar procurement events. ## Notice Low Interest Loans (LiL) Digital and Data delivery within the Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) project 1. Context and Scope The Supplier shall provide delivery of Low Interest Loans (LIL) digital and data capability, added to the SAHP project as a fourth LIL squad. The LIL workstream covers end-to-end Discovery through to Beta delivery of a digital solution for the LIL grant and loan application and allocation management journey. The Buyer shall retain oversight and final decision-making authority throughout. All delivery must adhere to GDS service standards, Homes England technical standards, and the programme 2. Low Interest Loans (LIL) Digital & Data Requirements 2.1 Scope The LIL workstream will be delivered as a fourth squad within the SAHP project. The scope covers end-to-end Discovery, Alpha and Beta delivery for a digital solution that supports the LIL grant and loan application, assessment, approval, allocation management and loan drawdown journey. Resources currently assigned to SAHP will be allocated to the LIL squad at the appropriate point in delivery, with the transition managed to protect SAHP delivery continuity. A LIL vs SAHP Impact Assessment 2.2 Objectives * Deliver a defined MVP for LIL launch, enabling Homes England to receive, assess, approve and manage LIL grant and loan applications digitally. * Align the LIL digital solution to GDS service standards, including appropriate service assessments at Alpha and Beta stages. * Enable basic external data sharing with partners if required. * Deliver business readiness activities to support launch of the LIL digital service. 2.3 LIL Deliverables * Discovery Report: Documented findings including recommended option for digital so-lution, scope confirmation, user needs, high-level plan and resource profile. * Alpha Prototype: Designed and tested prototype for the LIL end-to-end digital jour-ney. * Beta Digital Solution: Functional LIL digital application and allocation management capability, deployed to live service. * Data & Analytics: Defined and agreed MVP reporting requirements; reporting suite developed; basic external data sharing capability enabled as required. * Support Business Readiness: Business readiness plan, communications plan, train-ing materials and user guidance produced and delivered. * Service Transition: Knowledge transfer, documentation, runbooks and ELS support as per SAHP transition standards. * Support GDS Assessments: Awarded via online filtering tool CCS G-Cloud 14 - Lot3: Cloud Support ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08d7ca44-8dc4-42f0-b0d2-a2e8948d3b26 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Direct award | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | 10 Jun 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Jun 2026 | | Contract period | 15 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,100,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY) | | Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE4 5BZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Arthur's Hill | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | CEOX SERVICES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72230000 - Custom software development services - 72250000 - System and support services - 72300000 - Data services - 72322000 - Data management services ## Release History - 29 Jun 2026 at 11:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08d7ca44-8dc4-42f0-b0d2-a2e8948d3b26 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08d7ca44-8dc4-42f0-b0d2-a2e8948d3b26 29th June 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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