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title: "Supported Accommodation for Young People aged 16 to 21 Years"
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# Supported Accommodation for Young People aged 16 to 21 Years

Buyer: SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-96b649d7-3c5b-4e7c-9e35-e0d7c857f420

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## Summary

Sunderland City Council is overseeing a procurement process titled "Supported Accommodation for Young People aged 16 to 21 Years" within the social work services industry category. This involves the provision of accommodation schemes for young people in shared or group living environments across the North East, United Kingdom. The process is in the Award stage, following its initiation as a tender, and involves contracts worth £5 million GBP with the contract period running from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2028. The procurement follows an open procedure exceeding the threshold, with key dates including the tender's publication on 28 November 2024 and the tender period ending on 14 January 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, especially within the social work services sector. Well-suited businesses include SMEs and VCSE organisations capable of managing supported accommodation for young people. The process allows bidders to submit up to four offers under different lots but limits contracts won to a maximum of two schemes per bidder, which encourages competitive participation and business scalability. Awarded suppliers include Gentoo Group, The Cyrenians (T/A Changing Lives), and YMCA Wearside Ltd, indicating that organisations with experience in large-scale operations in Tyne & Wear are preferred candidates for such contracts.

## Notice

Together for Children are seeking to award multiple contracts (Accommodation Schemes) for the provision of Supported Accommodation for Young People Aged 16 - 21 Years for Shared or Group Living. A bidder can submit multiple offers for Accommodation Schemes (up to four) but can only win a maximum of two Accommodation Schemes* For each Accommodation Scheme a bidder submits, they must submit a bid under the following lots: Lot 1 - Accommodation Scheme 1 Lot 2 - Accommodation Scheme 2 Lot 3 - Accommodation Scheme 3 Lot 4 - Accommodation Scheme 4 For the avoidance of doubt, if a bidder chooses to submit one accommodation scheme offer, they must only submit a bid under Lot 1, if a bidder chooses to submit two accommodation scheme offers, they must only submit a bid on Lot 1 and Lot 2 and so on. *Please ensure you read the Contract Details and instructions in full for the evaluation and award criteria.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d536f8b-b872-49bb-a162-52bb96a0c334 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2025 - 31 May 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,563,782 |
| 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 | SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3AD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | GENTOO GROUP; THE CYRENIANS ( T/A CHANGING LIVES; YMCA WEARSIDE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

## Release History

- 17 Dec 2025 at 14:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d536f8b-b872-49bb-a162-52bb96a0c334
- 28 Nov 2024 at 14:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cabcc9a-92d1-480f-a01b-fc416727dcfc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d536f8b-b872-49bb-a162-52bb96a0c334
  17th December 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cabcc9a-92d1-480f-a01b-fc416727dcfc
  28th November 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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