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title: "Homeless Singles Supported Housing Service"
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# Homeless Singles Supported Housing Service

Buyer: WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fc49

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## Summary

Westminster City Council is embarking on a procurement process for the "Homeless Singles Supported Housing Service", which is a significant initiative under its Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024. This process involves the recommissioning of a service that will offer accommodation-based support to homeless individuals with complex needs in London’s Marylebone and Maida Vale. The tender has moved to the award stage as of 19th December 2025, following an open procurement procedure. Key dates include a scheduled service commencement on 1st April 2026, with the initial contract running for three years, potentially extendable up to five years if deemed necessary by the council. The procurement is classified under the social work services category, emphasising collaboration with third-sector and community organisations.

This tender presents an expansive opportunity for organisations specialised in social services and related fields, particularly those with expertise in handling complex support needs such as mental health, substance misuse, and homelessness. Businesses such as SMEs and VCSEs, equipped with innovative approaches to service delivery and a focus on community-based partnerships, will find this contract beneficial for growth, offering a total value potential including expansions of up to 20% of the original budget for the five-year term. The strategic emphasis is on forming effective partnerships to support the transformation and independence of individuals in homelessness, thereby fostering long-term stability and community reintegration.

## Notice

Westminster City Council (WCC) are recommissioning their Homeless Singles Supported Housing Service (previously titled Transitional Housing Approach). The service is a pivotal and strategically aligned provision at the heart of the WCC's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024. This service is a cornerstone of our ambition to prevent homelessness, enhance recovery, and transform lives through a dynamic, tailored, and outcomes-driven approach. The Contract will deliver accommodation-based support to a portfolio of 58 bedspaces across six properties (three 24/7 staffed sites and three satellite step-downs units) based in Marylebone and Maida Vale. Referrals into the service will be single individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with associated complex support needs including mental and physical health, substance misuse and criminal behaviours. The referrals will be made by [not exclusively] Probation, Housing Solutions Service, Adult Social Care, Street Outreach Teams and Statutory Mental Health Services. Objectives of the Service is to appropriately support service users to gain independence, experience improved health and wellbeing, access education,employment and training and transition into longer term more stable accommodation. Effective partnerships with the referring agencies, third sector and community-based organisations will be instrumental to achieving the outcomes required The estimated commencement date of this contract 01/01/2026. The estimated service commencement date is 01/04/2026. The initial term of the contract is a 3 years. The Contract may, at the Authority's discretion, be extended for a further period of up to an aggregate of two (2) years, with a total contract period of five years (calculated from the Service Commencement Date), expiring no later than 31 March 2031. During the Contract Period the Authority may, at its sole discretion, require additional Services to be delivered by the Provider, i.e. additional units of accomodation based support. Further details of this possible increase and how it may be implemented are set out in the Specification and Contract. As such, the Authority anticipates there could potentially be an increase in the total value of the Contract of up to 20% of its total 5 year budget. The budget published includes this 20% additional capacity. There will be a tender event will be conducted via Microsoft Teams on Monday 15th September 2025 This is an excellent opportunity to gain insights into the tender requirements, ask questions and provide feedback. Detailed tender opportunity can be found in the Invitation to tender and specification viewed via https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/765717410198BDA6F7AC

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Depending on available budget and needs there maybe scope for additional bed spaces for the permitted extension period of up to 2 years beyond the initial 3 year term.

Renewal: The Authority shall be entitled at its absolute discretion to extend the Contract by a single period not exceeding two years

### Planning Information

The date of the online consultation workshop event will be Thursday 17th April at 3pm to 4.30pm. The workshop will explore the commissioning of Westminster based supported accommodation and is primarily aimed at existing and potential suppliers of these services and suppliers of associated accommodation It will also explore the timescales for procurements the implementation of the recently adapted Responsible Procurement policy and its impact on tenders.
To request your attendance please register by emailing schaudhry1@westminster.gov.uk - by end of 16th April 2025

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084695-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,358,904 |
| Lots value | £4,358,904 |
| Awards value | £3,597,420 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1E 6QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI32 Westminster |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CYRENIANS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2025 at 09:24 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084695-2025
- 8 Sep 2025 at 15:17 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054789-2025
- 23 May 2025 at 13:52 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026602-2025
- 2 Apr 2025 at 16:18 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012635-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084695-2025
  19th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054789-2025
  8th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026602-2025
  23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012635-2025
  2nd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/765717410198BDA6F7AC
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westminster.gov.uk/

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