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title: "WCC Housing First"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054516"
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# WCC Housing First

Buyer: WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054516

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## Summary

Westminster City Council has embarked on a public procurement process to recommission the Housing First Services, segmented into two lots: Lot 1 being the Housing First Support Service and Lot 2 focusing on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). This initiative aligns with Westminster's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024, emphasising innovative homelessness intervention through permanent housing and wraparound support. The procurement has reached the award stage, with the contract set to commence on 1st June 2026, lasting for an initial three years with possible extensions up to six years, concluding by 31st May 2032. The contract, under the light-touch regime, uses an open procedure targeting service providers across the housing and social services category in London.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in housing services and social work services, particularly those with expertise in supporting vulnerable demographics, including women affected by violence. With a budget entailing substantial financial figures across two lots, SMEs, large enterprises, and VCSEs operating within the homelessness prevention and recovery sectors stand to benefit. Westminster City Council seeks providers skilled in delivering high-quality, dynamic support models, capable of adapting to increased service demands and expanding capacities with additional funding or tenancies. Providers will be able to contribute to long-term homelessness solutions, establishing their footprint in a transformative, community-impacting sector. The tender supports co-production, resilience, and collaboration, making it ideal for organisations focused on sustainable growth in social care and housing interventions.

## Notice

Westminster City Council (WCC) are recommissioning Housing First Services in two Lots: - Lot 1 Housing First Support Service - Lot 2 Housing First Violence Against Women and Girl (VAWG) 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. Housing First is a widely renowned homelessness intervention strategy that prioritises providing permanent housing with high quality wraparound support. Its aims are for service users to retain their tenancies and graduate from intensive floating support to independence, therefore ending recurrent cycles of homelessness. Housing First has been an established commissioned service in Westminster since 2017. This procurement aims to continue delivering this service primarily for clients who are currently in social tenancies through Housing First and to allow flexibility to accommodate new service users where new tenancies become available. The overarching aim of this tender is to commission an intensive floating support model for Housing First, structured into two distinct lots: one providing a specialist service for women affected by Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) to support up to 36 women, and the other delivering a generic Housing First mixed gender service supporting up to 48 service users. The estimated Service Commencement Date is 1 June 2026. The Initial Contract Period is 3 years, with provision for extension, at WCC's discretion, for up to a further 3 years (1+1+1 years), providing a total contract period of up to 6 years (calculated from the Service Commencement Date), expiring no later than 31 May 2032. During the Contract Period the Authority may, at its sole discretion, require additional Services to be delivered by the Provider, i.e. should additional tenancies or funding opportunities become available, in excess of the existing Services Users, the Provider will liaise with the Authority to agree provisions. Any increase will be subject to funding availability and to the Authority's governance procedures. Any agreed scale-up of the Service would be aligned to Housing First model e.g. one extra worker per five to seven Service Users plus management support consideration. During the contract period the service may be scaled up to support an additional 10 -14 Service Users, this is subject to clause 47 of the Contract and is at the Authorities' discretion. The budget published does not include this additional capacity.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 Housing First Support Service

Lot 1 Housing First- For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525

Renewal: Provision for extension, at WCC's discretion, for up to a further 3 years (1+1+1 years), providing a total contract period of up to 6 years (calculated from the Service Commencement Date), expiring no later than 31 March 2032. For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525

Lot 2 Housing First Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Lot 2 Housing First VAWG- for further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525

Renewal: Provision for extension, at WCC's discretion, for up to a further 3 years (1+1+1 years), providing a total contract period of up to 6 years (calculated from the Service Commencement Date), expiring no later than 31 March 2032. For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525

### Planning Information

The date of the online consultation workshop event will be Monday 23rd June at 1pm to 2.30pm. The workshop will explore the commissioning of Housing First support and accommodation WCC Housing Need and is primarily aimed at existing and potential suppliers of these services and suppliers of associated accommodation. It will also explore the timescales for procurement, the implementation of the recently adapted Responsible Procurement policy and its impact on tenders.
We can also hold one-to-one meetings with providers following the market engagement, please let us know if you would like a meeting arranged by contacting the email address below.
To request your attendance please register by emailing sedwards@westminster.gov.uk - by end of 22 June 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021741-2026 |
| 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 | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,328,340 |
| Lots value | £10,328,340 |
| Awards value | £7,456,460 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT (SHP; SOLACE WOMEN'S AID |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 70 - Real estate services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 70333000 - Housing services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2026 at 12:49 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021741-2026
- 8 Oct 2025 at 18:19 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063495-2025
- 9 Jun 2025 at 10:09 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030860-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021741-2026
  11th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063495-2025
  8th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030860-2025
  9th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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