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title: "West London Somewhere Safe to Stay Service Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-061244"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA"
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# West London Somewhere Safe to Stay Service Contract

Buyer: ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-061244

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "West London Somewhere Safe to Stay Service Contract" was overseen by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. This service focuses on providing short-term assessment and accommodation to prevent homelessness and is relevant to entities in the social services industry. The contract was awarded to the supplier St Mungo's, with the procurement being managed under a direct award process due to urgency and technical-economic considerations. The service will commence on 1st April 2026 and run until 31st March 2027, catering to regions within the United Kingdom, specifically in West London.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses involved in social work services with accommodation. The awarded contract, valued at £845,035 gross, highlights the demand for effective solutions in the prevention of homelessness. Enterprises, particularly those focusing on social services and support for vulnerable populations, stand to benefit significantly by aligning with similar procurement processes, allowing them to grow their market presence in the public sector. Given its light-touch regime, the contract encourages participation from SMEs and VCSEs, promoting wider market access and competitive growth.

## Notice

The West London Somewhere Safe to Stay (SSTS) is a 34-bed short term assessment hub. It is a core service necessary for the prevention and relief of homelessness and rough sleeping across the West London subregion. The service has had great outcomes and prevents or relieves homelessness for over 200 people per year. The proposed award for a period of 12 months is required on economic, technical and urgency grounds to ensure that there is no loss of service and associated critical infrastructure.

### Procurement Information

Through the Fairer Funding Review, the MHCLG have proposed plans to consolidate multiple homelessness and rough sleeping grants into one Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Grant allocated through a needs-based formula. For single homelessness/rough sleeping funding, this represents a big shift for boroughs and sub-regions from separate funding pots into one combined grant to deliver specific outputs. The funding was only announced at the end of December 2025 resulting in the Authority not having enough time to conduct a competitive procurement procedure with the current contract coming to an end on the 31st March 2026. This combined with the uncertainty on how the funding reform will affect subregional funding and commissioning means an interim arrangement through the direct award of the contract for a 12 month period is required to avoid any loss of service and associated critical infrastructure, which would likely lead to an increase in rough sleeping due to reduced short-term accommodation provisions. If longer term funding is secured, the Authority intends to carry out a procurement exercise in the future.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011757-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £704,196 |
| 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 | ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA |
| Additional buyers | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT; LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING; LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM; LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW; LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON; LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W8 7NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Hounslow |
| Electoral ward | Hounslow West |
| Westminster constituency | Feltham and Heston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ST MUNGO'S |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2026 at 11:31 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011757-2026
- 29 Jan 2026 at 15:31 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008148-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011757-2026
  10th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008148-2026
  29th January 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.mungos.org
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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