--- title: "Supported Accommodation Framework" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0654bb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0654bb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0654bb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0654bb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2026-04-20" --- # Supported Accommodation Framework Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0654bb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0654bb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0654bb.json) ## Summary The Hampshire County Council is in the tender stage for establishing a "Supported Accommodation Framework," aimed at delivering accommodation services for young individuals aged 16 to 21 in Hampshire. The focus is on creating a robust framework to engage providers who can offer a range of accommodation services, compliant with Ofsted's regulations. This framework has an initial term of four years, with possible extensions leading to a maximum duration of eight years. Interested providers have until 18 May 2026 to submit their tenders. Providers must prepare for award notifications, which will be finalised by 2 June 2026. The primary industry category is social work services with accommodation, spanning regions UKJ35, UKJ36, and UKJ37. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in supported accommodation services to expand their operational scope in Hampshire. The framework calls for high-quality providers, ideally those with Ofsted registration whose services align with current regulatory standards. Suitable candidates include SMEs and VCSEs capable of delivering diverse social work services with accommodation. This open procedure invites a wide array of business types to compete, supporting market growth and transformation in line with government reforms. The framework allows flexibility and opportunities at multiple stages, fostering long-term sustainability and entrepreneurial engagement in the local social care sector. ## Notice Hampshire County Council's Children's Services Directorate intends to establish a flexible and future-ready Framework for Supported Accommodation, designed to attract high-quality providers capable of delivering a diverse and evolving range of supported accommodation services for young people across the Hampshire region. A Framework is a flexible procurement mechanism built around a set of pre-agreed terms. The Authority evaluates potential providers against clearly defined criteria, and those who meet the requirements are appointed to the Framework. Once onboarded, these approved providers can then compete for service delivery opportunities through individual call-off contracts. The Supported Accommodation services will be for the support of 16-21-year-old young people across Hampshire, including: The Framework will enable the purchasing, delivery and management of services designed to meet the needs of young people within Hampshire. It will cover a wide range of Supported Accommodation services, including providing Ofsted regulated accommodation-based support for 16-21 year olds, with varying levels of support and intensity required across the service. The Framework term is for an initial term of 4 years, with the potential to extend for a further 4 years, in 2 year increments, to a maximum term of 8 years. All providers will require Ofsted Registration in order to be eligible for this Framework. This is part of the Ofsted Inspection Framework for services for children in need of help and protection, Looked After Children (LAC) and Care Leavers. All providers delivering supported accommodation must be registered with Ofsted in one or more of the four approved categories: Providers must only operate within the categories for which they are registered. Registration requires meeting all Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and associated Quality Standards, including leadership, protection, accommodation and support. If a provider awarded a contract under this framework becomes subject to an Ofsted restriction on accepting placements, the Council reserves the right to suspend or remove the provider from the framework with immediate effect. It is the sole responsibility of the provider to ensure that they are operating in full compliance with all applicable Ofsted inspection framework requirements and that they remain eligible and suitably authorised to accept placements at all times. This is a light touch contract as set out in section 9 of the Procurement Act 2023. As such the Council is establishing a Framework which will be open for new entrants across it's entire term. However, the Council reserves the right to temporarily pause the Framework for new entrants at any point. Any pause will be communicated through the Councils electronic tendering system. The Timetable in section 4.1 relates to the initial application window for the Framework. Once the Framework commences it will be reopened for new applications and suppliers will be able to apply at any point up until 3 months before the Framework expires. Providers wishing to enrol on the Framework will need to apply for the Supported Accommodation Framework via In-Tend. There is no work (i.e. no placements) awarded at Framework level, all future placements will be awarded at call-off level. Any subsequent call offs from this Framework will be advertised to all providers onboarded onto the Framework, and each individual call off will include more in-depth information regarding the services being called off from the Framework. In order to apply for any call-off opportunities from this Framework in the future, a Framework Agreement must first be awarded. Devolution/Local Government Reform The government wants all remaining two-tier areas in England to be eventually restructured into single-tier unitary authorities and is termed Local Government Reform (LGR). This reorganisation is part of a broader devolution strategy to simplify local government structures, save public funds, and improve local accountability. It is anticipated, that during the life of this contract, the LGR process will commence and/or progress potentially impacting this contract. Impacts most likely will include, novations of the legal entities you may contract with. There are assignment clauses within the Contract Terms and Conditions that allow us to assign, novate etc. the agreements to another body. Regional Care Cooperatives As part of reforms to the children's social care system, there is a drive from central government to move towards regional commissioning arrangements under Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) which may affect the Council's commissioning activities in the future. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: There are 2 contract extensions, detailed below: Extension 1: Maximum duration: 2 years and 0 month Value ex VAT: PS 60,500,000 Extension 2 Maximum duration: 2 years and 0 month Value ex VAT: PS 60,500,000 ### Planning Information Hampshire County Council’s Children’s Services Directorate intends to establish a flexible and future‑ready Framework for Supported Accommodation, designed to attract high‑quality providers capable of delivering a diverse and evolving range of supported accommodation services for young people across the Hampshire region. This Notice is to inform the market of the Provider Engagement event that will be held on the 2nd of March 2026 at 15:00. The session will be 60 minutes, and will be hosted online via Microsoft Teams. Providers wishing to attend should register (if not already registered) on the Council's e-tendering platform, In-Tend (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home) and 'Express Interest' against the project 'CS27440 - Supported Accommodation Framework'. Please then use the Correspondence function for the project to provide the name of all attendees and their email addresses, so that invitations to the Teams event can be issued as required. All suppliers wishing to attend this market engagement event must sign up and send details of the attendees via In-Tend project correspondence, by 14:00 on the 27th of February 2026. The Authority will also be issuing a market engagement questionnaire via In-Tend after the market engagement event. This will be available to all interested suppliers who register and express an interest in the In-Tend project, as mentioned above. This questionnaire may be completed at any time during the engagement period but must be submitted no later than 17:00 on the 9th of March 2026. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035766-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Apr 2026 | | Submission deadline | 18 May 2026 | | Future notice date | 20 Apr 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 7 Jun 2026 - 7 Jun 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £242,000,000 | | Lots value | £242,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WINCHESTER | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO23 8UJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Winchester | | Electoral ward | St Michael | | Westminster constituency | Winchester | | Delivery location | TLJ35 South Hampshire, TLJ36 Central Hampshire, TLJ37 North Hampshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation ## Release History - 20 Apr 2026 at 14:44 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035766-2026 - 20 Apr 2026 at 14:29 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035754-2026 - 16 Feb 2026 at 12:02 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013787-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035766-2026 20th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035754-2026 20th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013787-2026 16th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home - https://www.hants.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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