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title: "Urgent consultancy support following the Council's Grade 4 Regulator of Social Housing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0679b1"
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# Urgent consultancy support following the Council's Grade 4 Regulator of Social Housing

Buyer: GOSPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0679b1

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## Summary

Gosport Borough Council issued an urgent procurement process due to concerns raised by the Regulator of Social Housing, necessitating swift action to improve housing standards. The tender, titled "Urgent consultancy support following the Council's Grade 4 Regulator of Social Housing," falls under the business and management consultancy services category and involves the Council in Gosport, United Kingdom. The procurement process utilised a direct award method given the urgency to address serious failings related to safety standards and data accuracy in Council-managed housing. The contract was awarded to SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED, starting on 16th April 2026, for an initial term of one year with possible extensions, ensuring safety regulations are promptly met.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the consultancy services industry, particularly those with expertise in regulatory compliance, housing standards, and data management. Companies adept at navigating urgent and complex scenarios will find this contract appealing, providing them a platform to showcase their expertise in transforming public services and potentially increasing their market reputation. Businesses offering innovative solutions to improve safety and compliance within public housing will be well-positioned to compete in such tenders, especially those with a record of collaboration with government bodies.

## Notice

Following an inspection at GBC the Regulator of Social Housing published a Regulatory Judgement relating to the Council on 17 December 2025 with the following failings: Consumer Standard Safety & Quality Judgement- Very serious failings including: * A lack of accurate and update to stock condition surveys. * A lack of evidence that the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) * A lack of assurance in the accuracy of decent homes percentage figures. * Unable to demonstrate adequate management and mitigations of fire safety remedial actions. Transparency, Influence Accountability - Serious failings Neighbourhood & Community- Serious failings Tenancy-weaknesses The judgement was published in the press and national websites, it is the lowest and most serious grading and reputationally damaging for the Council, the Council is at present unable to give assurances that all our tenants are safe in their homes. There is an urgent need to procure consultancy support to undertake the work needed to prepare and implement a Comprehensive Improvement Plan as required by the Regulator. The Council is having fortnightly meetings with the Regulator who expects the Council to engage appropriate support urgently to ensure we can make assurances that, in particular, tenants are safe in their homes or the Council have risk mitigations in place until the necessary work is undertaken. The judgement confirmed the Regulators view that GBC's data cannot be relied upon and GBC are unable at this point to give assurances to the safety standards required for our tenanted properties. GBC does not have in-house resource or expertise to undertake the required work or at the pace it is required. A full review of the Housing Section structure and resources will be undertaken to ensure the required and correct structure and resource is in place going forwards. An external consultant will provide the necessary immediate resource and an independence that will give assurance to the Regulator that the Council is dealing with its failings in an urgent and thorough manner. It will allow full transparency of process and allow GBC to have a clear understanding of the immediate, medium and long term strategies and programmes of work and appropriate budgets needed to bring our homes, policies and processes up to standard and ultimately ensure our residents are safe and increase our RSH grading.

### Procurement Information

This is an extremely urgent procurement as a result of the Council's Regulator of Social Housing judgement and its grading results. There is a risk that some GBC tenants are in properties that are not fully compliant with fire, electrical and gas checks or essential repairs having been done and current data is not reliable. There is not in-house expertise or capacity to undertake this work and therefore a consultant has been procured outside of the normal procurement process for this value of contract. The Regulator has voiced concerns about the speed of process and is now pressing very hard for GBC to appoint a consultant to mitigate the risk to tenants and give assurance the data we are now providing is accurate and future works are quantified and planned in, policies written and a full Comprehensive Improvement Plan is in place. An informal process has taken place with 3 suppliers having been asked to submit a proposal, all 3 have been verified as working for Councils either expecting or having had an inspection.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060025-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 15 Apr 2026 - 15 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £205,920 |
| Contracts value | £205,920 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GOSPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | GOSPORT |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO12 1EB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Gosport |
| Electoral ward | Harbourside & Town |
| Westminster constituency | Gosport |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SAVILLS (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 25 Jun 2026 at 15:59 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060025-2026
- 31 Mar 2026 at 14:56 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029906-2026
- 31 Mar 2026 at 14:36 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029873-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060025-2026
  25th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029906-2026
  31st March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029873-2026
  31st March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.savills.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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