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title: "Continuation of the North Kensington Young People's Contract for the Medium to High Support Supported Housing Services for Young People with Complex Needs"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA"
published: "2026-05-12"
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# Continuation of the North Kensington Young People's Contract for the Medium to High Support Supported Housing Services for Young People with Complex Needs

Buyer: THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0696cb

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## Summary

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has awarded a contract to Hestia Housing & Support for the continuation of the North Kensington Young People’s Contract. This contract pertains to medium to high support housing services for young people with complex needs within the borough. The procurement relates to health and social work services, with the service objectives being to provide accommodation and support for vulnerable young people, including those who are homeless. The procurement stage is complete, with a direct award method under the "light touch" regime, and the contract period starts on 25th May 2026. The contract is valued at £809,947.14 with potential renewal and extension options available to ensure continuity of service.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social services and housing support, particularly those with experience in managing services for vulnerable youth. Large-scale organisations like Hestia Housing & Support, possessing a robust operational framework to cater to complex service needs, will find this contract beneficial for broadening their service provision footprint. The direct award method chosen reflects an urgent need to continue statutory services without interruption, which provides an environment where established service providers can leverage their expertise in sustained service delivery while engaging further market opportunities as recommended in the ongoing service review.

## Notice

The contract arrangements provide the medium to high needs supported housing service for young people with complex needs in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The primary aims of the specialised housing services for 16-25 year old vulnerable residents with support needs are to: *provide accommodation for homeless vulnerable young people, *support vulnerable homeless young people to live independently and maintain their housing tenancies, *prevent vulnerable homeless young people from accessing more acute and expensive accommodation and services at a point of crisis. The service users may have been care leavers, unaccompanied asylum seekers and have experienced homelessness or are at risk of it. The services are delivered from North Kensington Young People Service (operating from Barlby Road, Bevington Road, North Pole Road, Oxford Gardens, Freston Road and Westbourne Park Road) - within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It should be noted that the detailed arrangements commenced on the 1 October 2024. The arrangements are essential for the Council to discharge its statutory duty to provide accommodation under children, housing and adult social care legislation.

### Procurement Information

A service review was undertaken for optimised service delivery and the procurement being planned at the time in a limited market was suspended until the review of the Council's revised service delivery was completed. The Council's supported housing policy is still not fully complete, but the service review has now been completed, and its recommendations are being endorsed by the service area's Senior Management Team. These include re-procurement while continuing to fulfil the Council's statutory obligations under the existing supported housing services contract with the extant provider. The statutory services for supported housing for young people need to be continued and there cannot be a break while a procurement takes place. Any break in service would put young people users at unacceptable risk and make the Council default in delivering its statutory duties. Further, the contract is being extended to a minimal period to provide for the procurement process to be completed and a smooth transition to take place to the new provider. The re-procurement for the services has been initiated and a UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice has been published: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039020-2026

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043528-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 12 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £809,947 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W8 7NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Electoral ward | Campden |
| Westminster constituency | Kensington and Bayswater |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HESTIA HOUSING & SUPPORT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85320000 - Social services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 12 May 2026 at 13:57 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043528-2026
- 12 May 2026 at 13:37 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043514-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043528-2026
  12th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043514-2026
  12th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039020-2026
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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