--- title: "Women's Homelessness Engagement Pathway" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fa" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fa" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fa.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fa.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Manchester City Council" published: "2026-09-08" --- # Women's Homelessness Engagement Pathway Buyer: Manchester City Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fa [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fa) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fa.json) ## Summary Manchester City Council intends to commission a community-based early intervention and support service for women experiencing homelessness in Manchester. The service will use a community drop-in model to help women overcome barriers to housing, health and support services, improve wellbeing, build independence and sustain accommodation. It is intended for women who may have experienced domestic abuse, trauma, poor mental health, substance misuse, neurodivergence, multiple disadvantage and other complex needs. Delivery will be gender-informed and trauma-responsive, within a safe and psychologically informed environment, and in partnership with statutory and voluntary sector organisations. The provider must have access to suitable premises. The service is classified as social work services without accommodation and aims to support at least 400 women each year. This procurement is at the planning stage: Manchester City Council has stated an intention to procure and has not yet invited tenders. The Council expects the service contract to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with renewal provision allowing extension to 31 March 2030. The Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement before the formal procurement. It plans to hold an online market engagement webinar on 22 September 2026 at 2pm. Businesses wishing to attend are expected to register by 4pm on 21 September 2026. Registration for the engagement requires creating an account on the Council’s e-business portal and accessing the related documentation. The procurement is planned as one lot; its procedure, evaluation criteria and financial value have not been settled in this planning record. This will suit organisations experienced in homelessness support, women’s services, community-based early intervention and complex-needs provision. Relevant providers are likely to understand domestic abuse, trauma, mental health, substance misuse, neurodivergence and the practical barriers women face when accessing housing and wider support. The service will require a gender-informed and trauma-responsive approach, psychologically safe delivery, partnership working with statutory and voluntary organisations, and the ability to help people sustain accommodation and increase independence. Providers should prepare to demonstrate access to suitable premises and the operational capacity to support a substantial annual caseload through a drop-in model. The Council has indicated that the requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to specialist charities, social enterprises and established community providers. ## Notice Manchester City Council intends to commission a community-based early intervention and support service for women experiencing homelessness. The service will support women facing significant barriers to accessing housing, health, and support services, many of whom have experienced multiple disadvantages such as domestic abuse, trauma, poor mental health, substance misuse, neurodivergence, and other complex needs. The service will deliver gender-informed, trauma-responsive support within a safe and psychologically informed environment, helping women address homelessness, improve wellbeing, increase independence, and sustain accommodation. Working in partnership with statutory and voluntary sector organisations, the service will provide support through a community-based drop-in model and aims to assist at least 400 women annually. The successful provider must have access to suitable premises from which to deliver the service. ### Planning Information The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link: www.the-chest.org.uk. Once registered, applicants will be emailed a login and password, which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=e58c9b3d-c6aa-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True As part of the preliminary market engagement, the Council will host a market engagement webinar on Tuesday, 22nd September 2026, at 2 pm via Microsoft Teams. (Registration closes on Monday, 21st September 2026, at 4 pm.) If you would like to attend this webinar, you can register for a place by completing this form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Xn3OsM2B-0eU9ydsYmt7CRzgeKbROpJDuMS6cegRdxRUNUFVWDgzTkY2T1FWNkFLNlZKTDFTWUtHQS4u All responses will be treated as confidential and commercially in confidence and will not in any way be shared with or used in the later assessment of any proposals submitted by yourselves as part of a formal procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085078-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Manchester City Council | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Postcode area | Manchester | | Postcode | M60 2LA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | TLD33 Manchester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation ## Release History - 8 Sep 2026 at 16:25 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085078-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085078-2026 8th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Xn3OsM2B-0eU9ydsYmt7CRzgeKbROpJDuMS6cegRdxRUNUFVWDgzTkY2T1FWNkFLNlZKTDFTWUtHQS4u - https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=e58c9b3d-c6aa-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.manchester.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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