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title: "Homelessness System Review"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06faf6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Cambridge City Council"
published: "2026-09-16"
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# Homelessness System Review

Buyer: Cambridge City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06faf6

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## Summary

Cambridge City Council commissioned a homelessness system review and related strategic work for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The service covers completion of a new homelessness strategy, an action plan and work required under the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, including a review and strategy for supported accommodation. The work is intended to support a shared, local-government-reorganisation-ready strategy or strategies across the six local authorities responsible for homelessness services in the area, while creating economies of scale. It is a social work and related service, with delivery across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area. Cambridge City Council is the buying organisation. The requirement is classified under CPV 85300000 and is identified as a single service lot.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award. Cambridge City Council selected PRIVATE PUBLIC LTD, a London-based SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise, for the homelessness system review. The award date is 16 September 2026. The awarded value is £300,000 excluding VAT, or £360,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 16 September 2026 to 31 December 2027. The direct award followed the provider’s earlier award for phase one of the homelessness system review; the council relied on continuity with that work and the need to produce the wider strategy by 31 March 2027. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. The award is recorded as pending, with signature scheduled for 16 September 2026.

This requirement indicates demand for suppliers able to review homelessness systems and turn the findings into practical public-sector strategy. A credible competitor would need expertise in homelessness services, supported accommodation and the regulatory requirements introduced by the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. It would also need to develop action plans, define the works needed to implement them and coordinate delivery across multiple local authorities. Experience of whole-system reviews and of producing strategies that align different councils would be important, as would the capacity to manage a regional programme and produce outputs to a fixed statutory or organisational deadline. The incumbent was judged the highest-scoring supplier in a recent tender, so evidence of strong prior performance, value for money and the ability to deliver at shared-service scale would strengthen a future offer.

## Notice

Cambridge City Council completed phase one of a whole system review of homelessness, with phase two being direct awarded to complete a new homelessness strategy, action plan and works required under the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 which is a review and strategy for Supported Accommodation, under a new contract. With LGR on the horizon all 6 LA's with this responsibility in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough want to bring this work together and for PPL to complete this for the whole area to deliver economies of scale and more importantly allow for LGR ready strategy/ies to be produced by the deadline of 31/03/2027.This will mean Cambridge City Council's procurement value may go over the PA23 value.

### Procurement Information

Provider has already been awarded the contract for Cambridge City Council to complete in phase one a whole system review of homelessness, with phase two being direct awarded to complete a new homelessness strategy, action plan and works required under the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 which is a review and strategy for Supported Accommodation, under a new contract. With LGR on the horizon all 6 LA's with this responsibility in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough want to bring this work together and for PPL to complete this for the whole area to deliver economies of scale and more importantly allow for LGR ready strategy/ies to be produced by the deadline of 31/03/2027.This will mean Cambridge City Council's procurement value may go over the PA23 value.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087683-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000 |
| 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 | Cambridge City Council |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 1BY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Market |
| Westminster constituency | Cambridge |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRIVATE PUBLIC LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 11:39 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087683-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087683-2026
  16th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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