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title: "Management of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Sites including Domestic Abuse Support to Residents"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078561"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The North Yorkshire Council"
published: "2026-10-12"
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# Management of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Sites including Domestic Abuse Support to Residents

Buyer: The North Yorkshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078561

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## Summary

The North Yorkshire Council has awarded a service contract to manage five Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites across North Yorkshire, including a domestic abuse support worker for residents. The work combines site and facilities management with specialist support for people experiencing domestic abuse. It is relevant to providers with experience managing residential or traveller sites and delivering sensitive, person-centred support services. The contract may also cover additional council-owned sites if leases expire or new accommodation is needed, subject to agreement and consultation. The requirement reflects the Council’s assessed need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches and plots across the county.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Horton Housing Support Limited. The Council used a direct award after its competitive tender received no compliant tenders, citing the Procurement Act 2023 provision for this circumstance. The award is valued at £6,768,000 excluding VAT (£8,121,600 including VAT). The initial contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029, with three optional two-year extensions, potentially extending the term to 31 October 2035. The process had one lot, marked suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No award evaluation criteria are recorded for the direct award.

This award shows demand for a provider able to combine Gypsy, Roma and Traveller site management with domestic abuse support, rather than offering either service in isolation. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to manage several sites across North Yorkshire and the ability to provide or coordinate specialist, confidential support for residents. The previous competitive process received no compliant tenders, making clear that meeting the procurement’s requirements and submitting a compliant offer are material challenges. The lot was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and the selected provider is a large housing support organisation. Providers with relevant site-management expertise, established safeguarding practice and sufficient multidisciplinary capacity are best placed to compete if this combined requirement returns to market.

## Notice

The Authority wishes to award a contract for the Management of five Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites within North Yorkshire. This contract will also include a Domestic Abuse Support Worker to deliver domestic abuse support to their residents. Preliminary market engagement has been carried out. Information is available at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020378-2026 Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-020378 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066422 Original tender was conducted. Information is available at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034053-2026 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0682a2

### Procurement Information

Switching to direct award We are proposing to award the contract under Section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits the Council to make a direct award where no suitable tenders have been received through a competitive tendering process and where undertaking a further competitive process is not feasible in the circumstances. A competitive tendering exercise was completed for the management of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Sites including Domestic Abuse Support to Residents; however, no compliant tenders were submitted. Consequently, the decision has been made to proceed with a direct award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096004-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,768,000 |
| 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 | The North Yorkshire Council |
| Locality | NORTHALLERTON |
| Postcode area | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL7 8AD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE22 North Yorkshire |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Electoral ward | Romanby |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond and Northallerton |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Horton Housing Support Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 70 - Real estate services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 55221000 - Caravan-site services
- 70332100 - Land management services
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 11:41 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096004-2026
- 12 Oct 2026 at 10:53 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095959-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096004-2026
  12th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095959-2026
  12th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hortonhousing.co.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020378-2026
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034053-2026
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0682a2
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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