--- title: "Rough Sleeper Winter Accommodation Pods Pilot" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0790a6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0790a6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790a6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790a6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Milton Keynes City Council" published: "2026-10-26" --- # Rough Sleeper Winter Accommodation Pods Pilot Buyer: Milton Keynes City Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0790a6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0790a6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790a6.json) ## Summary Milton Keynes City Council is seeking a supplier for its Rough Sleeper Winter Accommodation Pods Pilot. The purchase is for approximately 20 temporary accommodation pods, with dedicated communal facilities for residents and accommodation for staff and support workers. The pods are intended to provide safe, secure, self-contained accommodation for people experiencing rough sleeping during winter, as part of the Council’s wider Rough Sleeping Programme and its effort to provide a route off the streets. The requirement also includes associated delivery, installation and commissioning. The accommodation is for use in Milton Keynes. This is a supply requirement for modular and prefabricated buildings, rather than a contract solely for accommodation or support services. The process reached tender: the Council invited offers through an open competition. The tender submission deadline was 9 November 2026 at 12:00, and the deadline for enquiries was 2 November 2026 at 23:59. The stated estimated value is £40,000 excluding VAT (£48,000 including VAT). The contract period is scheduled to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option for a one-month extension. The Council’s preferred delivery date is 1 December 2026; it may accept delivery as late as 21 December at its discretion. The procurement is a single lot. Evaluation criteria are set out in the Invitation to Tender; suppliers access the tender documents through the Council’s e-tendering portal. This requirement is suited to suppliers able to provide modular or prefabricated accommodation units and coordinate their delivery, installation and commissioning. Bidders need the capacity to supply approximately 20 pods alongside communal facilities and separate accommodation for staff and support workers, as one coordinated package. The accommodation must be self-contained and suitable for safe, secure winter use by people experiencing rough sleeping. Suppliers with relevant experience delivering temporary accommodation installations, and the operational capacity to meet a concentrated delivery and commissioning programme, are well placed to compete. The requirement also involves providing facilities for both residents and on-site staff or support workers. No specific accreditation or minimum experience threshold is set out in the published details. ## Notice Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of temporary accommodation pods as part of the Rough Sleeper Winter Accommodation Pods Pilot. The purpose of the pilot is to provide safe, secure and self-contained temporary accommodation for people experiencing rough sleeping during Winter 2026/27. The accommodation will form part of the Council's wider Rough Sleeping Programme and support the objective of ensuring individuals have access to accommodation and a route off the streets during the winter period. The Council intends to procure approximately 20 accommodation pods, together with dedicated communal facilities for residents, accommodation for staff and support workers, and any associated delivery, installation and commissioning requirements. The Council's preferred delivery date for the pods is 1 December 2026, and suppliers should make every effort to meet this requirement. Whilst this date is considered critical, the Council reserves the right to accept delivery up to 21 December 2026 at its discretion. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: An option for Council to extend for a period of 1 month ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101266-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Nov 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £40,000 | | Lots value | £40,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Milton Keynes City Council | | Locality | MILTON KEYNES | | Postcode area | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK9 3EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | | Local authority | Milton Keynes | | Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes | | Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central | | Delivery location | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) ### Codes - 44211000 - Prefabricated buildings - 44211100 - Modular and portable buildings ## Release History - 26 Oct 2026 at 17:54 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101266-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101266-2026 26th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home Please login on above given portal to access the tender. Suppliers are invited to "Express Interest" for the tender on the portal, upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system. Suppliers will be notified by email, and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for this tender. ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0790a6. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790a6.json.