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Temporary Accommodation Support Services (TAVSS) for West London Alliance

Description: The project involves the procurement of an external provider to deliver a sub-regional Temporary Accommodation (TA) Visiting Support Service pilot across a consortium of West London participating boroughs. This is not a call for competition and does not commit the authorities to a procurement process. The authorities reserve the right to amend or withdraw the opportunity at any time. No costs incurred by participants will be reimbursed.

Summary: London Borough of Ealing Council is planning a pilot Temporary Accommodation Visiting Support Service for participating West London boroughs. An external provider would deliver a sub-regional, floating support service to households placed in temporary accommodation, including B&B, emergency and out-of-borough placements. The service combines in-person visits with telephone and digital support: assessing households and preparing support plans; giving advice on moving to longer-term housing; helping people access income support, wellbeing services and local health, education, employment and community networks; and identifying safeguarding concerns for referral. It also includes checking occupancy, reporting non-occupation or suspected misuse, and making basic observations about property condition. Delivery is across West London. The council’s stated aims include improving household stability, move-on outcomes and assurance that temporary accommodation is being used appropriately.

Provision of Laundry Services | Overalls & Work Mats

Description: Wrexham County Borough Council is inviting tenders for the provision of a Provision Laundry Services of Mechanics overalls & workshop mats with a collection and delivery service on a weekly basis. Collections and deliveries must take place simultaneously.

Summary: Wrexham County Borough Council sought a supplier to launder mechanics’ overalls and workshop mats. The service includes collecting and delivering the items weekly, with collection and delivery taking place at the same time. This is a laundry and dry-cleaning service for the Council’s workshop operations, delivered in Wrexham, Wales. The requirement is for a single service covering both workwear and mats rather than separate lots. Suppliers need to be able to handle regular collection, cleaning and return of these items as a coordinated service.

Temporary Accommodation & Homelessness Supported Housing Framework Soft Market Engagement

Description: Rochdale Borough Council is seeking to establish a Temporary Accommodation & Homelessness Supported Housing Framework to support the delivery of homelessness prevention and temporary accommodation services across the Borough. The proposed framework is expected to comprise multiple lots covering Bed & Breakfast and Nightly Paid Accommodation, Dispersed Accommodation for Families, and Supported Pathway Housing Services. The framework will support the Council's statutory homelessness duties by providing suitable temporary and supported accommodation for homeless households and those at risk of homelessness. Prior to commencing any procurement process, the Council is undertaking a soft market testing exercise to obtain feedback from providers on the proposed framework structure, service specifications, commercial arrangements and delivery models. Feedback received will inform the final procurement strategy and tender documentation. The Council anticipates commencing a (read more...)

Summary: Rochdale Borough Council intends to establish a framework for temporary accommodation and supported housing for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The services will help the Council meet its homelessness prevention and temporary accommodation duties across the Borough of Rochdale. The proposed scope covers bed-and-breakfast and nightly-paid accommodation, dispersed accommodation for families, and supported pathway housing. This is a social housing and accommodation services requirement, including social work services delivered alongside accommodation. The Council is seeking provider feedback on the proposed framework structure, service specifications, commercial arrangements and delivery models before deciding its final procurement strategy and tender documents.

TENDER FOR DESIGN, AND DELIVERY OF YOUTH DRAMA PROGRAMME - 2627 TNDR CW 002B REISSUE

Description: The Youth Drama Programme is a cross-border, cross-community peace-building initiative for 90 young people aged 16-21 years, delivered in three tranches of 30 participants between 1 December 2026 and 31 March 2028. The programme is designed to bring together young people from communities across the border region to develop meaningful relationships, increase understanding of different backgrounds and identities, and build confidence through shared creative experiences. Participants will take part in a structured programme of drama-based workshops that use theatre and the creative arts as a medium for dialogue, collaboration and personal development. Through facilitated activities, participants will explore themes including identity, culture, belonging, respect, inclusion and positive relationships while developing communication, teamwork, leadership and performance skills.

Summary: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is buying the design and delivery of a youth drama programme for 90 young people aged 16–21 from communities across the border region. The programme uses theatre and creative arts workshops to bring participants together, encourage dialogue and collaboration, and build understanding across different backgrounds and identities. Activities address identity, culture, belonging, respect, inclusion and positive relationships, while developing communication, teamwork, leadership and performance skills. Delivery is organised in three groups of 30 participants. This is a youth education and community arts service, rather than a one-off performance or supply of equipment. The initiative’s purpose is peace-building through shared creative experiences for young people in the cross-border community.

EURO's 2028 Event Delivery

Description: Newcastle City Council (NCC) seeks to appointment an Event Delivery Company or Companies (EDC) to support the delivery of the UEFA Festival & Fan Service Operations in Newcastle as part of the Host City Obligations for the UEFA EURO 2028 tournament. Newcastle as a Host City is responsible for delivering the Host City tournament programme which includes the UEFA Festival and Fan Service Operations.

Summary: Newcastle City Council intends to appoint one or more event delivery companies to support the UEFA Festival and Fan Service Operations in Newcastle for UEFA EURO 2028. These form part of the tournament’s Host City programme, which Newcastle is responsible for delivering. The work covers event planning and management, festival and fan-service operations, entertainment and sporting activity. The delivery location is Newcastle, and the intended suppliers may be companies working in event delivery, exhibitions and festivals, sports or entertainment services. The council is seeking early market visibility and supplier indications of interest as it prepares the procurement. This is a city-host programme linked to a major international football tournament, rather than a general event-management service.

Client Support Framework (CSF)

Description: The East West Railway Company (the Authority) is responsible for the delivery of East West Rail (EWR), a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project providing new and upgraded rail links between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. EWR Co. is responsible for leading the development, procurement, and commissioning of the railway. The Authority is undertaking a procurement for Client Support Framework (CSF) Partners to support the development and delivery of the EWR programme. Overview of the Intended Contract The Authority is establishing a 3 lot / single appointed supplier per lot framework for the provision of Client Support Services (CSF) for a period of twelve (12) years. Relationship with the ITOAE Partner The Authority is separately procuring an Integration, Technical, Operations, Assurance and Environmental (ITOAE) Partner. The Authority's current position (read more...)

Summary: East West Rail Company Limited is procuring client support services for developing and delivering the East West Rail programme, which will create and upgrade rail links between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. The work is divided into three lots: programme reporting, planning, cost and risk controls, and project management office support; commercial management, procurement support and contract administration; and project and construction management, including site inspection, quality, health and safety, and CDM compliance. The services support a major rail infrastructure programme and its governance, assurance and delivery. The work is for East West Rail across the United Kingdom. The authority is also procuring a separate integration, technical, operations, assurance and environmental partner; client support suppliers must remain structurally separate from that partner during their contracts to protect independent advice and assurance.

cemetery training

Description: Sheffield City Council's Bereavement Services are looking out for a trainer to train and assess our staff for burial duties, use of equipment as well as excavating graves.

Summary: Sheffield City Council’s Bereavement Services is procuring staff training and assessment for cemetery burial duties. The work covers safe use of equipment and grave excavation, as well as burial-related duties. It is a cemetery operations training service, rather than a purchase of equipment or cemetery maintenance. Delivery is for the council’s staff in Sheffield. Suppliers should be able to provide practical instruction and assess staff carrying out the specified work.

Deep Scientific Diving and ARMS Recovery Services in the Maldives and Seychelles

Description: The University of Plymouth invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations for the provision of specialist services to support the delivery of two marine research projects in the Republic of Maldives and the Seychelles. The projects involve the recovery of Autonomous Reef Monitoring Systems (ARMS) from depths of approximately 40m, 60m, and 90m. The ARMS units will have been deployed for approximately 36 months prior to recovery and each unit will weigh approximately 20kg. ARMS units are stacked plastic settlement panels used to measure marine biodiversity. The units will be deployed on the seabed using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and left in situ for the duration of the monitoring period. Upon recovery, a bespoke containment enclosure must be fitted to each ARMS unit to (read more...)

Summary: The University of Plymouth plans to procure specialist marine research support to recover 36 Autonomous Reef Monitoring Systems (ARMS) from the seabed in the Maldives and Seychelles. These plastic settlement-panel units are used to measure marine biodiversity. The work involves recovering three units at each of three depths—about 40, 60 and 90 metres—at each research site: three sites in the Maldives and one in the Seychelles. Each unit will weigh about 20kg and will have been deployed for around 36 months. A containment enclosure must be fitted before each unit is brought to the surface, so biological specimens are not lost, and transferred to the support vessel for the University’s team to process and analyse. Services include the recovery operation and its supporting personnel, equipment and logistics. This is specialist scientific diving and marine recovery work.

S1138 (2027) The Hire, Erection and Dismantling of Scaffold Services

Description: NIE Networks now wishes to award a Framework Agreement for Hire, Erection and Dismantling of Scaffold. These services will include the activities detailed below. * Undertaking pre-site assessments by suitably trained and competent personnel to determine scaffold requirements and develop the necessary design, planning and safety documentation. * Preparation of all required scaffold designs, design calculations, engineering assessments, drawings, certifications and associated testing, where applicable. * Preparation, implementation and maintenance of task-specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) for all scaffold-related activities. * The provision, delivery, erection, alteration, inspection, maintenance, hire and dismantling of scaffolding required to support works including, but not limited to: 1. The construction, replacement, maintenance and refurbishment of electricity poles, towers and associated infrastructure; 2. Low Voltage overhead lines, service cables and equipment associated (read more...)

Summary: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited is seeking scaffold hire, design, erection, inspection, maintenance, alteration and dismantling services across Northern Ireland. The work supports electricity distribution overhead lines, including poles, towers and low-voltage cables at customer properties, as well as transmission overhead lines, substations, buildings, equipment and switchgear. It also covers scaffolding for fault and emergency response and roadside protection schemes to support overhead-line work. Suppliers must provide the labour, supervision, materials, plant, equipment and transport needed to deliver the service, together with scaffold designs, calculations, drawings, safety documentation and inspection records. The procurement is divided into two lots: distribution overhead lines; and distribution and transmission substations and transmission overhead lines.

Civil Parking Enforcement Services

Description: The Supplier will be responsible for delivering a modern, professional, and fully compliant Civil Parking Enforcement service on behalf of the Council. The following represents the current high-level understanding of core requirements. Core Enforcement Services * On-street and off-street enforcement: Civil Enforcement Officers deployed across CPZs, yellow lines and other restrictions under the Traffic Management Act 2004. The emphasis is on proactive, intelligence-led work on hotspots and priority locations rather than blanket coverage. * ANPR capability: Mobile and static ANPR (vehicles or cameras) to handle higher volumes efficiently, with clean integration into the back-office system for PCN creation. * CCTV and moving traffic support: Review of footage or clips for bus lane and moving traffic contraventions, producing good evidence packs. The split of responsibility with our existing back-office (read more...)

Summary: The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to outsource its civil parking enforcement service across on-street and off-street locations in London. The service would cover controlled parking zones, yellow lines and other restrictions, with enforcement focused on hotspots and priority locations. It would also include targeted action against misuse of disabled bays and Blue Badges, plus review of evidence for bus-lane and moving-traffic contraventions. The supplier would provide enforcement technology and vehicles, manage civil enforcement officers and support staff, and integrate its systems with the Council’s back-office penalty charge notice processing. Reporting, evidence handling and support for customer enquiries are also part of the intended service. The Council seeks a modern, professional and compliant service using technology and intelligence-led delivery.