Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 18 Feb 2026, 12:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-1929-T-LS Rough Sleeper Outreach Service

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£221,256≈ £221k / year · £221,256 inc. VAT28% above published estimate

Submissions closed 23 Mar 2026awarded 19 May 2026

Awarded to NOAH Enterprise

Contract term 1 yrends 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service will consist of four distinct elements;

a. An assessment and referral function

b. Floating support hubs

c. Co-located Mental Health and Substance Misuse workers

d. Accessible and sustainable interim and move-on accommodation options that may be available

The overall outcomes of the service will be focussed on;

a. Reducing the flow of new rough sleepers to the street through targeted prevention activity as directed by Central Bedfordshire Council

b. Ensuring that people have a safe place to stay until an onward referral is made

c. Helping rough sleepers into independence through crisis interventions, support to access services and to sustain accommodation

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services · Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£221,256

Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 (1 yr) · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensionsValue: £221,256 exc. VAT · £221,256 inc. VAT

Extensions: Optional extension of a further 12 months.

85000000 Health and social work services 85300000 Social work and related services 85311000 Social work services with accommodation 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The service will consist of four distinct elements; a. An assessment and referral function b. Floating support hubs c. Co-located Mental Health and Substance Misuse workers d. Accessible and sustainable interim and move-on accommodation options that may be available

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Feb 2026, 12:18 GMT
Last source update: 11 Jun 2026, 12:39 BST
Authority reference: CBC-1929-T-LS
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-014718
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0656f7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 23 Mar 2026, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire ↗

Timeline

18 Feb 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 4 dates

Tender notice published249 days ago
18 Feb 2026, 12:18 GMT
Submission deadline216 days ago
23 Mar 2026, 09:00 GMT
Latest notice published136 days ago
11 Jun 2026, 12:39 BST
Contract starts117 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
18 Feb 2026, 12:18 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
19 May 2026, 18:38 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
19 May 2026, 18:38 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
11 Jun 2026, 12:39 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £283,1221 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NOAH EnterpriseSME1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 1 Jul 2028Extensions: One year plus one-year optional extension	£283,122 inc. VAT	19 May 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Rough Sleeper Outreach Service · NOAH EnterpriseSME
Signed
10 Jun 2026
Value
£283,121 inc. VAT
Period
1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 1 Jul 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
One year plus one-year optional extension

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVNH-1137-QJBX Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NOAH EnterpriseAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03248392 141 Park Street, Luton, East of England, LU1 3HGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender11 Jun 2026, 12:39 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 May 2026, 18:38 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender18 Feb 2026, 12:18 GMT