Official UK procurement notice
Continuation of the North Kensington Young People's Contract for the Medium to High Support Supported Housing Services for Young People with Complex Needs
Authority: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract arrangements provide the medium to high needs supported housing service for young people with complex needs in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The primary aims of the specialised housing services for 16-25 year old vulnerable residents with support needs are to:
•provide accommodation for homeless vulnerable young people,
•support vulnerable homeless young people to live independently and maintain their housing tenancies,
•prevent vulnerable homeless young people from accessing more acute and expensive accommodation and services at a point of crisis.
The service users may have been care leavers, unaccompanied asylum seekers and have experienced homelessness or are at risk of it.
The services are delivered from North Kensington Young People Service (operating from Barlby Road, Bevington Road, North Pole Road, Oxford Gardens, Freston Road and Westbourne Park Road) - within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It should be noted that the detailed arrangements commenced on the 1 October 2024. The arrangements are essential for the Council to discharge its statutory duty to provide accommodation under children, housing and adult social care legislation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 May 2026, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 12 May 2026, 14:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043528- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0696cbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
A service review was undertaken for optimised service delivery and the procurement being planned at the time in a limited market was suspended until the review of the Council’s revised service delivery was completed. The Council's supported housing policy is still not fully complete, but the service review has now been completed, and its recommendations are being endorsed by the service area's Senior Management Team. These include re-procurement while continuing to fulfil the Council’s statutory obligations under the existing supported housing services contract with the extant provider.
The statutory services for supported housing for young people need to be continued and there cannot be a break while a procurement takes place. Any break in service would put young people users at unacceptable risk and make the Council default in delivering its statutory duties. Further, the contract is being extended to a minimal period to provide for the procurement process to be completed and a smooth transition to take place to the new provider.
The re-procurement for the services has been initiated and a UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice has been published: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039020-2026 ↗
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2026- Transparency notice published12 May 2026, 14:37 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 May 2026, 14:57 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hestia Housing and Support25 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Provision of extension of up to a further 12-month period represents a reasonable period to complete all required governance stages, publish the opportunity, evaluate submissions, secure approvals, and provide contingency for market or procedural delays. Granting the maximum extension reduces the risk of further extensions being required and ensures continuity of service without operating out of contract. | £809,947 | 12 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hestia Housing & SupportAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender