Official UK procurement notice
CPU7343 - Homelessness Prevention Services - Open Framework
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is a procurement under the Competitive Flexible Procedure, not an Open Procedure.
Nottingham City Council is seeking Tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified providers to establish a multi-Lot, multi-Supplier Open Framework of Homelessness Prevention Services (more commonly referred to as the Commissioned Homelessness Prevention System), consisting of two Lots:
Lot 1 - Accommodation Based Services (ABS), which provide accommodation, housing management and housing-related support.
Lot 2 - Community Based Services (CBS), which provide housing-related advice, outreach, prevention, resettlement or sustainment support outside a provider-owned accommodation setting.
Services commissioned under Lot 1 may include the following, either as distinct services or as elements of a combined accommodation pathway:
a) Emergency and immediate access accommodation
b) Temporary accommodation with support
c) Supported accommodation
d) Specialist accommodation
e) Intermediate and move-on accommodation
f) Housing-led accommodation
Services commissioned under Lot 2 may include the following, either as distinct services or as elements of a coordinated community-based pathway:
a) Universal housing advice and access services
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b) Targeted early intervention
c) Homelessness prevention and tenancy sustainment
d) Housing options and resettlement support
e) Outreach and in-reach
f) Rough sleeping prevention and street outreach
g) Specialist housing-related support and pathway coordination
A Supplier can bid for any number of Lots and be successful in any number of Lots.
This Framework may also be used by other Authority departments including but not limited to Children, Adults and Public Health.
The Authority is seeking to put in place an Open Framework to establish the initial Framework and appoint one or more Framework Members in each Lot to deliver services. This Procurement is intended to set up a list of approved Framework Members for each Lot. There is no limit to the number of Suppliers who can be Framework Members in each Lot. Call-off Award Procedures will then be conducted, and Call-off contracts will then be awarded.
This Procurement is a replacement for services previously tendered 'CPU3880 and CPU7231 - Framework for Community Based Support and Accommodation Based Services for homeless people (and those at risk of homelessness)'. It is important for Suppliers to note that if they are on the above Frameworks and wish to participate in future contract opportunities for this service, they will need to submit a response to this Procurement.
This is a light touch special regime Framework as per Sections 8 and 9 of the Procurement Act 2023. The process to be used will be the Competitive Flexible Procedure as per Section 20 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Where a Supplier fails the any stage as described below, their Tender will not be assessed any further:
• Stage One - Initial Review of Tender Submission
• Stage Two - Procurement Specific Questionnaire Pass/Fail
• Stage Three - Quality Questions 1 and 2 Pass/Fail
• Stage Four - Quality Questions 3 to 6 Assessment Scored Pass/Fail
• Stage Five - Any required Final Qualification Check.
Re-Opening
The Open Framework Mechanism allows the Authority to 're-open' the Framework to new Framework Members, while allow existing Framework members to also remain as Framework Members. The Authority reserves the right to re-open the Framework to new potential Framework Members when it deems it is required to ensure:
• Procurement legislation is complied with.
• Capacity requirements can be met.
• To ensure adequate competition in the Call-off Award Procedure.
• To meet needs that are not satisfied by current Framework Members.
• Other reasons deemed reasonable by the Authority.
The Authority will post a Tender Notice on Find Tender Service/CDP when it re-opens the Framework for new Tender submissions.
As this Procurement is for a 'Light Touch Contract', the process and award of Call-off contracts may include some flexibilities permitted by the Special Regime of the Procurement Act (2023).
Suppliers will be required to behave lawfully and ethically in sourcing Accommodation and in a manner that does not create additional Homelessness. The Authority reserves the right not to contract or proceed with Orders with any Suppliers where it is discovered this is not the case and the Authority reserves the right to no longer work with the Supplier in the future.
Consideration of SME's
SME's have been considered in the following ways:
• Advanced notice promoted via Pipeline Notice and PME notices.
• Reduced number of Lots so reduced Tendering requirements.
• Clear requirements for Conditions of Participation to make it clear the type of experience and capability required.
• Longer than required Tender submission time provided.
• No insurance required at Framework stage.
• Low liability cap amounts.
• Framework can be re-opened for new Suppliers
Framework Term
The first framework for a term of up to three years anticipated to start from 8 January 2027 to 31 December 2029 and a second framework for a term of up to a further five years from 1 January 2030 to 31 December 2034, subject to change depending on initial tendering length and termination clauses.
The actual Framework dates and number of Frameworks are indicative only, but the total Term is of all Frameworks added together is a maximum of eight years.
In the unlikely event that only one supplier is appointed to any individual Framework in the scheme of Frameworks during the open Framework Period then the maximum term for the Framework, and the open Framework, will be 4 years from the date on which the single supplier Framework is awarded.
PME
Pre-Market was undertaken.
A PME Pack is included in the Procurement Documents.
The summary of the conclusion of the PME is:
• The reduction of Lots to make tendering easier.
• A framework mechanism to allow new Suppliers enter the framework.
• Split call-offs into smaller contracts where possible.
• Case study type tender questions
Tender Modifications
The Authority reserves the right to:
• Refine the Conditions of Participation Criteria
• Refine/modify the Procurement process and/or terms
• Refine the Award Criteria
• 'Roll' the Procurement to an appropriate previous stage
Clarifications
All questions/clarifications must be submitted via the Portal (more details below). Do not expect emails/calls to be responded to.
All Suppliers should access the 'Messages' section of the Portal on a regular basis to check for any clarifications issued on this project and/or any public exchange of information between interested parties, before final submission of their bid. It is the sole responsibility of Suppliers to do so.
LGR
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is the process in which the structure and responsibilities of local authorities are reconfigured. The Government has set out plans to move away from the current two-tier system of county and district councils which are in place in some parts of county of Nottinghamshire and other parts of England.
The Authority has now received the Government's proposed decision regarding LGR in Nottinghamshire. However, there has been a pause in the LGR process so that Central Government can conduct a review. Due to the review there is some uncertainty over the exact timing of when (or if) any new structure will be implemented. The latest information is that the Authority will remain in their current format until at least April 2028.
It is considered the period of Agreements and Call-off Contracts under this Procurement is likely to be impacted by LGR, should this process be resumed. The current intention is that this Agreement / Call-off Contract would continue following any new structure implemented.
As a consequence of LGR, any resulting Agreement or Call Off Contract may be required to be transferred, assigned or novated (in whole or in part) to one or more successor authorities or other public bodies established as part of LGR, in accordance with applicable legislation.
Suppliers acknowledge and accept that the Authority must comply with all statutory, regulatory and other legal requirements arising in connection with LGR and, to the extent necessary to do so, reserves the right to make such amendments to the procurement arrangements and/or any resulting Contract, Framework Agreement or Call Off Contract as are required or permitted by law.
Suppliers must submit their Tender on the basis that such transfer, assignment, novation or amendment may occur and that no additional charges, price adjustments or termination rights shall arise solely as a result of LGR. Any reasonable steps taken by the Authority or a successor authority to notify Suppliers of matters arising from LGR shall be sufficient for the purposes of this procurement.
East Midlands Procurement Portal (the Portal)
Once the Tender Notice is published, Tender documents can be obtained from the East Midlands Procurement Portal at https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ by searching for CPU7343. You will need register on this website to use it Please note if you require any assistance regarding the registration on the East Midlands Procurement Portal please contact Proactis direct via Helpdesk on Tel: 0330 005 0352 or Email: [email protected]. This is not an Authority website, so we are unable help.
Please also see the Procurement Documents for more information about the Authority's requirements.
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services · Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation · Social work and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 8 Jan 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Dec 2034
Published description of the framework
Call-off Contract awards can be made by • Standard Services - a Direct Award • Competitive Selection Procedure (Mini-Competition - services awarded after re-opening competition among Framework Members). Standard Services - Direct Award The Authority may award a Call-off Contract via a direct award based on: 1) Most Appropriate Framework Member, based on one or more of the criteria: • Short term notice of grant funding to the Authority meaning direct award is only realistic option - likely to be awarded to current service Supplier. • Facilitation of joint working across the East Midlands region between Authorities. • Existing Service User arrangements with Framework Member (continuity) • Service User preference • Availability of service and timescales of mobilisation for Accommodation • Location of Accommodation • Service User support needs • Urgency of requirement which does not allow time for a robust Competitive Selection Procedure to be run. • Other reasons as decided by the Authority 2) The Authority may also use the list of Framework Members to award User Choice Contracts (as defined by the Act), where the scope of the Framework Services is appropriate for the User Choice Contract. Competitive Selection Procedure The Authority may award Call-off Contracts via a Competitive Selection Procedure as per the below: a) Award to a single Framework Member or to multiple Framework Members via a block booking contract. Details of how Service Users will be allocated Accommodation Units, after the Call-off Award Procedure, will be detailed in the specific Competitive Selection Procedure documents. b) A request for prices for a fixed period, where Orders (Spot or Advance Bookings) are then allocated based on Framework Member ranking (based on lowest price, for example) that has the available Accommodation Unit/s. c) Other Competitive Selection Procedure/s as defined by the Authority.
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · 2 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £80,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Accommodation Based ServicesRenewal North East, North West +7ceiling above
- Extensions
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Local Government Re-organisation could lead to increased service, requirements, delivery in additional locations and increase in Framework value due to the extended area of the successor organisation.
- Economic & financial standingSee Procurement Documents
- Technical & professional abilitySee Procurement Documents
Lot #2Community Based Services East Midlandsceiling above
- Extensions
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Local Government Re-organisation could lead to increased service, requirements, delivery in additional locations and increase in Framework value due to the extended area of the successor organisation.
- Economic & financial standingSee Procurement Documents
- Technical & professional abilitySee Procurement Documents
Lot #33 - tbcCancelled East MidlandsLot estimate not published
Lot #44 - tbcCancelled East MidlandsLot estimate not published
Lot #55 - tbcCancelled East MidlandsLot estimate not published
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Nottingham City Council buys Social work and related services (CPV 8530) — and who usually turns up
Nottingham City Council’s own published record, next to the East Midlands market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Social work and related services (CPV 8530) →
How the contest usually goes
Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested frameworks and DPS only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.
Nottingham City Council
framework/DPS notices in 36 months: 5 in CPV 8530 (2 route not published) · 16 in division 85 (4 without competition · 3 route not published) · 108 in all categories (19 without competition · 6 route not published)
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.
Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 7 lots. 1 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 19) and 6 from older notices (bids received, middle 4.5).
Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.
i
How often only one company bid.
Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 7 lots.
High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.
i
Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.
Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 36 pairs.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 28 notices.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
i
How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 295 notices.
i
How often this buyer awards without a competition.
Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8530), last 36 months: 3 notices.
East Midlands · Social work and related services (CPV 8530)
framework/DPS notices delivered in East Midlands in 36 months: 20 in CPV 8530 (8 competed, 12 route not published) · 225 in division 85 (147 competed, 50 route not published)
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.
Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8530), last 36 months: 6 lots. All 6 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices, which count bids assessed.
Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.
i
How often only one company bid.
Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8530), last 36 months: 6 lots.
High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.
i
Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.
Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Nothing published for this region in this sector: not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
i
How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8530), last 36 months: 4 notices.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
i
How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.
SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8530), last 36 months: 6 lots.
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How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.
Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8530), last 36 months: 64 awards.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.
We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.
This notice gives one total for several lots, so we show the percentage but do not turn it into pounds.
A benchmark, not a price to bid.
Who you are likely to meet i
Who you may be up against.
Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.
A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.
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Who you may be up against.
Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.
A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.
Suppliers on this authority’s earlier similar contracts, then suppliers with a matching track record — from published award history, not a bid list
By lot · 5 lots i
Likely bidders for each lot.
For each lot: the previous winner, suppliers with history on this lot, and suppliers strong in this category.
A guess from the record, not a bidder list.
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Likely bidders for each lot.
For each lot: the previous winner, suppliers with history on this lot, and suppliers strong in this category.
A guess from the record, not a bidder list.
| Lot | Awarded / admitted | Likely suppliers |
|---|---|---|
Accommodation Based Services£80,000,000 · CPV 55250000 · expect ≈ £80m (at estimate, Nottingham City Council) Suppliers with awards on historically similar lot scopes. | — |
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Community Based Services£80,000,000 · CPV 85000000 · expect ≈ £80m (at estimate, Nottingham City Council) CPV market ranking when lot-specific history is thin. | — |
Ranked by CPV market fit, scale and buyer history — historical public-sector wins, not the published bidder list or a predicted field. Lots with the same shortlist are grouped.
Suppliers with a similar track record — and how they price i
Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.
Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.
A guess from the record, not a bidder list.
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Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.
Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.
A guess from the record, not a bidder list.
| Supplier | Evidence | Last award | Their award vs estimate | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnardo's Large | 22 class wins · 1 lots for this buyer | this month | at estimate n=29 | 49% |
| Community Integrated Care Large | 11 class wins | this month | at estimate n=1 | 46% |
| Lifeways Community Care Limited Large | 6 class wins | this month | no comparable pairs | 46% |
| Framework Housing Association Large | 4 class wins · 19 lots for this buyer | this month | at estimate n=4 | 45% |
| Sanctuary Housing Association Large | 5 class wins | 1 months ago | no comparable pairs | 43% |
Matched by the nightly worker on class wins, buyer history, delivery geography, scale and notice text; relevance is a 0–100% heuristic score, not a probability of bidding. “Their award vs estimate” is that supplier’s middle value on its own comparable single-supplier wins, CPV 8530 first. Nobody here is known to be bidding.
Coverage and what to read with care
- Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
- Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
- “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 23 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Authority reference
CPU7343- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a66dFind a Tender
- Risks
The Authority considers that the following known risks may jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the Framework, but due to the nature of the risks, are unable to be addressed in the contract as awarded as they are not known at this point. • Housing Benefit model changed by Central Government. • Legislative more…
changes that materially affect services requirements in either Lot. • Changes in Capacity Requirements • Local Government Re-organisation (see below) also leading to increased service requirements, delivery in different locations. • The increase in Framework value due to the above is limited to 50% of original Framework value. Following the identification of the above known risks, the Authority reserves the right to modify the contract and scope during the term of the Framework in accordance with Schedule 8, Paragraph 5 and Schedule 8, Paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act 2023.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via East Midlands Tendering- Expression of interest (EOI)
- —
- Appointment period ends
- 4 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published126 days ago27 May 2026, 14:02 BST
- Market engagement58 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
THIS IS NOT A TENDER/CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY EXERCISE This is not an invitation to tender. 1. Overview and PME Objectives Nottingham City Council's framework for the procurement of Accommodation Based Services and Community Based Support for homeless people (and those at risk of homelessness) will end more…
on 31 March 2027. The reference for this current framework is CPU3880. The Authority is preparing to develop a new Open Framework to be in place when the current one ends. The Authority intends to use the new Open Framework, once established, to commission future services. The PME process is designed to understand the following: • What worked well in the current framework • Where the current framework could be changed to improve and inform the new Open Framework. • Other views held by the market. • Inform the market of future engagement opportunities/current surveys. • Inform the market of previous PME undertaken. 2. Documents The documents referenced below • 'CPU7343 PME for Proactis' - with details of the PME, survey links and events • 'CPU3880' zip file - which are the documents relating to the current framework. • 'Brief Explanation of the Proposed Procurement Process' • 'Homelessness Stakeholder Workshop - Single Homelessness Review' • 'Homelessness & RS Workshop Data Pack' can be download/accessed from https://www.eastmidstenders.org/. Search reference 'CPU7343 PME'. (Full title is 'CPU7343 PME - Homelessness Services (Preliminary Market Engagement)'. If you not already registered on this platform, you may need to register. Please note if you require any assistance regarding the registration on the East Midlands Procurement Portal please contact Proactis direct via Helpdesk on Tel: 0330 005 0352 or Email: [email protected]. This is not an Authority website, so we are unable help. 3. Survey's One: The following surveys are currently open for response until 9am on the 3rd August 2026. Also see documents 'Homelessness Stakeholder Workshop - Single Homelessness Review' and 'Homelessness & RS Workshop Data Pack' for further info. Links can also be accessed via the 'CPU7343 PME for Proactis' document. Group discussion 1: Sharing local insight into single homelessness in Nottingham - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=vRE2qqwTrEeCBwD7nqRO3iwVusrm81ROshlPHVRfXEJUM1JPTFpOMllEU0wyUTJDSlpMRE4yVko4SC4u&route=shorturl Group Discussion 2: Reflection On Current Pathway, System & Services - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=vRE2qqwTrEeCBwD7nqRO3iwVusrm81ROshlPHVRfXEJUOEJWT1lNS1hCTTZLM1o5S09aUDdZU1pOUy4u&route=shorturl Group Discussion 3: Designing the New System, Pathway & Services - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=vRE2qqwTrEeCBwD7nqRO3iwVusrm81ROshlPHVRfXEJUMVVZRkgwNUQ3QkpTSEZaUE5ITUFLSDdBUy4u&route=shorturl A PME event was held with known key stakeholders and partners to seek input into the local homelessness environment in respect of these survey's on the 1st July 2026. This is your opportunity to feedback to the Authority. Two: The following survey is currently open for response until 9am on the 3rd August 2026 and can also be accessed via the link in the 'CPU7343 PME for Proactis' document. This survey is regarding the proposed Tender for the Procurement of CPU7343 - Procurement of Accommodation Based Services and Community Based Support for homeless people (and those at risk of homelessness) - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=vRE2qqwTrEeCBwD7nqRO3iwVusrm81ROshlPHVRfXEJUMlVRNUFHVFBVTldKRThDNlRNOTFGM1VMVS4u&route=shorturl 4. Future Engagement Events There are further engagement events to be held on the 28th July 2026 - information about the procurement process.(online) - please note questions must be submitted in advance. It is not an opportunity to raise questions on the day. 12th August 2026 - Homelessness strategy workshop (In person workshop). If you are interested in receiving information about these engagement opportunities or submitting questions for the online event, please email your contact details (and question/s) stating what and which event/s you are interested in to: [email protected] by 4pm on the 24th July 2026. Please note there is limited capacity at the 'in-person' events, so no places are guaranteed. The Authority will release follow-up information relating to these events. 5. Procurement Process Please see document 'Brief Explanation of the Proposed Procurement Process'. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: Please note that the PME does not oblige the Authority to proceed with any procurement process. Whilst all information shared and provided will be considered, this does not guarantee it will form part of the final procurement approach or document. You may only provide the information you wish to provide. Any procurement conducted because of this PME will be advertised separately and all suppliers wanting to participate will need to respond to the advertisement (Tender Notice) as and when it is published, which will be no earlier than September 2026. Your response will have no influence on any assessment of any Tender you submit in relation to any future procurement process. Participation in the PME process will be at each supplier's own cost. No expense in responding to this process will be reimbursed by the Authority. 6. Exclusion Grounds - Unfair advantage or distortion of competition The Procurement Act 2023 requires the Authority to take steps to ensure that suppliers/suppliers or persons participating in the PME are not put at an unfair advantage and that competition in relation to the award of the contract is not otherwise distorted. If the Authority considers that a supplier's participation in the PME has put a supplier at an unfair advantage in relation to the future award of the contract and that advantage cannot be avoided, it is possible that the supplier may be excluded from the procurement process. The Authority does not envisage that this will be an issue in this process, and you should not be deterred from participating in this PME process. 7. Transparency The Authority will keep a record of the information it has shared and received as part of the PME. The Procurement Act 2023 requires that the Authority shares information, and therefore the PME information will be summarised and shared as part of the tendering process to help ensure that participating suppliers/suppliers are not unfairly advantaged or disadvantaged. The information shared in the tendering process will focus on any factors that were material in deciding the Authority's procurement approach. It will not highlight any suppliers individual response to the PME. 8. Confidentiality/Commercial Secrecy The Authority reserves the right to disclose any information discussed as part of the PME unless otherwise agreed in writing, and subject to its obligations under the Procurement Act 2023, Freedom of Information Act 2000, and any other legislation governing the Authority. Please consider in advance how we can manage any discussions involving confidential information including intellectual property. Any information you consider to be confidential information should be highlighted as such when it is made available to the Authority. You will not make any public statement or press release in connection with the PME without prior written approval of the Authority. - Next notice expected22 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published1 day ago29 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Clarification questions byin 16 days16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsin 34 days · period end, not a bid countdown4 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 84 days23 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 99 days8 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2026- Tender notice published29 Sept 2026, 17:01 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £80,000,00029 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Status changed to active29 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT29 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Jul 2026, 08:17 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Jul 2026, 09:44 BSTUK2
- Procurement method changed17 Jul 2026, 09:44 BST
- Deadline withdrawn17 Jul 2026, 09:44 BST
- Planned procurement notice published7 Jul 2026, 12:16 BSTUK3
- Deadline published: 12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST7 Jul 2026, 12:16 BST
- Pipeline notice published27 May 2026, 14:02 BSTUK1
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UPDATE: 'Pre Market Engagement QA - Final 27.07.26' document was added on 30.07.26 at https://www.eastmidstenders.org/. Search reference 'CPU7343 PME'. (Full title is 'CPU7343 PME - Homelessness Services (Preliminary Market Engagement)'.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-07: 1 release · 7 Jul 2026
- 2026-05: 1 release · 27 May 2026
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Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
- Bidding documents and specifications E-Procurement Portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender