Official UK procurement notice
Delivery Partner for Selective Licensing Scheme in North East Lincolnshire
Authority: NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority will deliver a Selective Licensing scheme with a Delivery Partner starting from April 2026 for a period of 5 years. The scheme covers a designated area of the East Marsh in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. The Authority is now engaging a Delivery Partner to provide the additional capacity needed to deliver the scheme with enforcement still remaining within the remit of the Authority.
CPV: Data collection and collation services · Data management services · Electronic data management (EDM) · Non-residential property renting or leasing services · Residential property renting or leasing services
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
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
- Authority reference
PME- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038712- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa36Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Urgency
- Published justification
This is a new and limited market and there absence of competition due to technical reasons. Due to this and the statutory legal requirement to have a service in place by 8th
April 2026, the Authority initially tried to recruit and deliver the service in house however recruitment failed. The Authority then conducted a PME (see linked notice) and the only respondent was Home Safe and benchmarking research with other Authorities confirmed that there was only one provider available.
- Risks
There is a possibility that if the Authority is unable to expand operations in house through recruitment, and another ward(s) in the Borough gain(s) a Designation, the Authority would need to change the contract. This is a current known risk.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published311 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Market engagement290 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Next notice expected267 days ago1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends222 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026
- Latest notice published181 days ago28 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMTUK2
- Transparency notice published20 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMTUK5
- Status changed to complete20 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published6 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Apr 2026, 15:13 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Safe Delivery PartnersSME8 Apr 2026 – 7 Apr 2031Options: The Authority does not anticipate any further modifications at this time; however, it reserves the right to amend the contract at any point during its term under Section 74 of the Procurement Act 2023. Any modification may only be made where it is a permitted modification under Section 74, meaning it must fall within one of the allowable categories set out in the Act, including the materialisation of a known risk or the need to procure additional goods, services, or works. These risks may include an increased number of landlords purchasing properties within the scheme, resulting in higher inspection demand; a reduction in inspections due to landlords selling properties and therefore leaving the scheme | £561,850 | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Delivery Partner for Selective Licensing Scheme in North East Lincolnshire · Home Safe Delivery PartnersSME
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2026
- Value
- £561,850
- Period
- 21 Apr 2026 – 7 Apr 2031
- Status
- active
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Authority does not anticipate any further modifications at this time; however, it reserves the right to amend the contract at any point during its term under Section 74 of the Procurement Act 2023. Any modification may only be made where it is a permitted modification under Section 74, meaning it must fall within one of the allowable categories set out in the Act, including the materialisation of a known risk or the need to procure additional goods, services, or works. These risks may include an increased number of landlords purchasing properties within the scheme, resulting in higher inspection demand; a reduction in inspections due to landlords selling properties and therefore leaving the scheme
No agreed KPIs: The contract is below the £5million including VAT threshold.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HOME SAFE DELIVERY PARTNERS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender