Official UK procurement notice
Domestic Abuse Dispersed Safe Accommodation
Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Award Notice for the tender for dispersed safe accommodation for those fleeing domestic abuse and that fall into the below groups:
i) male victims (single males and those with children)
ii) victims who are working and are unable to afford the rents and service charge at the refuge
iii) victims with pets
iiii) victims who cannot otherwise access the main refuge provision due to their gender, economic status, or family dynamic (having older male children, pets etc)
To ensure a safe place for all victims when additional safe accommodation with support is required.
The accommodation will be available to the groups identified above, self-contained, and geographically dispersed.
The contract term will be for 12 months as stated in the RFQ documents. Estimated contract spend is capped at £113,000 excluding VAT, across the 1 year contract term.
CPV: Social services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£113,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: 20% Price 80% Quality (60% providing support, 10% multiagency working, 10% social value)
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
- 20 Nov 2025, 12:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Authority reference
DN798128- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075631- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e564Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge services to the tender documents. The Authority is providing the documents in the attachment area of the ProContract e-tendering portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
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Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published337 days ago20 Nov 2025, 12:35 GMT
- Clarification questions by316 days ago11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline309 days ago18 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Latest notice published276 days ago20 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Contract starts206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025- Tender notice published20 Nov 2025, 12:35 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published20 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete20 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonewater | £134,688 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Domestic Abuse Dispersed Safe Accommodation · Stonewater
- Signed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Value
- £134,688 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stonewater LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender