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Published 20 Nov 2025, 13:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Domestic Abuse Intensive Support Safe Accommodation

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK14)
Published estimate£179,000≈ £179k / year · £214,800 inc. VAT20% above final estimate
Submissions closed 18 Dec 2025awarded 13 Jan 2026
Awarded to The Nelson Trust
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2026

Re-procurement openSwindon Borough Council Domestic Abuse Intensive Support Accommodation · bids close

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract notice aware for the provision of safe accommodation for those fleeing domestic abuse to support the Borough to fulfil their statutory duty.

Emergency accommodation will provide intensive support for single female victims fleeing domestic abuse, with needs meaning they are unsuitable for other refuge accommodation, including but not limited to:

  • Mental Health
  • Active Substance misuse
  • Criminal Offending
  • Sex Working
  • Learning Difficulties

This accommodation will compromise of one unit of accommodation in Swindon (minimum of 3 bed spaces). With an additional unit of accommodation in Swindon (minimum of 1 bed space) available for victims who have resided in either the intensive support accommodation as part of this specification, or the commissioned refuge accommodation currently provided by The You Trust.

The contract term will be for 12 months as stated in the RFQ documents. Estimated contract spend is capped at £179,000 excluding VAT, across the 1-year contract term.

CPV: Social services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£179,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr)Value: £179,000 exc. VAT · £214,800 inc. VAT
Delivery: South West
85320000 Social 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: 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, 13:12 GMT
Last source update
20 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMT
Authority reference
DN798140
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075659
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Social services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e578 Find 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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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 ↗

In order to access amendable versions of the documents and to submit a response Suppliers will need to register as a supplier with ProContract at www.suppyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ and register an interest before obtaining access and downloading the Word and Excel format documents for completion and submission.

Timeline

20 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published336 days ago
    20 Nov 2025, 13:12 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by315 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline308 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published275 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMT
  5. Contract starts205 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Nov 2025, 13:12 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £214,8001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Nelson TrustVCSE£214,800 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Domestic Abuse Intensive Support Accommodation · The Nelson TrustVCSE

    Signed
    13 Jan 2026
    Value
    £214,800 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNPT-6195-XDWV Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Nelson TrustAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQBN-9582-VVTM Nelson House, Brimscombe Hill, Brimscombe, Stroud, South West, GL5 2QPContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender