Official UK procurement notice
East Suffolk Housing Housing Pathway
Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Real estate services (70)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Published estimate£2,330,406envelope for 4 lots
Submissions closed 10 Mar 2025awarded 19 May 2026
Awarded to Anglia Care Trust +2 more4 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 2 Jul 2025
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEast Suffolk Council is seeking to commission a maximum of 166 bed spaces in East Suffolk that will provide supported accommodation to people with identified housing and support needs but not ready to live independently.
CPV: Accommodation management services · Accommodation services · Housing services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · 1 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Lot 3 has been added to Anglia Care Trust to deliver Housing Pathway servicesRenewalPublished value£4,660,812
Lot #2East Suffolk Housing Pathway Re-tenderCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot #3East Suffolk Housing Pathway Re-tenderCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot #4East Suffolk Housing Pathway Re-tenderAwardedLot 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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Methodology 15% Experience and Skills 15% Meeting Requirements 30% Performance management and Service delivery 25% Data Protection 5% Social Value 10%: 100%
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Feb 2025, 18:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
2838-EXE-D- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051486- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dd06Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Mar 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline10 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Contract starts2 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published138 days ago1 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Dec 2025- Status changed to complete1 Dec 2025, 12:37 GMT
- Buyer details updated1 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Contract periodClosing date for tender · II.2.7 | 7 Mar 2025 | 10 Mar 2025 | +3 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-02: 1 release · 7 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 4
Awarded value £1,098,1964 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 19 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Lot 3 has been added to Anglia Care Trust to deliver Housing Pathway services1 award | |||
| Anglia Care Trust SMEESC Housing Pathway | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · East Suffolk Housing Pathway Re-tender1 award | |||
| Sanctuary Housing AssociationSMEESC Housing Pathway | — | — | Awarded |
| Not linked to a lot2 awards | |||
| Access Community TrustSMEESC Housing Pathway | — | — | Awarded |
| Anglia Care Trust SMEESC Housing Pathway | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ESC Housing Pathway · Anglia Care Trust SME
- Signed
- 19 May 2026
- Value
- £272,222
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
- Change Lot 3 to deliver 23 bed spaces at Beaconsfield House has been added to Anglia Care Trust's contract, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Lot 3 was part of the Lots awarded to Access Community Trust to deliver 23 bed spaces at Beaconsfield House. As Access Community Trust can no longer deliver these services, Lot 3 has now been added to Anglia Care Trust for the duration of 24 months . The value of delivering the support for 23 bed spaces over the period from 1st June 2026 to 31st March 2028 is £272,222.26. for Lot 3 with a 3% uplift for every subsequent year of the agreement if the Customer's options to extend the Term is exercise for Lot 3, including Lots 4 and 6 which Anglia care is currently handling.
ESC Housing Pathway · Anglia Care Trust SME
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £142,623
- Status
- active
ESC Housing Pathway · Sanctuary Housing AssociationSME
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £257,962
- Status
- active
ESC Housing Pathway · Access Community TrustSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Value
- £425,389
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 · East Suffolk Housing Pathway Re-tender | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- East Suffolk Council Procurement Team Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- Access Community Trust Awarded supplier
- Anglia Care TrustAwarded supplier
- Anglia Care Trust Awarded supplier
- Sanctuary Housing Association trading as Sanctuary Supported LivingAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria