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Published 13 Jun 2024, 02:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HAC5988 TOWER HAMLETS SINGLE HOMELESS HOSTELS

Official notice

Authority: Tower Hamlets·Consortium: 2 public authorities

5 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£19,466,8705 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2024awarded 10 Feb 2025
Awarded to Salvation Army Trustee Company(The), Providence Row Housing Association5 awards

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is inviting tenders for the provision of Single homeless Hostels. Integrated Commissioning is seeking to competitively tender five new contracts for the delivery of this housing related support (HRS) services for 341 single homeless people across the Borough.

This Tender consist of 5 Lots

  • Lot 1 Medium-High Support Male Only (Founders House, 123 units)
  • Lot 2 Medium-High Support Female Only (Riverside House, 60 units)
  • Lot 3 High-Complex Support Mixed Hostel (minimum of 87 units) Bidder must have own building/buildings to deliver the support service from
  • Lot 4 CQC Registered Male Only Wet Hostel (minimum of 35 units) Bidder must have own building/buildings to deliver the support service from
  • Lot 5 Long-stay Mixed Hostel with Support (minimum of 33 units) Bidder must have own building/buildings to deliver the support service from.

The contract period is 3 years with three optional 1 yr extensions.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social work services with accommodation

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Medium-High Support Male OnlyAwardedRenewal

The provider will offer 123 units of supported accommodation for men.

The support service will be provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 365 days a year.

A core service should be available between the hours of 9 am in the morning until 11 pm in the evening with waking night cover able to respond to emergencies in the evening until 9 am in the morning.

There will be a minimum of two staff on shift at any one time across the service.

Residents will receive a minimum of 3- 5 flexible hours of support to each week.

Out of hours cover will be available to the staff in the support service at times of emergencies.

Delivery: London
Extensions: 36 months with the option to extend for up to an additional 36 months in three increments of 12 months (36 months + 12 months + 12 months + 12 months).Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Medium-High Support Female Only (Riverside Complex)AwardedRenewal

The provider will offer 60 units of supported accommodation for women.

The support service will be provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 365 days a year.

A core service should be available between the hours of 9 am in the morning until 11 pm in the evening with waking night cover able to respond to emergencies in the evening until 9 am in the morning.

There will be a minimum of two staff on shift at any one time across the service.

Residents will receive a minimum of 3-5 flexible hours of support to each week.

Out of hours cover will be available to the staff in the support service at times of emergencies

Delivery: London
Extensions: 36 months with the option to extend for up to an additional 36 months in three increments of 12 months (36 months + 12 months + 12 months + 12 months).Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3High-Complex Support Mixed HostelAwardedRenewal

The provider will offer a minimum of 87 units of supported accommodation for men and women in a building or buildings identified by the bidder.

The support service will be provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 365 days a year.

A core service should be available between the hours of 9 am in the morning until 11 pm in the evening with waking night cover able to respond to emergencies in the evening until 9 am in the morning.

There will be a minimum of two staff on shift at any one time across the service.

Residents will receive a minimum of 3- 5 flexible hours of support to each week.

Out of hours cover will be available to the staff in the support service at times of emergencies

Delivery: London
Extensions: 36 months with the option to extend for up to an additional 36 months in three increments of 12 months (36 months + 12 months + 12 months + 12 months).Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4CQC Registered Male Only Wet HostelAwardedRenewal

The provider will offer a minimum of 35 units of supported accommodation for men and women in a building or buildings identified by the bidder.

The support service will be provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 365 days a year.

A core service should be available between the hours of 9 am in the morning until 11 pm in the evening with waking night cover able to respond to emergencies in the evening until 9 am in the morning.

There will be a minimum of two staff on shift at any one time across the service.

Residents will receive a minimum of 3- 5 flexible hours of support to each week.

In addition the service will need to provide 25 enhanced cleaning/ personal care type hours to respond to service user needs

Out of hours cover will be available to the staff in the support service at times of emergencies.

Delivery: London
Extensions: 36 months with the option to extend for up to an additional 36 months in three increments of 12 months (36 months + 12 months + 12 months + 12 months).Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Long-stay Mixed Hostel with SupportAwardedRenewal

The provider will offer a minimum of 33 units of supported accommodation for men and women in a building or buildings identified by the bidder.

The support service will be provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 365 days a year.

A core service should be available between the hours of 9 am in the morning until 11 pm in the evening with waking night cover able to respond to emergencies in the evening until 9 am in the morning.

There will be a minimum of two staff on shift at any one time across the service.

Residents will receive a minimum of 3- 5 flexible hours of support to each week.

Out of hours cover will be available to the staff in the support service at times of emergencies

Delivery: London
Extensions: 36 months with the option to extend for up to an additional 36 months in three increments of 12 months (36 months + 12 months + 12 months + 12 months).Variant bids: not allowed

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Yes
First published
13 Jun 2024, 02:10 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2025, 19:53 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN728025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065390
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046f9a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: London Tenders Portal
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
17 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Jul 2024 → 14 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published377 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 19:53 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2025, 19:53 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Oct 2025, 19:53 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Awarded value £19,466,8705 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 10 Feb 2025

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Medium-High Support Male Only1bids · 1 electronic0——
2 · Medium-High Support Female Only (Riverside Complex)3bids · 3 electronic1——
3 · High-Complex Support Mixed Hostel1bids · 1 electronic1——
4 · CQC Registered Male Only Wet Hostel1bids · 1 electronic1——
5 · Long-stay Mixed Hostel with Support1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Tower Hamlets

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Mulberry Place, London, London, E14 2BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London
  • The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
  • Tower Hamlets ProcurementMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.