Official UK procurement notice
HBC Supported Accommodation - Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Programme (ESPH726)
Authority: Hastings Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHastings Borough Council, in partnership with all other District and Borough Authorities in East Sussex, are seeking a provider (or set of providers) with suitable provision to provide a minimum of 12 units of Supported Accommodation in East Sussex, tailored to meet the demand of an entrenched rough sleeping population.
This service will provide a bespoke offer of Supported Accommodation aimed working with those with entrenched and multiple compound needs. The service will focus on providing a period of accommodation to deliver assessments, promote recovery, and work to facilitate homelessness prevention by delivering a package of tenancy readiness training and skills development that aims to promote move on into general needs accommodation.
The project will benefit from a specialist Move On pathway, tailored to a variety of needs and that respond to supporting our objectives of rough sleeping prevention. This will include access to Housing First units under the Single Homeless Accommodation Programme, Rough Sleeping/Next Steps Accommodation Programme, or other supported accommodation services.
The Local Authorities will also work with the service to enable proactive move on pathways into general needs tenancies by promoting greater access through financial incentives and landlord networks.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£850,500
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Understanding of the Brief and Contract Management: 25%
- Risk Management: 10%
- Proposed Team: 20%
- Case Study / Relevant Experience: 20%
- Cost: 20%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Understanding of the Brief and Contract Management
- Risk Management
- Proposed Team
- Case Study / Relevant Experience
- Social Value
- Cost
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jan 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 11:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
ESPH726- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030617- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060617Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Jan 2026 → 15 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published286 days ago14 Jan 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Market engagement270 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
This Preliminary Market Engagement is being carried out via the East Sussex Procurment Hub e-tendering Portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/esph/aspx/Home ↗).
Please check all details in PME 726 Supported Accommodation (Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Programme) and return filled in PME726 Appendix A -Questionnaire via the Portal.
- Tender notice published209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 17:45 BST
- Clarification questions by190 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline172 days ago8 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by141 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published104 days ago15 Jul 2026, 11:46 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Jan 2026, 17:04 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 17:45 BSTUK4
- Published value updated1 Apr 2026, 17:45 BST
- Status changed to active1 Apr 2026, 17:45 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Apr 2026, 17:45 BST
- Deadline published: 6 May 2026, 15:00 BST1 Apr 2026, 17:45 BST
- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 17:48 BSTUK4
- Published value updated1 Apr 2026, 17:48 BST
- Tender notice published28 Apr 2026, 10:21 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 8 May 2026, 15:00 BST28 Apr 2026, 10:21 BST+2 days · was 6 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published15 Jul 2026, 11:46 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2026, 11:46 BST
Published amendments (2)
Amended value from £0 to £850,500 for total service value over three years.
Amended value from £0 to £850,500 for total service value over three years. The deadline for submission has been extended until 15:00 on 8th May 2026.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 1 Apr 2026
- 2026-01: 1 release · 14 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 15 Jul 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender