Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 1 May 2026, 10:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Higher Needs Floating Support 2026-29

Official notice

Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Real estate services (70)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK11)

Published estimate£1,447,509≈ £579k / year · £1,737,011 inc. VAT0.6% above final estimate

Submissions closed 1 Jun 2026awarded 1 Jul 2026

Awarded to Addiction Recovery Agency4 awards

Contract term 2 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of floating support to people with higher support needs and a history of rough sleeping, including in unsupported temporary accommodation, having moved on to private or social tenancy from supported accommodation, released from prison, discharged from hospital or part of the legacy Golden Key Housing Firs cohort. Establishing a Keeping In Touch service to provide remote support and a point of contact for up to a further two years for clients who have graduated higher support but require some support to sustain wellbeing.

No preliminary market engagement: Notice was published, however unable to link to this UK4 Notice. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019403-2026

CPV: Health and social work services · Housing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,447,509

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 6 mo)Value: £1,447,509 exc. VAT · £1,737,011 inc. VAT

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

70333000 Housing services 85000000 Health and social work 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

Quality: 89%Social value: 11%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality
Social Value

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: Awarded
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 May 2026, 10:59 BST
Last source update: 8 Oct 2026, 10:44 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Jul 2026
Authority reference: DN809463
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-040380
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesHousing services
Delivery area: South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06900d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 1 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

1 May 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published172 days ago
1 May 2026, 10:59 BST
Clarification questions by151 days ago
22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline140 days ago
1 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent111 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by110 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends101 days ago
10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts19 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published12 days ago
8 Oct 2026, 10:44 BST

Notice history

11 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2026

Tender notice published
1 May 2026, 10:59 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
5 May 2026, 08:59 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
1 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
1 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
Contract award notice published
1 Jul 2026, 14:15 BST
UK6
Contract award notice published
13 Jul 2026, 14:34 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract award notice published
22 Jul 2026, 15:20 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract signature expected
1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
8 Oct 2026, 10:44 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Procurement title updated.

Routine re-releases (7)

2026-07: 2 releases · 1 Jul 2026, 1 Jul 2026
2026-05: 2 releases · 1 May 2026, 5 May 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 4

Awarded value £5,798,6914 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 54 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Addiction Recovery AgencySMEVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029	£1,456,164	1 Jul 2026	Awarded
Addiction Recovery AgencySMEVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029	£1,447,509	1 Jul 2026standstill to 10 Jul 2026	Standstill
Addiction Recovery AgencySMEVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029	£1,447,509	1 Jul 2026standstill to 23 Jul 2026	Standstill
Addiction Recovery AgencySMEVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029	£1,447,509	1 Jul 2026standstill to 31 Jul 2026	Standstill

Contracts

Contract 1 · Addiction Recovery AgencySMEVCSE
Signed
28 Sept 2026
Value
£1,447,509
Period
1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: Sub-£5mil
- Sub-£5mil, Sub-£5mil contract

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one	4	4	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bristol City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWXH-3837-PDTD City Hall, College Green, Bristol, South West, BS1 5TRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

ADDICTION RECOVERY AGENCY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02540814GB-PPON: PJLM-4233-QPBM King's Court, Bristol, South West, BS1 4EFContact email
Addiction Recovery AgencyAwarded supplierGB-COH: 2540814GB-PPON: PYXN-6285-RLCH Kings Court King Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 4EFContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical specifications tenderTechnical specifications
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2026, 10:44 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Jul 2026, 15:20 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Jul 2026, 14:34 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Jul 2026, 14:15 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 May 2026, 08:59 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 May 2026, 10:59 BST