Official UK procurement notice
Homelessness Toolkits · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Local Government Association
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe LGA have received a grant to commission the development of two toolkits delivered by one supplier focussed on homelessness prevention and temporary accommodation management following the publication of the MHCLG National Plan to End Homelessness Strategy.
This strategy outlines the cross departmental approach with a significant role for local authorities to play in the delivery of homelessness services and working to end homelessness. This means that, where homelessness does occur, these experiences should be rare – because homelessness is prevented wherever possible, brief – in that people should have access to support quickly, and non-recurring.
The purpose of these toolkits is for Local Authority usage as practical support for relevant officers and politicians to inform their work on homelessness and rough sleeping. They should highlight on key areas within the two topics including best practice, good guidance, and practical advice for supporting the development of different models of work under current constraints.
There are other relevant toolkits currently being procured by MHCLG which these will need to read across also such as on the Single Homelessness Pathway and Outreach.
The timelines for this procurement are that we expect to see the toolkits published in Spring 2027 and to be in line with the Local Governments accessibility requirements, as well as the national procurement policy statement priorities of;
- Delivering economic and social value
- Driving economic growth
- Building commercial capability to deliver value for money and stronger outcomes
Toolkits will be designed as practical guides with solutions and support orientated towards local authority housing officers and elected officials to support them in delivering on their strategic aims, whilst acknowledging the circumstances and constraints they work within. Toolkits are intended to be useful resources that focus on priority areas where innovation, within limited resources, is needed to help manage pressures and support the prevention and ending of homelessness.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£64,800
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Lot awarding rule: Relevant skills & experience, including references both within the topic of housing and homelessness, and the deliverable outcome of research - 40% Credible delivery Methodology and demonstrate ability to work flexibly with client to meet project outcomes, including how to ensure a person-centred approach, engagement with both MHCLG & the local authority / housing sector. - 35% Ability to deliver within the set timescale - 15% Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - 10% Cost- 10%
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £129,600 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Local Government Association buys Research and development consultancy services (CPV 7320), and who usually turns up
Local Government Association’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Research and development consultancy services (CPV 7320) →
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1 bid0% / 29%
2–314% / 0%
4–671% / 43%
7+14% / 29%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate20% / 54%
Within ±2%80% / 39%
Above estimate0% / 7%
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Lot #1CPV 7320Published estimate£65k
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1 bid7%
2–318%
4–655%
7+20%
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Based on 9 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
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Middle 50%£57k–£63k
Estimate£65k
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £10m13 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £3.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £2.0m20 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £797k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £1.1m6 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £279k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 29% below n=2 | |
| £9.6m5 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £92k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=3 | |
| £414k7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £263k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 22 Oct 2026, 14:07 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 14:07 BST
- Authority reference
HOMELESSNESS T- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100012- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078dfaFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Panacea- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 9 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
22 Oct 2026 → 24 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago22 Oct 2026, 14:07 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 10 days2 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 17 days9 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 31 days24 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 14:07 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender