Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 12 Dec 2025, 16:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Housing First Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Oxford City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Real estate services (70)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Published estimate£1,669,912≈ £1.7m / year · £2,087,390 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 19 Jan 2026awarded 10 Apr 2026

Awarded to Homeless Oxfordshire

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is re-commissioning the provision of two existing Housing First support service contracts. These contracts currently deliver support to 40 individuals in Oxford with each contract supporting 20 service users. Some of the individuals supported are in accommodation, with some individuals being supported at the pre-tenancy stage. The Council is now re-procuring these Housing First support services as one service, under one contract.

CPV: Housing services · Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£1,669,912

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensionsValue: £1,669,912 exc. VAT · £2,087,390 inc. VAT

Delivery: South East

Extensions: Four 12 month extension options depending on funding

70333000 Housing services 85311000 Social work services with accommodation

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

Simple description: Quality 70%, Price 30%

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Dec 2025, 16:40 GMT
Last source update: 7 Aug 2026, 17:13 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-082657
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Housing servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f52a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 7 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

12 Dec 2025 → 7 Aug 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published314 days ago
12 Dec 2025, 16:40 GMT
Clarification questions by288 days ago
7 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline277 days ago
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by241 days ago
23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts205 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent196 days ago
10 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published76 days ago
7 Aug 2026, 17:13 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
12 Dec 2025, 16:40 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
16 Dec 2025, 16:31 GMT
UK4
Published value updated to £1,669,912
16 Dec 2025, 16:31 GMT
was AFN 1,669,912
Contract award notice published
13 Apr 2026, 08:41 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
13 Apr 2026, 08:41 BST
Contract signature expected
1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Aug 2026, 17:13 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-12: 1 release · 12 Dec 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,669,9121 award exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Homeless OxfordshireVCSE1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2030Extensions: Four 12 month extension options depending on funding	£1,669,912	10 Apr 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Housing First Support Service · Homeless OxfordshireVCSE
Signed
1 Jul 2026
Value
£1,669,912
Period
1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Four 12 month extension options depending on funding

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	2	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxford City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJQW-3663-YMYQ Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford, South East, OX1 1BXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Homeless Oxfordshire LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGHX-6278-JZPV LUTHER STREET, OXFORD, South East, OX1 1ULContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Aug 2026, 17:13 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Apr 2026, 08:41 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Dec 2025, 16:31 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 16:40 GMT