Official UK procurement notice
Housing Support and Tenancy Sustainment Service
Authority: Uttlesford District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Chelmsford City Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUttlesford District Council are seeking to commission a Housing Support Service that will work towards preventing homelessness by supporting predominantly single individuals to retain their existing accommodation and to access and sustain accommodation including privately rented accommodation across the Uttlesford district. The Council is undertaking a below-threshold, single-stage open procurement process under the light-touch regime to support this commission. It is anticipated that the contract will be in place by 1 October 2026. Full details of the requirement are set out in the specification
Contract term - Uttlesford District Council proposes to enter into a contract with the successful Tenderer for an initial term of two years. The contract will include the option to extend for up to one additional 12 month period, giving a maximum potential term of three years.
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CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£360,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: As detailed in tende
- Price: As detailed in tende
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 17 Jul 2026, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2026, 10:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067597- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd90Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published102 days ago17 Jul 2026, 10:48 BST
- Clarification questions by88 days ago31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline74 days ago14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published17 Jul 2026, 10:48 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Chelmsford City Council,Procuring entityThis Procurement Process is being led by Chelmsford City Council
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender