Official UK procurement notice
Housing Support Service for Vulnerable Adults_2026
Authority: London Borough of Sutton (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHousing support service for single adults, aged 18 years and above, who are experiencing, or are at risk of, homelessness, and are vulnerable due to mental health needs, substance misuse problems, experience of domestic abuse, or have a history of offending.
This service will provide:
Short-term housing support to 119 units of supported accommodation that differ in size and location
Short-term floating support to 40 individuals per annum who are living in other types of accommodation, including temporary accommodation, social housing and private rented accommodation.
These individuals will likely have complex needs with dual or multiple diagnoses and will require support with tenancy sustainment or resettlement.
The Provider shall have the additional responsibility for carrying out housing management of furnished supported accommodation and to provide an out-of-hours concierge service.
These additional services will be funded through Housing Benefit eligible rent and not through the housing support contract.
This service will support vulnerable adults to live independently through the provision of housing related support and/or supported accommodation and to participate in a planned and seamless journey towards independent living. The service will promote recovery and facilitate social inclusion and wellbeing.
This procurement has been conducted as a light touch contract under Section 9 of the procurement Act 2023, for services specified in Schedule 1 of the Procurement Regulations 2024.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Dec 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,860,000
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 (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- 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
- 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
- Yes · next expected 2 Dec 2030
- First published
- 8 Dec 2025, 12:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2026, 13:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
DN799385- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017623- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f0b9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 11 dates- Planning notice published316 days ago8 Dec 2025, 12:39 GMT
- Market engagement290 days ago2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Council is conducting online Market Engagement by issuing a Market Engagement document which provides an overview of the current service, the client profile, and key strategic priorities and outcomes for the future.
The Council is seeking input from the housing support market, requesting engagement by way of response to a set of questions which will inform the development of the service specification and ensure the best outcomes for Sutton residents.
Information and access to the Market Engagement is availableon the ETender Portal at www.londontenders.org ↗ and responses will be collected by way of form completion.
- Next notice expected252 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published235 days ago26 Feb 2026, 20:25 GMT
- Clarification questions by186 days ago16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline180 days ago23 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by126 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent125 days ago17 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends115 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published106 days ago6 Jul 2026, 13:06 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 163 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Dec 2025, 12:39 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 20:25 GMTUK4
- Published value updated26 Feb 2026, 20:25 GMT
- Status changed to active26 Feb 2026, 20:25 GMT
- Procurement method changed26 Feb 2026, 20:25 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST26 Feb 2026, 20:25 GMT
- Contract award notice published17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract award notice published6 Jul 2026, 13:06 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 8 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Together for Mental Wellbeing1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: The contract can be extended for a further twenty four (24) months in two (2) optional twelve (12) month periods. · Amended: Extension of Standstill period from original date of 26 June 2026 to Midnight on Wednesday 8th July 2026 | £4,600,000 | 9 Jun 2026standstill to 26 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20final-stage tenders | 16 | 2 | — |
Who bid
- wonTogether for Mental Wellbeing · Greater London
- did not winSt Mungo'sVCSE · Greater London
- did not winBRIGHTER WAY SERVICES LTDSME · Greater London
- did not winELEVATING LIVES A LIMITEDSME · Greater London
- did not winIN COMMUNITY CARE LTDSME · North West England
- did not winKKD HEALTHCARE AND RECRUITMENT LIMITEDSME · South East England
- did not winNGUTEDAN CARE SERVICES LIMITEDSME · Greater London
- did not winSIMPLY CARE PARTNERS LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP LLPSME · Greater London
- did not winBE CARE LIMITEDSME · West Midlands
- did not winFORTIX LTDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winIMMEDIATE SOCIAL CARE LIMITEDSME · Greater London
- did not winSERVOL COMMUNITY SERVICESSMEVCSE · West Midlands
- did not winSKILLED HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LTD · Greater London
- did not winALPHA SUPPORTED LIVING LTDSME · Greater London
- did not winOPTIMISM SUPPORTED HOUSINGSME · Greater London
- did not winPCASH HEALTHCARE LIMITEDSME · South East England
- did not winQUALITA HEALTHCARE & RECRUITMENT LTDSME · West Midlands
- did not winWELLBEING ASSURED HEALTHCARE LTD · East of England
- did not winVEESUPPORTSERVICES LTDSME · South East England
- did not winGOC PROPERTIES LIMITEDSME · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
21 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- ALPHA SUPPORTED LIVING LTDBidder / tenderer
- BE CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- BRIGHTER WAY SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- ELEVATING LIVES A LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- FORTIX LTDBidder / tenderer
- GOC PROPERTIES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- IMMEDIATE SOCIAL CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- IN COMMUNITY CARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- KKD HEALTHCARE AND RECRUITMENT LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- NGUTEDAN CARE SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Show 11 more suppliers
- OPTIMISM SUPPORTED HOUSINGBidder / tenderer
- PCASH HEALTHCARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- QUALITA HEALTHCARE & RECRUITMENT LTDBidder / tenderer
- SERVOL COMMUNITY SERVICESBidder / tenderer
- SIMPLY CARE PARTNERS LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP LLPBidder / tenderer
- SKILLED HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LTDBidder / tenderer
- St Mungo'sBidder / tenderer
- Together for Mental WellbeingAwarded supplier
- Together for Mental WellbeingAwarded supplier
- VEESUPPORTSERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- WELLBEING ASSURED HEALTHCARE LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award 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