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Published 18 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Targeted Supported Housing Support Services

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD33)
Final published estimate£7,425,000initial estimate £3,712,500 · 4 value updates
Submission deadline 26 Oct 202611:00 GMT · 3d 18h left
Clarification cut-off 19 Oct 202611:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 2 yrs 3 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The purpose of this service is to provide high-quality, integrated accommodation, housing-related support, care and mental health support for adults with complex and multiple needs.

The service is intended to support people who are unable to sustain independent living without specialist accommodation-based support and who may also require specialist care, mental health support or other interventions as a person with eligible Care Act needs, or a person at risk of developing eligible Care Act needs if suitable stable accommodation cannot be secured.

The service should, where required, include elements of a domestic support service to reduce the need for people to access residential care services by supporting residents to maintain their independence.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£7,425,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Female Only ProvisionRenewal 2 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£3,712,500

Female only provision for Targeted Supported Housing Support Services

Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 3 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £3,712,500 exc. VAT · £4,455,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleTurnover guideline: ~£3,313,280/yr≈ 2× annual value
Extensions: 2 year extension option available The published value shows the value over the whole contract period including the 2 year extension
85000000 Health and social work services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    See procurement documents

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Mixed-Gender ProvisionRenewal 2 yrs 3 moVCSEPublished value£3,712,500

Mixed-Gender Provision Targeted Supported Housing Support Services

Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 3 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £3,712,500 exc. VAT · £4,455,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: VCSE eligibleTurnover guideline: ~£3,313,280/yr≈ 2× annual value
Extensions: 2 year extension option available The published value shows the value over the whole contract period including the 2 year extension
85000000 Health and social work services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    See procurement documents

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
i

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 are scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 20%Social value: 20%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Price: 20%
  • Social Value: 20%
  • Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
  • Environment
  • Price
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
  • Technical & professional ability

    See procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • Turnover usually expected: about £3,313,280 per lot (twice each lot's annual value).

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. 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 Manchester City Council buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up

Manchester City Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →

1

How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerManchester City Council · division 85
The marketHealth and social work services (CPV 85) · North West England
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 11 of 27 known-size awards · market: division 85 · North West England, n=939
41%42%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in North West England.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 31 of 41 known-location awards · market: division 85 · North West England, n=1,359
76%64%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North West England.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 13 decided notices · market: division 85 · North West England, n=190
72 days52 days

Half of these awards were announced within 72 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 16 of 33 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: division 85 · North West England, n=1,197
48%69%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i

How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer26 lots with bid counts · broad CPV 85
15% had one bid
The market305 lots with bid counts · division 85 · North West England
17% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid15% / 17%
Buyer: 4 of 26 lots with published bid counts. Market: 51 of 305 lots with published bid counts.
2–350% / 33%
Buyer: 13 of 26 lots with published bid counts. Market: 102 of 305 lots with published bid counts.
4–612% / 29%
Buyer: 3 of 26 lots with published bid counts. Market: 87 of 305 lots with published bid counts.
7+23% / 21%
Buyer: 6 of 26 lots with published bid counts. Market: 65 of 305 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer24 lots with estimate and award · broad CPV 85
4% below estimate
The market205 lots with estimate and award · division 85 · North West England
29% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate4% / 29%
Buyer: 1 of 24 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 59 of 205 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%96% / 61%
Buyer: 23 of 24 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 125 of 205 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate0% / 10%
Buyer: 0 of 24 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 21 of 205 lots with an estimate and award.
2

Assess each lot
i

What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1Female Only ProvisionCPV 8500000027 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£3.7m
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

4expected bids24% chance of a single bid
forecast from 7,187 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid24%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 24%. This is a forecast.
2–339%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 39%. This is a forecast.
4–616%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 16%. This is a forecast.
7+22%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 22%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

Based on 314 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

£3.7mMatches estimate (57% chance)
314 comparable awards
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£3.7m
The middle half of likely prices meets at £3,712,500.
Estimate£3.7m
The buyer published an estimate of £3,712,500 for this lot.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Creative Support LtdLarge
8 wins in North West England16 panel places
£89m35 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago11 live · £510m
i

Public 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=16
Home Group LtdLarge
5 wins in North West England4 panel places
£34m46 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago14 live · £9.9m
i

Public 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=7
Comfort Call LtdLarge
2 wins in North West England18 panel places
£25m27 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago7 live · £97m
i

Public 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=5
The Riverside Group Limited
2 wins in North West England3 panel places
£87m21 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago4 live · £65m
i

Public 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=3
Tomorrow's WomenLarge
2 wins in North West England
£164k2 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago1 live · £90k
i

Public 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.

no comparable pairs
Lot #2Mixed-Gender ProvisionCPV 8500000027 monthsPublished estimate£3.7m
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

4expected bids24% chance of a single bid
forecast from 7,187 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid24%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 24%. This is a forecast.
2–339%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 39%. This is a forecast.
4–615%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 15%. This is a forecast.
7+22%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 22%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

Based on 314 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

£3.7mMatches estimate (57% chance)
314 comparable awards
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£3.7m
The middle half of likely prices meets at £3,712,500.
Estimate£3.7m
The buyer published an estimate of £3,712,500 for this lot.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Creative Support LtdLarge
8 wins in North West England16 panel places
£89m35 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago11 live · £510m
i

Public 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=16
Home Group LtdLarge
5 wins in North West England4 panel places
£34m46 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago14 live · £9.9m
i

Public 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=7
Comfort Call LtdLarge
2 wins in North West England18 panel places
£25m27 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago7 live · £97m
i

Public 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=5
The Riverside Group Limited
2 wins in North West England3 panel places
£87m21 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago4 live · £65m
i

Public 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=3
Excel Housing SolutionsSME
4 wins in North West England
£2.0m4 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago1 live · £575k
i

Public 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=2
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.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

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
Open for tender
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
18 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2026, 10:07 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Dec 2026
Authority reference
P-1691
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094344
Accelerated
Qualifying planned procurement notice
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b809 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)
Submission portal named on this notice: 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
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Tender submission deadline
26 Oct 2026, 11:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 4pm on 26th October 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.

See link to chest advert - procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View ↗

Timeline

18 Jun 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published126 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
  2. Market engagement49 days ago
    3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

    As part of the preliminary market engagement, the Council will be hosting a market engagement webinar on Thursday, 3rd September 2026, 11 am - 12:30 pm on Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend this webinar, you can register for a place by completing this form:

    forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗

  3. Next notice expected30 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published16 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 14:57 BST
  5. Clarification questions by3 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published1 day ago
    21 Oct 2026, 10:07 BST
  7. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  8. Submission deadlinein 4 days
    26 Oct 2026, 11:00 GMT
  9. Award decision expected byin 42 days
    3 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  10. Contract startsin 73 days
    4 Jan 2027

Notice history

16 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
    UK2
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    13 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
    UK3
  3. Published value published: £6,800,000
    13 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
  4. Status changed to planned
    13 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    13 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
  6. Deadline published: 13 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
    13 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
  7. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 14:13 BST
    UK2
  8. Tender notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 14:57 BST
    UK4
  9. Published value updated to £3,712,500
    6 Oct 2026, 14:57 BST
    was £6,800,000
  10. Status changed to active
    6 Oct 2026, 14:57 BST
  11. Deadline moved to 19 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
    6 Oct 2026, 14:57 BST
    +6 days · was 13 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
  12. Tender notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 07:56 BST
    UK4
  13. Tender notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 08:23 BST
    UK4
  14. Deadline moved to 26 Oct 2026, 11:00 GMT
    12 Oct 2026, 08:23 BST
    +7 days · was 19 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
  15. Tender notice published
    21 Oct 2026, 10:07 BST
    UK4
  16. Published value updated to £7,425,000
    21 Oct 2026, 10:07 BST
    was £3,712,500
Published amendments (2)

Extension to submission deadline

Clarification of contract value

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2026-10: 1 release · 6 Oct 2026
  • 2026-08: 2 releases · 13 Aug 2026, 27 Aug 2026
  • 2026-06: 1 release · 18 Jun 2026

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

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLNV-8798-LDMP Town Hall Extension, Manchester, North West, M60 2LAContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…

Notices published for this procedure

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  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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