Official UK procurement notice
Open Framework for Provision of Nightly Rate Temporary Accommodation For RBWM
Authority: Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRBWM is a non-stock holding Council and therefore need to procure temporary accommodation to meet homelessness. With a very limited Council's owned accommodation and a need to fulfil its statutory duty, RBWM seek to create a framework for provision of temporary accommodation by appointing a number of suitable Providers (Housing Companies, Lettings Agents or other capable organisations) who can offer a wide range of suitable properties which can be used for temporary accommodation placements by RBWM as/when required.
The ITT documents are hosted on public.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
and describe how the Procurement will be conducted, including details of the associated Procurement timetable, award criteria and how to respond to this opportunity
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: The market engagement was carried out with other Authorities and suppliers. Notice was published in the Contract Finder
CPV: Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation · Social work services with accommodation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Jun 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 1 Jun 2034
Published description of the framework
This Open Framework is for provision of various types of properties which will be used for temporary accommodation by the Council as when required. The full details are provided in the ITT documents.
The Framework will allow the Council to award the call off contracts ( referred to as Placement Contracts in the Terms and Conditions and Specification ) with and without further competition. All properties put forward to the Council for a potential temporary accommodation placements , must meet the required standards as described in the Specification. The selection of properties will be based on the suitability and the cost.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£50,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per the ITT documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per the ITT documents
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 sub-criteria (1)
- Technical and Qualitative Aspect of the Service Delivery: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Technical and Qualitative Aspect of the Service Delivery: There are various sub-criteria with allocated % weightings . The details are included in the ITT documents.
- Economic & financial standing
As per the ITT documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per the ITT documents
- “Open Framework for Provision of Nightly Rate Temporary Accommodation…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2029
- First published
- 26 Feb 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017593- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d95Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All submission must be done via the Portal where the tender is hosted which is public.bravosolution.co.uk// ↗
Timeline
26 Feb 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published238 days ago26 Feb 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends198 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown7 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by152 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 17:11 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The ITT documents are hosted on the portal https://public.bravosolution.co.uk//
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender