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title: "Overnight Security Services for Homelessness Temporary Accommodation"
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# Overnight Security Services for Homelessness Temporary Accommodation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/overnight-security-services-for-homelessness-temporary-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-06c659). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Westmorland and Furness Council: "Overnight Security Services for Homelessness Temporary Accommodation". Published status: active. Published Value: £432,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council-ons-e06000064)
- **Published Value:** £432,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 August 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Security services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/overnight-security-services-for-homelessness-temporary-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-06c659#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c659`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/overnight-security-services-for-homelessness-temporary-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-06c659#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/overnight-security-services-for-homelessness-temporary-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-06c659#participate

## Description
Westmorland and Furness Council has a statutory duty to provide advice and assistance to people who are threatened with or experiencing homelessness, including the provision of interim and/or temporary accommodation in accordance with homelessness legislation and the Homelessness Code of Guidance.
The Council operates homelessness services across its administrative area, including a homelessness hostel in Kendal and a three bed temporary accommodation at a satellite site within the W&F footprint.
The Council is seeking the provision of an overnight waking night security service to support the safe and secure operation of the Hostel and to provide remote oversight of temporary accommodation during overnight hours.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79710000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £432,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/08/2026 to 01/09/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064201-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-08T12:26:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:44:41.414Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c659