Official UK procurement notice
Preliminary market engagement for Housing Related Support Services (Housing Support Grant funded) to prevent homelessness
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSwansea Council is hosting a market engagement event for organisations interested in delivering Housing Related Support Services (Housing Support Grant funded) to prevent homelessness which include:
- Services to rough sleepers.
- Rapid Response Assertive outreach support to people in Emergency Temp Accommodation e.g. Bed & Breakfast and Hotels.
- Floating Support to people in managed dispersed accommodation.
- Floating Support to people in their own homes.
- Support to access private rented accommodation.
Date/time: 8th July 2026 at 2pm to 3.30pm
LOCATION: Virtual (Microsoft Teams)
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services
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From the published notice- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Dec 2026
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How City & County of Swansea buys Social work and related services (CPV 8530), and who usually turns up
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Lot #1CPV 8530Published estimate£40m
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 10:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056954- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f3cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 16:56 BST
- Latest notice published129 days ago17 Jun 2026, 10:13 BST
- Market engagement108 days ago8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
The Council is looking to establish a framework agreement with organisations it can work with in the future to deliver high-quality housing related support homeless prevention services to those in need. The aim is to make homeless rare, brief and unrepeated.
Please see Welsh Government Guidance on housing related support www.gov.wales/housing-support-gran… ↗.
The framework agreement will have separate Lots that will offer the Council the flexibility to commission housing related support services that are effective at supporting individuals with a range of needs which will include adults over 16 years plus and includes support needs around general homelessness, young people, older people, families with children, mental health, substance misuse, ex-offenders, refugees. This list is not exhaustive and may be overlapping.
These lots are as follows:-
- Lot 1: Services to rough sleepers aimed at achieving “no second night out” and to support rough sleepers to engage to access statutory homeless services. This includes 365 daily assertive outreach, advice, information and assistance and drop-in services. Contracts entered via Lot 1 will be block contracts.
- Lot 2: Rapid Response Assertive Outreach Support to people in Emergency Temp Accommodation e.g. Bed & Breakfast and Hotels. This includes the following service models; Rapid response, assertive outreach support, advice and information, pre-occupation contract preparation support, drop-in service and resettlement support. Contracts entered via Lot 2 will be block contracts.
- Lot 3: Floating Support to people in managed dispersed accommodation. This includes the following service models floating support in temporary dispersed accommodation, pre-occupation contract preparation support (pre-tenancy), drop-in service and telephone out of hours support. This may also include entering a housing management agreement with a number of RSL’s. Partners. Contracts entered via lot 3 will be block contracts.
- Lot 4: Floating Support to people in their own homes. This includes the following service models floating support in people own homes, drop-in support, pre-occupation contract preparation support, advice and information and aftercare support. Contracts entered via lot 4 will be block contracts.
- Lot 5: Private Rented Access Support. This includes the following service models Recruitment of private sector landlords with affordable accommodation. Ensuring compliance and quality property checks. Administering of bond certificates and cash bonds. Promotion of Credit Union saving scheme for replacing bonds. Pre-occupation contract preparation support, Floating support to private rented tenants who access accommodation with service. Support to private landlords. Management of private sector properties. Contracts entered via lot 5 will be block contracts.
Lot 6: Innovation. This lot may contain new and innovative service models or may invite providers to identify innovation to deliver expressed strategic and interim outcomes. Contracts entered via lot 6 may consider a range of options and will not necessarily be block.
The Council would like to invite existing and potential providers of housing related support to take part in our virtual market engagement event. The purpose of this event will be:
- To share information on the aims and objectives of the Framework
- To share information from the annual review of homeless to understand the context for the delivery of services.
- To outline the procurement approach
Registration Details:
- The event will be held on 8th July 2026 at 2:00pm – 3:30pm.
- Please register your interest by emailing [email protected] before 1st July 2026 to enable a TEAM’s invite link to be sent to you.
This event will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams and we recommend that you join via a laptop/desktop so that it will be easier for you to type and use chat functionality.
Please note that the details and dates within this notice maybe subject to change.
- Tender notice expected85 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 37 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 16:56 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Jun 2026, 10:13 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender