Official UK procurement notice
Accommodation Only Services for People Experiencing Homelessness - Private Rented Sector Accommodation
Authority: Glasgow City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGlasgow City Council invites tender bids for the provision of private rented sector accommodation, together with all associated housing management services, for use as temporary furnished accommodation for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
The Council intends to award up to four separate contracts under this procurement.
- Recurrence: The contract duration is for 4 years with an option for the Council to extend for a further 3 years.
CPV: Letting services of own property · Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis · Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis · Real estate services with own property · Renting or leasing services of own property · Residential property services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Glasgow City Council (the Council) has a statutory duty to provide temporary…Renewal
Glasgow City Council (the Council) has a statutory duty to provide temporary accommodation to people that are experiencing homelessness, to meet its obligations under Part II of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 – Homelessness Provisions (as amended).
The council requires suitable suppliers to provide private rented sector accommodation, to be used as temporary accommodation, for single people, couples, and households with children who are experiencing homelessness, and to provide a complete property management service in support of this provision.
The Council will be the Leaseholder for all properties and will define the terms of the Lease.
Suppliers will either be registered on the Scottish Letting Agent Register at the time of tender submission or achieve registration by the Request for Documentation stage and maintain this registration throughout the duration of the contract.
The supplier shall provide private rented sector accommodation that is fully furnished and is safe, warm and suitable for occupation. Throughout the duration of the Contract, all accommodation must comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
Suppliers can offer a variety of property types including, apartments, maisonettes, detached/semi-detached/terraced dwellings, converted or purpose-built buildings including those above business premises. A proportion of the properties supplied must be capable of meeting the needs of households with mobility impairments, sensory impairments, or other accessibility requirements.
The Council intends to award up to four separate contracts under this procurement.
Each contract will require each awarded supplier to deliver 250 private rented sector properties by the end of Year 1 and to maintain a supply of 250 properties throughout the initial contract term, subject to the terms of the contract and agreed performance management arrangements.
An economic operator may participate in this procurement only once, whether as a sole Bidder or as a member of a consortium or joint venture. An economic operator must not submit, or be involved in, more than one tender.
Suppliers will have the opportunity to indicate whether they are able to deliver additional properties beyond the 250 target, and, where applicable, the anticipated timescales these would be available.
Where the Council requires additional capacity, due to not awarding 4 contracts it may exercise this option and modify one or more of the Contracts in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 as per the ITT. Additional capacity may also be required of suppliers through the lifetime of the contract where there is additional demand or if an awarded supplier is not able to deliver. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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 (5)
- Service Implementation Plan: 8%
- Property Supply and Retention Strategy: 12%
- Performance Management and Partnership Working: 5%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (5)
- Service Implementation Plan: 8%
- Property Supply and Retention Strategy: 12%
- Performance Management and Partnership Working: 5%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- Price: 70%
- Suitability
Suppliers will either be registered on the Scottish Letting Agent Register at the time of tender submission or achieve registration by the Request for Documentation stage and maintain this registration throughout the duration of the contract.
Bidders are required to confirm that all staff involved in the delivery of the service and directly linking with placed households will successfully undergo a full Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Disclosure check, and that regular re-checks will be completed at the required interval.
- Economic & financial standing
Scoring method as detailed in the procurement documents.
Financial Check
Bidders must comply with the undernoted financial requirements in relation to Trading Performance and Liquidity in order to participate in the tendering process:-
Trading Performance Ratio
-An overall positive outcome on pre-tax profit over a 3 year period. Exceptional items occurring in the normal course of business and non-recurring items can be excluded from calculation.
Liquidity Ratios
-Current Ratio - Current Assets/Current Liabilities
-Leverage Ratio - Long-term Liabilities/Net Worth
Bidders must achieve a score of 5 and above from a combination of above two liquidity ratios.
Intangibles can be included for purposes of the Net Worth figure.
The above ratios should be calculated on last set of accounts filed at Companies House.
For non-UK Companies, ratios should be calculated on information contained in the most recent audited accounts.
Bidders who have been trading for less than 3 years must provide evidence that they have met the above minimum financial requirements for the period during which they have been trading.
Bidders who do not comply with the above financial requirements but are part of a Group, can provide a Parent Guarantee if the Parent company satisfies the financial requirements stipulated above.
Where the bidder is a group of economic operators (such as a consortium), the Lead Party of that group must comply with minimum financial requirements.
Bidders will be required to provide …
Minimum: The supplier shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services: -Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION (GBP10000000) POUNDS STERLING in respect of any one claim and unlimited in the period. -Public Liability insurance to the value o…
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £355,413,270 (twice the 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 Glasgow City Council buys Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis (CPV 7033), and who usually turns up
Glasgow 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: Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis (CPV 7033) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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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.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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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 Scotland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Scotland.
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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.
Half of these awards were announced within 51 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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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.
1 bid17% / 31%
2–348% / 44%
4–613% / 19%
7+22% / 6%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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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.
Below estimate46% / 40%
Within ±2%54% / 30%
Above estimate0% / 30%
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.
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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 #1Glasgow City Council (the Council) has a statutory duty to provide temporary…CPV 7033Published estimate£178m
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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. The bar shows 16 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid31%
2–344%
4–619%
7+6%
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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.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
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.
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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.
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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.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · The contract duration is for 4 years with an option for the Council to extend for a further 3 years.
- First published
- 20 May 2026, 13:30 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Nov 2026 – …
- Authority reference
GCC006634SW- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099325- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069d66Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
- Performance terms
KPIs as detailed in the Procurement documents
- Review procedure
Glasgow City Council (“the Council”) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates concerned of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a dynamic purchasing system. The Council must allow a period of at least the relevant standstill period (where the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic means the period is 10 days ending at midnight at the end of the 10th day after that on which the last notice is sent, when sent by other means the period is 15 days) to elapse between the date of despatch of the notice referred to in Regulation 85(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”).
The Council is obliged to comply with the Regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the Council, suffers or risks suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the Council must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the dynamic purchasing system unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of; or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition.
The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations. Economic Operators can write to the Council seeking further clarification on the notice, to which the Council must respond within 15 days. Economic Operators should be mindful to seek their own independent legal advice when they consider appropriate to do so.
Publisher note: Award Criteria - If any bidder scores zero in any quality question their bid will be excluded. If any bidder scores less than 60 in any one question their bid may still be awarded subject to an improvement plan for that question area. If any bidder scores less than 60 in more than one question the Council reserves the right to exclude the bid All mandatory Pass/fail criteria as stated in the procurement documents. 4.c.4 If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. 4.C.7 Bidders will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the climate emergency and the impact of their organisation, including their organisation’s own scope 1 and 2 emissions Freedom of Information Act - Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Tenderers must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish the council to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI certificate (NB the council does not bind itself to withhold this information). Tenderers Amendments - bidders must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification they may wish to make conditional to this offer. Prompt Payment - the successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum, invoices rendered by subcontractors shall (unless formally disputed by the tenderer) be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its sub-contractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. Non-Collusion - Tenderers will be required to complete this certificate. Professional Integrity Certificate - Tenderers will be required to complete this certificate. Bidders must submit a To Whom it May Concern (TWIMC) letter from their Insurance Broker as evidence of their insurances when submitting their bid. Bidders will be required to upload this within the ‘Technical Envelope’ of the eTender portal. Terms and Conditions are located within the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation, situated within the buyers attachments area of PCS-T. Tenderers must ensure they read these documents in line with this contract notice. COMMUNITY BENEFITS POINTS AND THRESHOLDS: All thresholds and point requirements are detailed in section 5 of the Invitation to Tender. Only Bidders who provide the desired points and provide completed menu and methodology will progress. The Council reserves the right not to award a contract where, following evaluation, the prices tendered do not demonstrate Best Value, or would result in the anticipated aggregate cost of the contract materially exceeding the Council's estimated contract value. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32892. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Minimum Community Benefits 420 points is required; community benefit points will be triggered once the spend reaches 1,000,000 GBP per contract. (SC Ref:845917)
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Public Contracts Scotland- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Sept 2026 → 20 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice publishedearlier today21 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 30 days20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 30 days20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2026- Published value published: £177,706,63521 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
- Status changed to active21 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
- Deadline published: 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT21 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria