Official UK procurement notice
Provision of A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Manchester
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
Manchester City Council is seeking providers to deliver A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Supported Accommodation Services for adults aged 18 and over who are sleeping rough, have recently slept rough, or are at imminent risk of rough sleeping. The services will provide safe, short-term accommodation alongside tailored support to help individuals address support needs, improve health and wellbeing, maximise independence, and progress towards sustainable move-on accommodation. The procurement forms part of Manchester's wider homelessness and rough sleeping response.
The requirement is divided into the following lots:
Lot 1: ABEN Core Accommodation and Support Services
Supported accommodation and support services for adults who are sleeping rough or at immediate risk of rough sleeping.
Lot 2: Women's ABEN Supported Accommodation Services
Accommodation and support provision specifically designed to meet the needs of women experiencing, or at risk of, rough sleeping.
Lot 3: LGBTQ+ ABEN Supported Accommodation Services
Specialist accommodation and support services for LGBTQ+ individuals experiencing, or at risk of, rough sleeping.
Lot 4: No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) / Restricted Eligibility ABEN Supported Accommodation Services
Specialist accommodation and support services for individuals with restricted eligibility for public funds or housing assistance.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£12,302,208 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1ABEN Core Accommodation and Support Services Supported accommodation and support services for adults who are sleeping rough or at immediate risk of rough sleeping.RenewalPublished value£7,745,088
A Bed Every Night Core Accommodation and Support Services
Supported accommodation and support services for adults who are sleeping rough or at immediate risk of rough sleeping.
Lot #2Women's ABEN Supported Accommodation Services Accommodation and support provision specifically designed to meet the needs of women experiencing, or at risk of, rough sleeping.RenewalPublished value£1,809,600
Women's A Bed Every Night Supported Accommodation Services
Accommodation and support provision specifically designed to meet the needs of women experiencing, or at risk of, rough sleeping.
Lot #3LGBTQ+ ABEN Supported Accommodation Services Specialist accommodation and support services for LGBTQ+ individuals experiencing, or at risk of, rough sleeping.RenewalPublished value£576,000
LGBTQ+ A Bed Every Night Supported Accommodation Services
Specialist accommodation and support services for LGBTQ+ individuals experiencing, or at risk of, rough sleeping.
Lot #4No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) / Restricted Eligibility ABEN Supported Accommodation Services Specialist accommodation and support services for individuals with restricted eligibility for public funds or housing assistance.RenewalPublished value£2,171,520
A Bed Every Night No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) / Restricted Eligibility ABEN Supported Accommodation Services
Specialist accommodation and support services for individuals with restricted eligibility for public funds or housing assistance.
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 (4)
- Quality: 45%
- Price: 25%
- Social Value: 20%
- Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Environment
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 3 Sept 2031
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 17:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
P-1477- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083666- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb5fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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 11am on 2nd 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.
Timeline
14 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published104 days ago14 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
- Market engagement94 days ago23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
'A Bed Every Night' (ABEN) Services Market Engagement
Manchester City Council is seeking to engage with existing and potential providers of 'A Bed Every Night' (ABEN) services in Manchester. ABEN provides support in an accommodation-based setting for people who are sleeping rough, or at risk of sleeping rough in Manchester.
Following on from previous co-production workshop we are now holding a market engagement event to set out our plans for retendering the contracts for ABEN services.
The event will be held at:
The Friends Meeting House
6 Mount Street
Manchester
M2 5NS
2pm-3:30pm, Thursday 23rd July 2026.
All are welcome to attend.
If you would like to express an interest or need any further information, please email Sean Bleasdale at [email protected]
- Tender notice published53 days ago3 Sept 2026, 17:21 BST
- Clarification questions by39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 80 days13 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 157 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Jul 2026, 17:04 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2026, 17:21 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active3 Sept 2026, 17:21 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Sept 2026, 17:21 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST3 Sept 2026, 17:21 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding 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…
- Technical specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender