Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 22 May 2025, 15:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Support at Oasis House

Official notice

Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £1.0m / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2025awarded 30 Jul 2025
Awarded to Connection Support2 awards
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Northamptonshire Council has undertaken a competitive procurement process to commission a Support Provider to continue to deliver specialist support to individuals with multiple and complex needs with a history of rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping, who are accommodated at Oasis House, Northampton.

WNC has expressed a commitment within its Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2027 to homeless people with multiple needs who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping people is tailored to the needs of individual to secure better outcomes, improve health and wellbeing and support recovery and avoid repeated homelessness.

The scheme will provide a 'preventative' service and work in partnership with WNC and its partners to accommodate people with immediate housing and support needs, preventing rough sleeping, and assisting rough sleepers in transitioning to independent living. It will also offer off-the-street rapid response beds for an initial assessment period within en-suite rooms to identify the housing and support needs of service users based on their assessed needs and risks. The goal is to minimise returns to homelessness, promote independence, prevent social exclusion, support individuals with substance misuse issues, and operate within a psychologically informed environment

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2028, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Guidance services · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 6 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2028
First published
22 May 2025, 15:03 BST
Last source update
15 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jul 2025
Authority reference
WNC00000531
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031323
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Guidance servicesWelfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051e70 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission not allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All submissions must be received through In-Tend by the deadline above.

in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/ProjectMana… ↗

Timeline

22 May 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 15:03 BST
  2. Market engagement
    4 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) would like to invite Providers to attend a market engagement event via Microsoft Teams on 5th June 2025 from 10.00am - 11.00am for its supported accommodation service based at Oasis House, NN1 3DS, for individuals who are homeless and have a history of rough sleeping.

    Purpose of the Engagement:

    West Northamptonshire Council will be inviting tenders for its supported accommodation service in Oasis House, Northampton. The Service is for people who are identified as having experienced rough sleeping and those identified as being at risk of rough sleeping or becoming homeless, addressing a range of medium to high level needs, acknowledging that different individuals require differing levels of support. The Service will work with the individual to understand what support they need to live independently, by assessing their ability to manage daily tasks, maintain a safe environment, and access community services.

    During this event, the service details will be presented and questions will be welcomed from attendees.

    The service is divided into two parts:

    Part A comprises of 48 bed spaces for people identified as experiencing rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping, who have a mixture of medium and high support needs, including those who need to 'step up' from lower level of supported accommodation service. The Service will offer support to move on and sustain independence, including work, learning and employment, resilience and building links within the community.

    Part B comprises 11 assessment beds, on the ground floor, for up to 28 days, to allow for rapid and comprehensive assessments of individual needs and onward placement in an appropriate service. The facility is within the main Oasis House building but accessed through a key-fob controlled door; through which residents in the main building will not have access. All access will be via referral from the Outreach Team, which may include on- the night emergency placement.

    If your organisation would like to attend the event please email [email protected] with the title OASIS HOUSE MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT FAO KAYLEY LAKIN and include the correct email address that you would like the Teams invitation to be sent to and the names and roles of those planning to attend. Please express your interest in attending no later than 4th June 2025.

    Participation or non-participation in this Market Exercise shall not prevent any organisation participating in any potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any organisation at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. Participating in any market engagement exercise does not guarantee any Provider any future work with WNC.

  3. Tender notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 15:46 BST
  4. Next notice expected
    10 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Clarification questions by
    25 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Submission deadline
    11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent
    30 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Award decision expected by
    30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  9. Standstill ends
    11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  10. Contract starts392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  11. Latest notice published317 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT

Notice history

12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 May 2025, 15:03 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 15:46 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated
    10 Jun 2025, 15:46 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    10 Jun 2025, 15:46 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    10 Jun 2025, 15:46 BST
  6. Deadline published: 11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    10 Jun 2025, 15:46 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 16:26 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    30 Jul 2025, 16:26 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 14:11 BST
    UK7
  11. Contract termination notice published
    5 Dec 2025, 10:21 GMT
    UK11
  12. Contract details notice published
    15 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2025
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 10 Jun 2025
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 22 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,200,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 2 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Connection Support1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 12 months + 12 months£1,200,00030 Jul 2025Awarded
Connection Support£1,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Support at Oasis House · Connection Support

    Signed
    2 Oct 2025
    Value
    £1,200,000
    Period
    2 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
    Status
    terminated, Contract Details Notice was incorrectly published, therefore it needs to be published again.
    Extensions
    12 months + 12 months at the discretion of the Council.
    Final value
    £1,200,000
    Termination
    other
  • Contract 2 · Connection Support

    Signed
    2 Oct 2025
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Period
    2 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders70—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGDV-8944-CMBP Angel Street, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 1EDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CONNECTION SUPPORTAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03072719GB-PPON: PTDM-3433-JBCT The Old School, Oxford, South East, OX2 8AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure