Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Supported Accommodation and Floating Support Services for Young People aged 16 and above
Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)
Coventry City Council (the Council) went out to tender for the re-commission of its block contract for the provision of Supported Accommodation and Floating Support services for young people aged 16-24, including Children in Care (CiC), Care Leavers, and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC). The procurement included 8 Lots, and the Council did not award 4 of the 8 Lots. Support Hours: 10 hours/week (first 4 weeks), then 5 hours/week, 24/7 on-call emergency on call support required. Providers must:
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCoventry City Council (the Council) went out to tender for the re-commission of its block contract for the provision of Supported Accommodation and Floating Support services for young people aged 16-24, including Children in Care (CiC), Care Leavers, and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC). The procurement included 8 Lots, and the Council did not award 4 of the 8 Lots. The Council would like to engage with the supported accommodation market before going back out to tender for the 4 Lots below:
Lots 1 - 3: 15 solo beds for each Lot (45 beds in total)
Lot 6: 27 shared beds (3/4/5 bed units)
Support Hours: 10 hours/week (first 4 weeks), then 5 hours/week, 24/7 on-call emergency on call support required.
Location Requirement: Within 10 miles of CV1 5RS
This service is mandated under several key legislative frameworks:
- Children Act 1989 (as amended)
- Children Act 2004
- Children and Social Work Act 2017
- Southwark Judgement (2009)
- Homelessness Reduction Act 2018
As of October 2023, Supported Accommodation is regulated by Ofsted. Providers must:
- Be registered or in the process of registering with Ofsted.
- Comply with The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and any future amendments.
Young people's needs are categorized into six groups:
- Low support needs - minimal supervision and guidance.
- Complex needs - intensive, specialist support (e.g., mental health, 24/7 care).
- Mild learning disabilities - enhanced support for daily living and learning.
- UASC - support with language, cultural integration, and life skills.
- NRPF - independent accommodation with immigration-related support.
- Parent and child - parenting support, attachment development, and service access.
Expected outcomes align with Ofsted's principles:
- Young people feel safe and secure in their environment.
- Their voices are heard and respected.
- Support staff are skilled, understanding, and collaborative.
- Accommodation is comfortable, stable, and well-maintained.
- Support sustains health and wellbeing.
- Relationships are trusting and meaningful.
- Young people are prepared for independent living.
- They feel positive about their future.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
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How Coventry City Council buys Social work services (CPV 8531), and who usually turns up
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Lot #1CPV 8531Published estimate£11m
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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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2026, 08:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 08:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107805- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bb28Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
13 Nov 2026 → 1 Apr 2028 · 3 dates- Planning notice published1h ago13 Nov 2026, 08:48 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Market engagementin 168 days30 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
The Council would like to hold two types of engagement with the supported accommodation market namely 121 engagement sessions and a group engagement event as follows:
121 engagement sessions with up to 5 providers that deliver solo supported accommodation and up to 5 providers that deliver shared supported accommodation to young people aged 16-24. Invitations to providers for the 121 engagement sessions will be issued on a first come first serve basis.
Dates: Between the 11th – 18th December 2026
Time: TBC
Platform: Microsoft Teams
Agenda:
- Background and context
- Contract structure rationale
- Contract value and procurement route
- Q&A
A group engagement event with the supported accommodation market will be held where the Council will provide an overview of the contract requirements and explain the procurement process of the re-commission. This group engagement event will take place early 2027 via Microsoft Teams.
To take part in a 121-engagement session and/or the group engagement event please email [email protected] by 27th November 2026 with the following details:
Email subject: Provision of Supported Accommodation and Floating Support Services for Young People aged 16 and above
Email message:
- Confirmation of which engagement session your organisation would like to attend i.e. a 121-engagement session and/or the group engagement event
•Organisation name
- Ofsted URN and registration date
•Ofsted accommodation category registration e.g. solo
- Name(s) of attendee
- Role(s) of attendee
- email address(es) of attendee
- Contact phone number(s) of attendee
Following registration with the above information, a Microsoft Teams invite will be issued to your organisation attendee(s) for:
•the 121-engagement session (if there is an available slot) by approximately 4th December 2026
•the group engagement event when a date for this event has been confirmed.
- Contract starts1 Apr 2028, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Nov 2026, 08:48 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender