Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Supported Accommodation Services for Young People (2 Lots)
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is tendering for Supported Accommodation for Young People to provide a sufficient and varied range of supported accommodation across the county. Tenderers must be either registered with or in the process of registering with Ofsted and have been issued with a URN number at the point of tender submission. The successful Tenderers are required to ensure that the properties that will be used for these services are registered with Ofsted during the transition/mobilisation period before Service Commencement and meet Supported Accommodation Regulations (England) 2023 ("the Regulations"). These Services will support the Authority to fulfil its sufficiency duty in relation to Looked After Children and to improve outcomes for Care Leavers and Homeless people.
Lot 1 - Core Central
Lot 2 - Core East
This procurement was an expedited procedure, so a mandatory standstill period is not required, however, the Authority are carrying out a voluntary 5 working day standstill period that will end at midnight on Friday 31st July 2026.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£322,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Core CentralAwardedPublished value£214,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Core EastAwardedPublished value£108,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 May 2026, 14:12 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
JW/CYP/CAPH/LCC/26/1522- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041965- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069372Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 May 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 May 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 May 2026 → 31 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published172 days ago7 May 2026, 14:12 BST
- Clarification questions by159 days ago21 May 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline152 days ago28 May 2026, 11:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent95 days ago24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published94 days ago24 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
- Contract starts88 days ago31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by87 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2026- Tender notice published7 May 2026, 14:12 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Jul 2026, 14:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Stepping Stone ProjectsSMEVCSE24 Aug 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 | £322,000 | 24 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Core Central | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2 · Core East | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTDProcuring entityEvaluation and ongoing contract management support for the social value deliverables under the future contract.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STEPPING STONE PROJECTSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender