Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 18 Jul 2025, 14:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Refugee Resettlement Scheme · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH)

Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 6 Feb 2026awarded 10 Mar 2026

Awarded to HopeWorks UK (Bedford)

Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2029 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Resettlement of families: housing, health, education, language (ESOL), immigration status, employment, benefits, and integration within the local community.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£500,000

Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2029 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: One period of up to 12 months

75200000 Provision of services to the community 85000000 Health and social work services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

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

Simple description: 100% quality as detailed in ITT

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: 18 Jul 2025, 14:20 BST
Last source update: 26 Mar 2026, 14:34 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 6 Mar 2026
Authority reference: C BBC HO 07418
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-086391
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05622e Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: BACS

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submit via Intend: in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Project… ↗

Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 9 dates

Planning notice published
18 Jul 2025, 14:20 BST
Market engagement
2 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
How to Participate
We invite suppliers and stakeholders to engage in the following:
Market engagement event (online MS Teams):
One-to-one supplier meetings
Date: Wednesday 13th August 2025 or Thursday 14th August 2025.
Please register your interest by Friday 1st August 2025 by contacting us through the correspondence section of this project on In-tend.
Please note there will be an initial briefing held on the morning of Wednesday 13th August, for all interested parties. An invite to the briefing along with your individual meeting will be sent out to you once we have received your request to participate.
For full details please register an account on In-tend and view the Pre-Market Engagement document attached to this project.
Tender notice published294 days ago
30 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMT
Clarification questions by263 days ago
30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline256 days ago
6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by227 days ago
6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent224 days ago
10 Mar 2026
Latest notice published208 days ago
26 Mar 2026, 14:34 GMT
Contract starts172 days ago
1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
18 Jul 2025, 14:20 BST
UK2
Tender notice published
30 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMT
UK4
Published value published: £500,000
30 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMT
Status changed to active
30 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMT
Procurement method changed
30 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMT
Deadline published: 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
30 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMT
Tender notice published
30 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
12 Mar 2026, 13:10 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 Mar 2026, 13:10 GMT
Contract details notice published
26 Mar 2026, 14:34 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Published amendments (1)

Included direct link to procurement: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/ProjectManage/4100

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-12: 1 release · 30 Dec 2025
2025-07: 1 release · 18 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HopeWorks UK (Bedford)SME1 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 12 months	£500,000	10 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Refugee Resettlement Scheme · HopeWorks UK (Bedford)SME
Signed
26 Mar 2026
Value
£500,000
Period
1 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
12 months
6 agreed KPIs: Education, employment or training · Welfare · ESOL …
- Education, employment or training, Percentage of resettlement clients accessing appropriate education, employment or training
- Welfare, Percentage of resettlement clients accessing appropriate welfare benefits
- ESOL, Percentage of resettlement clients accessing and engaging in ESOL provision
- Outcomes, Number of resettled families successfully achieving the 'desired outcomes' stated in their EHAs and TAF plans
- Satisfaction, Percentage of resettled families reporting to be satisfied with the service provided
- Expenditure, Tariff funding expended as per Home Office guidelines for eligible expenditure for integration support

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HopeWorks UK (Bedford)Awarded supplierGB-CHC: 1139956GB-COH: 07433621 56 Harpur Street, Bedford, East of England, MK40 2QTContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSearch "Refugee Resettlement Services and ESOL Programme"
Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Mar 2026, 14:34 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Mar 2026, 13:10 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender30 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender30 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMT
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender18 Jul 2025, 14:20 BST