Official UK procurement notice
Rochdale Team Around the Young Person Accommodation Model (TAYPAS)
Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRochdale Borough Council is seeking to commission a Young People's Supported Accommodation Service based on the Team Around the Young Person (TAYPAS) model using a Competitive Flexible Procedure via Light Touch Regime as per Procurement Act 2023.
The service will deliver specialist, psychologically informed supported accommodation for young people aged 18-25 with support needs who are at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness.
The provision will deliver 24/7 support and management across our newly developed, purpose-built accommodation of 28 x self-contained units of accommodation. All three sites are council-owned assets, which will remain in Council ownership and be leased to the successful provider.
To maximise competition and encourage a broad range of high-quality bids, the accommodation will be leased. This can be a Registered Provider (RP), a charitable organisation, community interest company, specialist housing provider, or another suitably experienced organisation.
Bids may be submitted by a single organisation or through a partnership arrangement, including but not limited to an RP working alongside a support provider or other relevant delivery partner.
The accommodation provision relates to three separate sites, which are expected to become operational on a phased basis as units achieve practical completion at different times. Bidders should therefore demonstrate their ability to mobilise and scale services in line with the phased handover programme, ensuring accommodation and support are available as each site becomes operational.
The accommodation provision will be supported through a separate revenue-funded support contract, ensuring the effective and sustainable delivery of both housing management and person-centred support services.
Bidders must demonstrate appropriate experience, financial standing, operational capacity, and governance arrangements to deliver the required accommodation and support outcomes, either directly or through established partnership arrangements.
This flexible delivery approach is intended to maximise competition, innovation, and value for money within the market, and compliant landlords, whilst ensuring residents are provided with safe, high-quality accommodation and tailored support that enables positive outcomes and greater independence.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 13 Jan 2031, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: Award Process: The procurement will be conducted using a Competitive Flexible Procedure comprising two phases. Phase 1: Written Tender Submission Tender submissions will be evaluated against the published quality and price criteria. The purpose of Phase 1 is to establish a shortlist of bidders for Phase 2. Following evaluation of the written tender submissions, the Council will invite up to the three highest-scoring bidders to attend an interview and presentation session. Phase 2: Interview and Presentation The interview and presentation will be evaluated and scored out of 100% in accordance with the published evaluation methodology. Scores achieved in Phase 1 will not be carried forward into Phase 2. Phase 1 is solely for the purpose of determining which bidders progress to the final stage of the procurement. Contract award will be based on the results of Phase 2 only.
CPV: Housing services · Non-residential property renting or leasing services · Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,600,000
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 55%
- Price: 25%
- Social Value (Qualitative): 10%
- Social Value (Quantitative): 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality
- Social Value (Qualitative)
- Social Value (Quantitative)
- Price
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 13 Jan 2031
- First published
- 26 Aug 2026, 14:32 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 19:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
020461- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081379- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ecc3Find a Tender
- How it runs
Award Process:
The procurement will be conducted using a Competitive Flexible Procedure comprising two phases.
Phase 1: Written Tender Submission
Tender submissions will be evaluated against the published quality and price criteria. The purpose of Phase 1 is to establish a shortlist of bidders for Phase 2.
Following evaluation of the written tender submissions, the Council will invite up to the three highest-scoring bidders to attend an interview and presentation session.
Phase 2: Interview and Presentation
The interview and presentation will be evaluated and scored out of 100% in accordance with the published evaluation methodology.
Scores achieved in Phase 1 will not be carried forward into Phase 2. Phase 1 is solely for the purpose of determining which bidders progress to the final stage of the procurement. Contract award will be based on the results of Phase 2 only.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All clarifications/questions and tender submissions must be sent via the Council's E-Tendering System ("The Chest").
Any clarifications, communications or tenders sent outside of The Chest will not be accepted.
To register to The Chest, please see link to the advert for the opportunity:
Timeline
26 Aug 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published59 days ago26 Aug 2026, 14:32 BST
- Clarification questions by43 days ago11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline38 days ago17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by22 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts13 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 days ago23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago23 Oct 2026, 19:22 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2026- Tender notice published26 Aug 2026, 14:32 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2026, 19:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2026, 19:22 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stone ProjectsSMEVCSE2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2029 · up to 1 Nov 2031Extensions: Maximum of 24 months | £1,108,081 | 23 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 2 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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