Official UK procurement notice
Short-term, Temporary Supported Housing for Single Homeless Customers in Central / South, Sunderland with Support Needs
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£990,000≈ £330k / year · £990,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update3.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Feb 2026awarded 16 Feb 2026
Awarded to Tyne Housing Association Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is currently in the process of leasing a property for use as supported temporary accommodation for those found to be homeless.
We require an intensive housing & support service which keeps residents and the local community safe and addresses residents support needs, allowing them to move onto independent living.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£990,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Questions: 70%
- Price: 25%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality Questions
- Price
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- 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
- 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
- 22 Apr 2025, 11:32 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 14:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001470- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05057fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: OPEN-UK
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Apr 2025 → 4 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published22 Apr 2025, 11:32 BST
- Market engagement7 May 2025, 23:59 BST
it is envisaged that the service will be procured as a single supplier support contract, the procurement is expected to commence in May 2025 and will be advertised on OPEN .
- Tender notice published285 days ago8 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by266 days ago27 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline260 days ago2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent247 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by246 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends237 days ago25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts142 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published77 days ago4 Aug 2026, 14:26 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Apr 2025, 11:32 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMTUK4
- Published value updated8 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
- Status changed to active8 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
- Deadline published: 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT8 Jan 2026, 13:40 GMT
- Contract award notice published16 Feb 2026, 19:13 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Feb 2026, 19:13 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Aug 2026, 14:26 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 22 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £955,0211 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne Housing Association LimitedSMEVCSE1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2032Extensions: option to extend up to 3 x 12 months at the sole discretion of the Council | £955,021 inc. VAT | 16 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Tyne Housing Association LimitedSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2026
- Value
- £955,021 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- At the sole discretion of Sunderland City Council
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TYNE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender