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# Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-for-accommodation-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e54f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sheffield City Council: "Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Sheffield City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-city-council-ons-e08000039)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accommodation services, Social work services with accommodation
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-for-accommodation-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e54f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e54f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-for-accommodation-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e54f#tl-md)

## Description
Sheffield City Council is conducting this soft market test to understand the market for the delivery, provision and supply of a range of Supported Accommodation services to replace existing provision, where contracts end in 2026. The services will provide time limited support to a range of vulnerable people who are in Priority Housing Need, are owed a legal duty by Sheffield City Council and have other support requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85311000, 98341000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 03/12/2025 to 03/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075601-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-20T12:00:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T00:05:17.286Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e54f