Official UK procurement notice
STAGE 1 - (CSC25073) 2 - 3 BED FURNISHED ACCOMMODATION FOR UNACCOMPANIED ASYLUM-SEEKING CHILDREN (UASC) CARE LEAVERS
Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to identify a Supplier(s) to provide furnished accommodation for 9 young adults, which will be split across districts, close to good transport links. The service will be split into the following lots, enabling Suppliers to bid for one or more lots:
a. Lot 1 – Worcester City,
b. Lot 2 – Redditch,
c. Lot 3 – Bromsgrove.
If it is not possible to identify suitable accommodation within the above 3 lots, a fourth Lot (d) for Kidderminster may be considered, or alternatively, more than one property may be considered in one of the other locations
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- How the procedure runs: This will be a two stage process. Stage 1 will assess the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and includes a Quality and Price Assessment. All Suppliers are required to complete and return the PSQ and selection stage response to requirements in accordance with the Procurement Timetable and instructions within this document. Stage 1 will conclude with Suppliers being notified in writing of whether or not they have been successfully shortlisted to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2 will be site visits for the shortlisted suppliers.
CPV: Housing services · Social work services with accommodation
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£850,000 together)Lot #1Worcester CityAwardedRenewalPublished value£284,000
The Council is looking to block book 2 or 3 bedded HMO in Worcester City providing UASC Care Leavers with a suitable location to meet their cultural needs.
Lot #2RedditchAwardedRenewalPublished value£283,000
The Council is looking to block book 2 or 3 bedded HMO in Redditch providing UASC Care Leavers with a suitable location to meet their cultural needs.
Lot #3BromsgroveAwardedRenewalPublished value£283,000
The Council is looking to block book 2 or 3 bedded HMO in Bromsgrove providing UASC Care Leavers with a suitable location to meet their cultural needs.
Lot #4KidderminsterAwardedRenewalPublished value£0
If it is not possible to identify suitable accommodation within lots one to three, a fourth Lot for Kidderminster may be considered.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Dec 2025, 15:01 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
CSC25073- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034924- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504fcFind a Tender
- How it runs
This will be a two stage process.
Stage 1 will assess the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and includes a Quality and Price Assessment. All Suppliers are required to complete and return the PSQ and selection stage response to requirements in accordance with the Procurement Timetable and instructions within this document. Stage 1 will conclude with Suppliers being notified in writing of whether or not they have been successfully shortlisted to participate in Stage 2.
Stage 2 will be site visits for the shortlisted suppliers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published17 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
- Market engagement3 May 2025, 12:59 BST
WCC are seeking to identify whether there are service providers able to provide accommodation for 3 young adults in Worcester City, Redditch and Bromsgrove Districts (9 in total). WCC would look to block book 3 bedded HMO’s in each district for this cohort of young adults, providing UASC Care Leavers with a suitable location to meet their cultural needs.
We are in the first instance seeking feedback from HMO suppliers through a preliminary market engagement questionnaire.
Please copy and paste this link into a web browser to access the questionnaire: forms.office.com/e/1utdiYYpxi ↗
If you have any issues, please email [email protected]
- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 09:46 BST
- Clarification questions by10 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent389 days ago29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by388 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends362 days ago25 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published309 days ago17 Dec 2025, 15:01 GMT
- Contract starts295 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
18 events · 10 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Apr 2025, 14:54 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 09:46 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £850,00025 Jun 2025, 09:46 BST
- Status changed to active25 Jun 2025, 09:46 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Jun 2025, 09:46 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST25 Jun 2025, 09:46 BST
- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 09:55 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Jul 2025, 08:40 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 22 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST2 Jul 2025, 08:40 BST+0 days · was 22 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Tender notice published2 Jul 2025, 11:39 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 14:46 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2025, 09:15 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST
- Contract award notice published30 Sept 2025, 08:54 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2025, 15:37 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Dec 2025, 15:01 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (10)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 29 Sept 2025
- 2025-07: 3 releases · 2 Jul 2025, 7 Jul 2025
- 2025-06: 2 releases · 25 Jun 2025, 25 Jun 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 17 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Worcester City1 award | |||
| Lyra Court Ltd, caring for communities and peopleVCSEjoint award2 - 3 Bed Furnished Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Care Leavers (Lot 1)1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030Extensions: The contract period will run for 3 years from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2028, with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years subject to the availability of funding and future priorities. · Amended: Correct lot information added | £460,286 | 29 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Kidderminster1 award | |||
| caring for communities and peopleVCSE2 - 3 Bed Furnished Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Care Leavers (Lot 4)1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030Extensions: The contract period will run for 3 years from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2028, with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years subject to the availability of funding and future priorities. · Amended: Correct lot information added | £188,885 | 29 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not publishedAmended: Correct lot information added | — | 16 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
2 - 3 Bed Furnished Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Care Leavers (Lot 1) · Lyra Court Ltd, caring for communities and peopleVCSE
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2025
- Value
- £460,286
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract period will run for 3 years from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2028, with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years subject to the availability of funding and future priorities.
2 - 3 Bed Furnished Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Care Leavers (Lot 4) · caring for communities and peopleVCSE
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2025
- Value
- £188,885
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract period will run for 3 years from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2028, with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years subject to the availability of funding and future priorities.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Worcester City | 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Kidderminster | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonRise Up Projects LTD · West Midlands + Caring for Communities and People · South West England · consortium · 1
- wonCaring for Communities and People · South West England + Lyra Court Ltd · West Midlands · consortium · 1
- wonLyra Court Ltd · West Midlands · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 4 awarded- Caring for Communities and PeopleAwarded supplier
- Caring for Communities and PeopleAwarded supplier
- Lyra Court LtdAwarded supplier
- Lyra Court LtdAwarded supplier
- Rise Up Projects LTD Bidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (14)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
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