Official UK procurement notice
Supported Accommodation · Peabody Trust for Thurrock Council (May 2026)
Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of an accommodation‑based support service within Thurrock for adults with care and support needs, including learning disabilities, mental health needs and autism. The service supports individuals to maintain safe and stable tenancies and to develop daily living skills that enable greater independence.
The service is delivered within a small number of supported housing settings and accommodates a limited cohort of residents. It plays an important role in supporting people to move on from family homes or residential care and progress towards more independent living arrangements.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 May 2026, 12:28 BST
- Last source update
- 5 May 2026, 13:39 BST
- Authority reference
PS-2026-026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041020- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069138Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The contracting authority relies on the direct award ground set out in Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, where the contract may only be supplied by a particular supplier and there is no reasonable alternative.
The supplier holds exclusive rights in relation to the supported housing accommodation in which the services are delivered. The accommodation‑based support service is intrinsically linked to, and inseparable from, those properties, as the service is provided solely to residents occupying the accommodation.
No reasonable alternative supplier is capable of delivering the services without removing and relocating vulnerable residents from their homes. Such relocation would result in unacceptable disruption to established tenancies, care arrangements and wellbeing, and would not constitute a reasonable or proportionate alternative.
Accordingly, the services can only be delivered by the current supplier, and a competitive procurement would not be appropriate or effective in achieving the authority's required outcomes.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Transparency notice published5 May 2026, 12:28 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 May 2026, 13:39 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Trust1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: One year extension option | £2,535,175 | 22 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PEABODY TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender