Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 4 Dec 2025, 16:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supported Housing - Accommodation Based Service for Women at Risk of or Fleeing Domestic Abuse

Official notice

Authority: Wirral Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD74)

Published estimate£928,100≈ £464k / year · £928,100 inc. VAT5.4% above final estimate

Submissions closed 26 Jan 2026awarded 22 Apr 2026

Awarded to WIRRAL WOMEN & CHILDRENS' AID

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Safe and secure 12-bedded accommodation-based support service that will provide a place of safety for single women and women with families/children who have experienced, or who are at risk of, domestic abuse and/or harassment e.g. honour based violence, forced marriages.

The service will aim to prevent homelessness, and to provide appropriate levels of housing-related support people to manage and maintain independent living. The support will be solution focussed, aimed at resolving issues and preventing crisis.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 10 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£928,100

Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 May 2030 with extensionsValue: £928,100 exc. VAT · £928,100 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 2 x12 Month Extension Periods 1st Period 01/06/2028-31/05/2029 2nd Period 01/06/2029-31/05/2030

85000000 Health and social work services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
As stated in the tender documentation
Technical & professional ability
As stated in the tender documentation

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality Assessment: 60%
Price: 30%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality Assessment
Price
Social Value

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
As stated in the tender documentation
Technical & professional ability
As stated in the tender documentation

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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: Yes · next expected 10 Sept 2029
First published: 4 Dec 2025, 16:31 GMT
Last source update: 9 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 15 Mar 2026
Authority reference: DN801530
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-079900
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ef1a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender submissions must be made via the The Chest portal www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

The tender document and any additional information are accessible via The Chest portal,

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ to participate in this exercise please register your interest in

the opportunity.

Should you have any questions relating to the tender document please raise them via the

'messages' section on the portal.

Timeline

4 Dec 2025 → 9 Jul 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published320 days ago
4 Dec 2025, 16:31 GMT
Clarification questions by279 days ago
14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline267 days ago
26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by218 days ago
15 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent176 days ago
27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends165 days ago
7 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts141 days ago
1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published103 days ago
9 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
4 Dec 2025, 16:31 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
27 Apr 2026, 16:45 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
27 Apr 2026, 16:45 BST
Contract signature expected
20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
9 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £978,1281 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 31 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
WIRRAL WOMEN & CHILDRENS' AIDSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: 2 x12 month extensions 1st Extension 01/06/2028 - 31/07/2029 2nd Extension 0/06/2029 - 31/07/2030	£978,128 inc. VAT	22 Apr 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · WIRRAL WOMEN & CHILDRENS' AIDSME
Signed
29 May 2026
Value
£978,128 inc. VAT
Period
1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x12 month extensions 1st Extension 01/06/2028 - 31/07/2029 2nd Extension 0/06/2029 - 31/07/2030

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wirral Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBCP-8675-BHWT Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, North West, CH44 8EDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WIRRAL WOMEN & CHILDRENS' AIDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05250366GB-PPON: PYMN-6742-VPMQ 392-394 Hoylake Road, Wirral, North West, CH46 6DFContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 Apr 2026, 16:45 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender4 Dec 2025, 16:31 GMT