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Published 8 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supported Housing Needs Assessment

Official notice

Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£58,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 11 May 2026awarded 10 Jul 2026
Awarded to Housing LIN Enterprises ltd.
Contract term 7 moends 31 Dec 2026 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Consultant to undertake supported housing needs assessment and produce supported housing strategy by deadline pursuant to the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 7 moSMEPublished value£58,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (7 mo)Value: £58,000 exc. VAT · £70,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

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

Lot awarding rule: See RfQ Invite and Instruction. Scoring Methodology (Quality): The scoring methodology will be used for scoring your responses to the quality questions. The scores shall be awarded based on the proposals received and the degree of confidence that, on the basis of the facts known to the evaluation panel at the time of making the assessment, the proposal meets the interpretation of the applicable score. Factors which the evaluation panel will take into account in making this assessment are set in the RfQ documents. Scoring Methodology (Social Value - Qualitative): The scoring methodology will be used for scoring your responses to the social value questions. The scores shall be awarded based on the proposals received and the degree of confidence that, on the basis of the facts known to the evaluation panel at the time of making the assessment, the proposal meets the interpretation of the applicable score. The factors which the evaluation panel will take into account in making this assessment are set out in the RfQ document and the Social Value Portal Price Assessment: The price assessment shall comprise evaluation of the Price in accordance with the following. Responses indicating an item: priced at £0.00 or 0%; or priced at a rate considered to be economically unviable by the Council; or priced using a non-specific range of rates will result in the rejection of your Quotation The weighted score for Price is calculated as follows: Price carries a weighing of 40%. (lowest price submitted is £10,000), Bidders price submitted is £15,000. To work out the weighted score:

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST
Last source update
10 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
Authority reference
02747
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031759
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067d93 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 allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Apr 2026 → 10 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published199 days ago
    8 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions by173 days ago
    4 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline166 days ago
    11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts145 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published106 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    10 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £57,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Housing LIN Enterprises ltd.SME£57,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supported Housing Needs Assessment · Housing LIN Enterprises ltd.SME

    Signed
    10 Jul 2026
    Value
    £57,500
    Period
    10 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 29 Sept 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    For on going requirements and outcomes of the report
    1 agreed KPI: Engagement with Stakeholders
    • Engagement with Stakeholders, Feedback from Providers and Stakeholders and service users.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St Helens Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPYM-6238-VHLR Town Hall, St Helens, North West, WA10 1HPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Signed contract contractSigned contractDOCXRedacted Copy of Contract
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXThe tender is available to bid for on the following links; https://procontract.due-north.com/Login and Socail Value is conducted via the following link: https://app.socialvalueportal.com/s/supplierregistration?svpprojectid=Sl0-0000-3pq1F

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender