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# Supported Housing Needs Study

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-housing-needs-study-ocds-h6vhtk-06c30c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Westmorland and Furness Council: "Supported Housing Needs Study". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council-ons-e06000064)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKD12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £49,939 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-housing-needs-study-ocds-h6vhtk-06c30c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c30c`

## 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/supported-housing-needs-study-ocds-h6vhtk-06c30c#tl-md)

## Description
The Council is legally required to produce a Supported Housing Strategy by 31 March 2027. The first and most critical stage of this work is the commissioning of a Supported Housing Needs Study, which will provide the evidence base required to develop the Strategy and associated action plan.
The Needs Study will assess current and future supported housing need across Westmorland and Furness and will cover all supported housing client groups, including:
•	Older people (including extra care, supported living, retirement and sheltered housing)
•	People with a learning disability
•	People with a physical disability
•	People with autism
•	People with mental ill health
•	Children and young people (16-17) with care and support needs, including those in transition
•	Care leavers (up to age 25)
•	Young people at risk of or experiencing sexual exploitation
•	People experiencing or recovering from drug or alcohol dependence
•	People with experience of the criminal justice system, including prison leavers
•	Young people under 25 at risk of homelessness with support needs
•	People with children fleeing sexual and domestic abuse
•	Veterans and Armed Forces families

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 70333000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183497`
  - Value: £49,939 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 17/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062616-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-03T09:00:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:53:29.326Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c30c