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Published 22 Sept 2026, 21:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supported Lodgings Knowsley — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Knowsley Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Budget not disclosed£0£0 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 15 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsup to 10 yrs with extensions · starts 31 Mar 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We would like to take the opportunity to do some `soft market testing' as outlined below, to determine current interest levels in the market.

Purpose of the Service

To provide suitable, safe and well supported live-in accommodation for young people aged 16-24 that enables focused recovery, reablement and progression to independence through the recruitment, training and support of appropriate Lodging Providers, referred to as Householders.

Interventions will support young people to achieve positive change so that they have the confidence, skills, resilience and networks to move on safely, sustain accommodation, progress into education, employment, training or university where appropriate, and make a successful transition into adulthood.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 31 Mar 2027 — 1 Apr 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 10 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Extensions
Extension options published
85300000 Social work and related services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 21:37 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 21:37 BST
Authority reference
020935
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077801

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published1 day ago
    22 Sept 2026, 17:43 BST
  2. Market engagementin 13 days
    6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTPlease return soft market testing documents via The Chest. Link as follows www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
  3. Tender notice expectedin 53 days
    15 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 188 days
    31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 21:37 BSTUK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 17:43 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)

n/a

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Knowsley Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXQQ-8436-NWPV Municipal Building, Archway Road, Huyton, North West, L36 9YU [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure