Official UK procurement notice
Technical Design Partner to source suitable providers for Housing Related Support services
Authority: London Borough of Brent (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Brent is issuing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, to engage with the market ahead of a future procurement for Housing Related Support (HRS) services.
In 2021, the Council awarded four Housing Related Support contracts on a 3+1+1 year basis. These contracts were previously managed by Adult Social Care and, following a service review, responsibility for the services will transfer to the Council’s Housing Needs Service. The current contracts are due to expire on 31 March 2027.
The Council intends to commission new, outcomes-based Housing Related Support services, with a focus on prevention, independence and sustainable housing outcomes. The Council is exploring an innovative delivery model and is seeking to engage with the market regarding a potential approach involving a social investment-backed design and delivery partner. This partner would work with the Council to design the service model and subcontract delivery to frontline Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations.
The anticipated total contract value is approximately £12.8 million over a four year term with the option to extend for a further two years.
The Council is keen to engage the market at an early stage to help shape an outcome-focused service model and inform the future procurement strategy.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How London Borough of Brent buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
London Borough of Brent’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 28 days of the bid deadline.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 27%
2–367% / 33%
4–60% / 24%
7+33% / 16%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate40% / 36%
Within ±2%40% / 56%
Above estimate20% / 8%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 85Published estimate£13m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 85. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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1 bid27%
2–333%
4–624%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Look Ahead Housing and CareEarlier contract | Housing Related Support Services (HRS): Multi Lot (ASC-2021-003)notice published Feb 2022 | Homelessness and Ex offender service | £5.4m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| DePaul UKEarlier contract | Housing Related Support Services (HRS): Multi Lot (ASC-2021-003)notice published Feb 2022 | Young Person Service (18- 21) and Crash pads | £1.7m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Hestia Housing and SupportEarlier contract | Housing Related Support Services (HRS): Multi Lot (ASC-2021-003)notice published Feb 2022 | Mental Health Service | £1.5m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Elders VoiceEarlier contract | Housing Related Support Services (HRS): Multi Lot (ASC-2021-003)notice published Feb 2022 | Handy Person Service | £658k | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 May 2026, 11:16 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2026, 16:44 BST
- Authority reference
ASCH-2526-012- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056345- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a2efFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 May 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published151 days ago26 May 2026, 11:16 BST
- Latest notice published131 days ago15 Jun 2026, 16:44 BST
- Market engagement101 days ago15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
The Council will hold a Market Engagement Event to provide further information on its emerging commissioning intentions and to seek feedback from interested organisations.
Date: 15/07/2026
Time: 10:30am – 12pm
Format: Microsoft Teams
The event will:
- Outline the Council’s strategic objectives for future HRS services
- Share early thinking on the proposed outcomes-based and partnership delivery model
- Explore market capacity and capability, including social investment approaches
- Inform the design of the future procurement process
Suppliers interested in attending the market engagement opportunity should express on the London Tenders Portal. Further detail will be provided separately via the messaging facility on the portal.
Participation in this market engagement event is voluntary and does not form part of any formal procurement process. Engagement will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future tender exercise.
Participation
This engagement is open to all suppliers, and welcomes particular interest from:
- Prime contractors and potential lead providers
- Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations
- Social investors and organisations with experience of outcomes-based commissioning
- Tender notice expected89 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 7 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2026- Pipeline notice published26 May 2026, 11:16 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Jun 2026, 16:44 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender