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title: "Temporary Accommodation Occupancy Checks"
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# Temporary Accommodation Occupancy Checks

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-accommodation-occupancy-checks-ocds-h6vhtk-06753f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Newham: "Temporary Accommodation Occupancy Checks". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £99,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Newham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-newham-ons-e09000025)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £99,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Market research services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-accommodation-occupancy-checks-ocds-h6vhtk-06753f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06753f`

## 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/temporary-accommodation-occupancy-checks-ocds-h6vhtk-06753f#tl-md)

## Description
The London Borough of Newham is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced suppliers to deliver a programme of unannounced occupancy checks and case reviews for approximately 7,900 households in temporary accommodation, located across 49 local authority areas. The Council requires an external supplier to visit households, verify occupancy, assess property conditions, review housing options and support needs, and complete a standardised Case Review Form for each visit.
Scope of Work
•Unannounced occupancy checks: in-person visits to verify household composition against Council records, with full photographic and documentary evidence of every visit.
•Case review form completion: completing the Council’s standardised form covering household verification, property condition, financial circumstances, housing options, support needs, and required actions.
•Three-attempt protocol: minimum three visit attempts at varied times before classifying a case as unable to contact; Council notified with full evidence of all attempts.
•Weekly progress reports covering visits attempted and completed, unsuccessful cases, safeguarding escalations, and property issues.
•Same-day safeguarding escalation for all concerns identified during visits.
Geographical Coverage:
Newham
Households: 4,568
Adjacent East London
(Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets, Hackney)
Households: 2,668
Other London boroughs
Households: 220
Outside London (Essex, Kent, Surrey, Herts, Hants, Beds)
Households: 436
Supplier Requirements:
Interested suppliers must be able to demonstrate:
•Enhanced DBS checks for all personnel carrying out visits.
•Relevant experience of occupancy verification, tenancy audits, housing visits, or comparable fieldwork at scale (minimum two references from the last three years).
•Robust safeguarding policies, data protection arrangements (UK GDPR compliant), and information security measures.
•Operational capacity to deliver occupancy checks and case reviews across the geographical spread listed above.
•Insurance cover: Public Liability (£2m), Employer’s Liability (£2m), Professional Indemnity (£1m).
•Access to interpretation services for a diverse borough population.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79310000, 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 28/04/2026 to 29/04/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027972-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-26T14:05:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T13:55:42.284Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06753f