Official UK procurement notice
Temporary Accommodation · Chelmsford City Council (Mar 2026)
Authority: Chelmsford City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionChelmsford City Council (the Council), in the heart of Essex, has a legal duty to provide temporary accommodation (TA) to hundreds of residents in Chelmsford who have become homeless. With rising demand, Chelmsford City Council has decided to ensure that we can keep up with this demand and procure a fixed number of properties to be used when needed.
This fixed term TA contract will complement the Council’s existing dynamic purchasing system (DPS) which was designed to facilitate the short-term ad-hoc purchase of TA. This Contract will operate in addition to the DPS and is intended to secure a TA supply stream at a fixed price for at least the next two years.
After a two-stage competeitive tendering procedure, both Lots have now been awarded to more than one supplier.
- How the procedure runs: The Invitation to Participate (ITP) will comprise Suppliers being asked to meet the conditions of participation and respond to a number of technical question based on previous contract experience / contract examples. Following assessment of the responses, the Council will notify suppliers in writing to confirm the outcome of the assessment and whether or not they have been successfully shortlisted to participate to the next stage of this procurement.
CPV: Accommodation services · Housing services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Temporary Accommodation Within ChelmsfordAwardedPublished value£500,000
Lot 1 - Temporary Accommodation Within Chelmsford (Zone A) – 2 Year Fixed (100 units of mixed size)
Lot #2Temporary Accommodation (Zone B Located in an adjacent area Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping, Uttlesford)AwardedPublished value£500,000
Lot 2 – Temporary Accommodation (Zone B Located in an adjacent area Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping, Uttlesford) – 2 Year Fixed (100 units of mixed size)
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Experience: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Experience
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Mar 2026, 10:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
CCC/2026/TEMPACCOM- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027187- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067392Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Invitation to Participate (ITP) will comprise Suppliers being asked to meet the conditions of participation and respond to a number of technical question based on previous contract experience / contract examples. Following assessment of the responses, the Council will notify suppliers in writing to confirm the outcome of the assessment and whether or not they have been successfully shortlisted to participate to the next stage of this procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Mar 2026 → 16 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published209 days ago25 Mar 2026, 10:25 GMT
- Clarification questions by193 days ago10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline186 days ago17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by132 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent82 days ago31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published76 days ago5 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST
- Standstill ends67 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts66 days ago16 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2026- Tender notice published25 Mar 2026, 10:25 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Aug 2026, 12:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Temporary Accommodation Within Chelmsford1 award | |||
| Housing Action Management LtdSME, Nickholds Property ManagementSME, Property Stop LimitedSMEjoint award20 Aug 2026 – 19 Aug 2028 | £500,000 inc. VAT | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 14 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Temporary Accommodation (Zone B Located in an adjacent area Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping, Uttlesford)1 award | |||
| Housing Action Management LtdSME, Nickholds Property ManagementSMEjoint award20 Aug 2026 – 18 Aug 2028 | £500,000 inc. VAT | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 14 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Temporary Accommodation Within Chelmsford | 3final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Temporary Accommodation (Zone B Located in an adjacent area Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping, Uttlesford) | 2final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Housing Action Management LtdAwarded supplier
- Nickholds Property ManagementAwarded supplier
- Property Stop LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender