Official UK procurement notice
Temporary Accommodation Property Management - UK4
Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£16,800,000≈ £8.4m / year · £20,160,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update23.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026awarded 23 Jun 2026
Awarded to Connect Lettings and Management Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 2 Jul 2028 · up to 2 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 3 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is commissioning a comprehensive repairs, maintenance, and compliance service for its portfolio of temporary accommodation (TA) properties. The contract will ensure that all TA units are safe, well-maintained, legally compliant, and meet lettable standards, with residents placed at the centre of service delivery.
CPV: Accommodation management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£16,800,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As described in the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
As described in the ITT.
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: As described in the ITT.
- Commercial: As described in the ITT.
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As described in the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
As described in the ITT.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001694- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a332Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Sept 2025 → 3 Jul 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published389 days ago26 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Market engagement381 days ago3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Soft Market Testing Questionnaire
- Tender notice published284 days ago9 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMT
- Clarification questions by256 days ago6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline249 days ago13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by209 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent119 days ago23 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published119 days ago23 Jun 2026, 15:18 BST
- Contract starts109 days ago3 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Sept 2025, 13:00 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published9 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £16,800,0009 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMTwas £4,000,000
- Status changed to active9 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMT
- Deadline published: 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT9 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMT
- Contract award notice published23 Jun 2026, 15:18 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Jun 2026, 15:18 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £20,820,8461 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Named bidders 5published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect Lettings and Management LimitedSMETemporary Accommodation - Property Management16 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2028 · up to 15 Nov 2030Extensions: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of two (2) years commencing on 16 November 2026 and ending on 15 November 2028. The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for up to two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each, subject to satisfactory contractor performance, continued service requirements, availability of funding and approval in accordance with the Authority’s governance arrangements. Extension breakdown: Initial term: 16 November 2026 – 15 November 2028 (2 years) Extension Option 1: 16 November 2028 – 15 November 2029 (1 year) Extension Option 2: 16 November 2029 – 15 November 2030 (1 year) The maximum possible duration of the contract, including all extension options, is four (4) years. Any extension will be exercised at the sole discretion of Westminster City Council and in accordance with the contractual provisions. | £20,820,846 | 23 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winMNM Property Services LtdSME · Greater London
- did not winRapleys LLPSME · East of England
- did not winStef & Philips LtdSME · Greater London
- did not winTheori Housing Management Services LimitedSME · Greater London
- wonConnect Lettings & Property Management LtdSME · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Connect Lettings & Property Management LtdAwarded supplier
- MNM Property Services LtdBidder / tenderer
- Rapleys LLPBidder / tenderer
- Stef & Philips LtdBidder / tenderer
- Theori Housing Management Services LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender