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Published 25 Apr 2025, 14:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The provision of support for homeless individuals - Settled Oxford

Official notice

Authority: Oxford City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Real estate services (70)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85)

+1 more

Community & Cultural Services (98)

Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Final published estimate£549,999initial estimate £550,000 · exc. VAT · 1 value update7.3% below published estimate

Submissions closed 6 Jun 2025awarded 8 Sept 2025

Awarded to Response Organisation

Contract term 8 moends 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 Apr 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract is for the provision of support for homeless individuals to access employment and secure and maintain own accommodation.

No preliminary market engagement: Funded service being extended. No market engagement required.

CPV: Accommodation services · Housing services · Job search services · Social work services with accommodation · Social work services without accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 8 moSMEPublished value£549,999

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 (8 mo) · up to 1 Apr 2028 with extensionsValue: £549,999 exc. VAT · £660,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The Contract will be let for an initial period of 8 months from 1st August 2025 with the option for the Council, in its entire discretion, to extend the Contract for two further periods of 12 months up to a maximum term of two years and 8 months.

70333000 Housing services 79611000 Job search services 85311000 Social work services with accommodation 85312000 Social work services without accommodation 98341000 Accommodation services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Simple description: 65% Quality 35% Price

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: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Apr 2025, 14:51 BST
Last source update: 18 Dec 2025, 15:20 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 17 Jun 2025
Authority reference: OCC000734
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017085
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Accommodation servicesHousing servicesJob search servicesSocial work services with accommodationSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
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South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0507c5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 21 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc ↗

Timeline

25 Apr 2025 → 18 Dec 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
25 Apr 2025, 14:51 BST
Clarification questions by
21 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Award decision expected by
17 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts
1 Aug 2025
Assessment summaries sent
8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published310 days ago
18 Dec 2025, 15:20 GMT

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
25 Apr 2025, 14:51 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
28 Apr 2025, 09:27 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £549,999
28 Apr 2025, 09:27 BST
was £550,000
Deadline moved to 6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
28 Apr 2025, 09:27 BST
+9 days · was 28 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Contract award notice published
9 Sept 2025, 16:27 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
9 Sept 2025, 16:27 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
18 Dec 2025, 15:20 GMT
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Updated information.

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-04: 1 release · 25 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £509,6851 award exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Response OrganisationVCSEProvision of support for homeless individuals - Settled Oxford2 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Extensions dependent on funding availability, in periods of 12 months.	£509,685	8 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

The provision of support for homeless individuals - Settled Oxford · Response OrganisationVCSE
Signed
28 Oct 2025
Value
£509,685
Period
1 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extensions dependent on funding availability, in periods of 12 months.
5 agreed KPIs: 90% of Service Users have a successful move on e.g. move to private rented accommodation, social housing, home ownership or long-term accommodation with family/friends. · Less than 5% of unplanned move ons e.g. back onto the streets/evictions/prison. · Service Users successfully move on from Service within 2 years. …
- 90% of Service Users have a successful move on e.g. move to private rented accommodation, social housing, home ownership or long-term accommodation with family/friends.
- Less than 5% of unplanned move ons e.g. back onto the streets/evictions/prison.
- Service Users successfully move on from Service within 2 years.
- Rent arrears below 5% across the Service.
- Residents have a support plan and move on plan in place within 48 hours of moving into the service.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxford City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJQW-3663-YMYQ Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford, South East, OX1 1BXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

RESPONSE ORGANISATIONAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04781936GB-PPON: PLXJ-5785-XRWR A G Palmer House, Morrell Crescent, Oxford, South East, OX4 4SUContact email
Response OrganisationAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLXJ-5785-XRWR A G Palmer House Morrell Crescent, Oxford, South East, OX4 4SUContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 15:20 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Sept 2025, 16:27 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Apr 2025, 09:27 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender25 Apr 2025, 14:51 BST