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Published 2 Apr 2025, 17:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TMBC - Rough Sleeper Accommodation and Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ46)
Published estimate£291,580≈ £389k / year · £349,896 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Apr 2025awarded 4 Jul 2025
Award (standstill) to Porchlight
Contract term 9 moends 2 Apr 2026 · up to 2 Apr 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (TMBC) is conducting a tender exercise to award a contract for rough sleeper accommodation and support services, with an on behalf of both TMBC and Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC).

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 9 moPublished value£349,896
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 2 Apr 2026 (9 mo) · up to 2 Apr 2029 with extensionsValue: £349,896 exc. VAT · £349,896 inc. VAT
Extensions: 9 Month Contract with extension options of 1 year + 1 year + 1 year to be granted at the discretion of The Council.
85300000 Social work and related 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
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality submission: 50%
  • interview: 40%
  • cost: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • cost
  • Quality submission
  • interview
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
2 Apr 2025, 17:10 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2025, 12:20 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 May 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012629
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ46)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc44 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Requests to participate (first stage)
29 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
29 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Apr 2025 → 16 Jul 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 17:10 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    27 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    4 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 12:20 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    16 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 17:10 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 12:20 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Jul 2025, 12:20 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    17 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £291,5801 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PorchlightSMEVCSE17 Jul 2025 – 16 Apr 2026 · up to 16 Apr 2029Extensions: 3 extensions of 12 months are available after the initial contract term of 9 months.£291,5804 Jul 2025standstill to 16 Jul 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one01—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBNB-2692-VQCJ Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, South East, ME19 4LZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PORCHLIGHTAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01157482GB-PPON: PLZD-4985-YJQD 2nd Floor Watling Chambers, Canterbury, South East, CT1 2UAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender