Official UK procurement notice
Transitional Supported Housing · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing the successful completion of the standstill period, the contract for Transitional Housing has been signed.
The contract value is £51,259.
The contract start date is 01.10.2026
The expiry date is 31.03.2027
The contract aims to support and house ex-offenders and those at risk of offending. The Service will deliver housing related support for service users aged between 18 - 65 years of age who are an ex-offender, or at risk of offending where prior approval has been agreed.
In accordance with the transparency and contract award notice, the direct award justification is as follows:
Justification: Single Supplier
The direct award is required to support with service continuity. Homegroup own the building and deliver the support within it and for this reason, Homegroup are the only viable provider to deliver this service.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 5 Feb 2026, 11:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 10:21 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080705- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0648aaFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026- Contract details notice published5 Feb 2026, 11:23 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published25 Aug 2026, 10:21 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Group | £25,630 † | — | Awarded |
| Home Group | £51,259 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Home Group
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2026
- Value
- £51,259
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contract 1 · Home Group
- Signed
- 12 Dec 2025
- Value
- £25,630
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HOME GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender