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Published 12 Aug 2026, 09:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Transitional Supported Housing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH31)
Awarded value£51,259published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Home Group

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southend-on-Sea City Council proposes a direct award to Homecare Group for the continued provision of Transitional Supported Housing Services valued at £51,259 excluding VAT. The proposed contract start date is 1st October 2026 and the expiry date is 31st March 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.

Direct Award Justification:

This below-threshold direct award is via the Procurement Act 2023.

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.

This notice triggers an 8 working day standstill. Standstill will end at midnight on the 24th of August 2026.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
85311000 Social work services with accommodation98340000 Accommodation and office services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Aug 2026, 09:41 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2026, 10:03 BST
Authority reference
DN824131
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076540
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e204 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 09:41 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 10:03 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £51,2591 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Home GroupHomegroup1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£51,25912 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDT-6566-GZNX Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex, Southend-on-Sea, East of England, SS2 6FAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HOME GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: IP22981RGB-PPON: PRDP-8748-DBHZ Home Group Ltd, 1 Strawberry Lane, Newcastle, North East, NE1 4BXContact 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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender