Official UK procurement notice
Young Persons Homelessness Pathfinder
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe GMCA will be looking to reprocure The Greater Manchester young persons Homelessness prevention service. The Greater Manchester (GM) Young Persons Homelessness Prevention Service is a flexible, person-centred service designed to prevent homelessness for young people between the ages of 18-25. This service builds on the learning of the Young Persons Homelessness Prevention Pathfinder service which had previously been commissioned to provide homelessness prevention support for
young people across GM between 2022 - 2026. The new service model is expected to be outcomes based, evidence-informed, and highly personalised, enabling more flexible and responsive primary prevention focused support for young people at risk of homelessness.
It will intervene for individuals who are at risk of their first instance of homelessness in the next 6 months at point of access and who are lacking the support that would enable them to prevent their situation worsening. The service also aligns heavily to priorities included as part of the Greater Manchester Strategy 2025 - 2035, working towards ensuring healthy homes for all and everyday support in every neighborhood.
Tender process has been undertaken.
DATES on contract = 01/04/26 to 31/3/27 with option to extend from 1/4/27- 31/3/29. contract signing/ sealing has been delayed with contract completed 25/8/26 therefore signed contract date in the notice should be as above
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,539,222
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Assessment questions: 80%
- Price weighting: 10%
- Social Value weighting: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Assessment questions
- Social Value weighting
- Price weighting
- 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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Oct 2025, 15:14 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 16:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
GMCA1623- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076051- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d38fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted via the Chest Portal portal only. submissions issued outside this platform will not be considered www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
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Timeline
24 Oct 2025 → 28 Sept 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published362 days ago24 Oct 2025, 15:14 BST
- Market engagement339 days ago16 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
The purpose of this Market Engagement Event on 7th November 2025 9.30 -10.30, is a soft market testing exercise. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are looking to fully understand the market landscape with regards to the delivery of the 'Young Persons Homelessness Prevention Service'.
The aim of the 'Young Persons Homelessness Prevention Service' is to provide a flexible, person-centred support service for young people between the ages of 18 - 25 who are at risk of a first instance of homelessness within the next 6 months.
This event will give providers with skills and experience in delivering homelessness prevention focused support the opportunity to hear more about the outline of plans for the Young Persons Homelessness Prevention Service and to feedback on the information shared in the session. There will be details shared in relation to the anticipated procurement process for the service in this event. All information provided within the event is subject to change.
***The Market engagement session will be advertised on The Chest and registration will take place via the messaging section - Deadline for all attendee to register will be Wednesday 5th November 2025****
- Next notice expected338 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published334 days ago21 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT
- Clarification questions by301 days ago24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline292 days ago2 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent255 days ago9 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends244 days ago19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by243 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published23 days ago28 Sept 2026, 16:31 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2025- Pipeline notice published24 Oct 2025, 15:14 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Oct 2025, 16:50 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published21 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £6,539,22221 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMTwas £6,539,222
- Status changed to active21 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT
- Deadline published: 2 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT21 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT
- Contract award notice published9 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Sept 2026, 16:31 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 24 Oct 2025, 28 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges Outcomes PartnershipsVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: GMCA will make a decision on whether to extend this contract based up 1) Successful completion of initial contract period 2) GMCA Strategy 3) funding Approvals. GMCA will notify the supplier of the decision inline with the contract requirements. | £6,539,222 | 8 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Young Persons Homelessness Pathfinder · Bridges Outcomes PartnershipsVCSE
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £6,539,222
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Subject to funding approval and successful delivery of services to date
3 agreed KPIs: Reduced risk of Homelessness · Education, Training and Employment support · Outcomes
- Reduced risk of Homelessness, Aligned to the rate card 80% of individuals who access the programme have a reduced risk of experiencing homelessness after 6 months
- Education, Training and Employment support, Aligned to the rate card 50% of individuals who access the programme through training and skills support have improved access to and/or ability to sustain education, training, and employment
- Outcomes, Aligned to the rate card 40% of individuals who access the programme achieve 3 self-determined outcomes
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBRIDGES OUTCOMES PARTNERSHIPS LIMITEDVCSE · Greater London
- did not winALTUS SOCIAL LTD · North West England
- did not winCARE CONNEXXIONS LTD · Greater London
- did not winJABA CONSTRUCT LIMITED · South East England
- did not winOIZA HEALTHCARE LIMITEDSME · East Midlands
- did not winUSAFI HEALTHCARE LIMITED · South West England
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
6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ALTUS SOCIAL LTDBidder / tenderer
- BRIDGES OUTCOMES PARTNERSHIPS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- CARE CONNEXXIONS LTDBidder / tenderer
- JABA CONSTRUCT LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- OIZA HEALTHCARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- USAFI HEALTHCARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- 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
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender