Tender: Housing Support (Lot 3 Eden) | Westmorland and Furness Council
Tender Housing Support linked to Short Term Accommodation and Emergency Temporary Accommodation for Lot 3 Eden Westmorland and Furness Council
Description
4.2. Providers must be Ofsted registered, with Ofsted registered services to host the service within.
4.3. The Authority is seeking a Service Provider with proven track record of delivering supported short term accommodation services and emergency temporary accommodation services for young people.
4.4. Service Providers will:
• Work with young people aged 16 and up to their 18th birthday, or up to age 24 if care experienced, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Work with young people who have complex support needs including mild learning disabilities, high functioning autism; and complex trauma.
• Work with statutory services to provide support services to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness;
• Work with young people who have been involved in the criminal justice system, including rehabilitation of offenders;
• Implement person centred approaches to service delivery to enable young people to identify and achieve their goals;
• Deliver support to obtain and sustain suitable independent accommodation;
• Operate in innovative and flexible ways to improve efficiency and the quality and effectiveness of services.
4.5. The Service Provider shall be responsible for maintaining accurate, up-to-date records of all service occupancy, move-in and move-on activity. This shall include, but is not limited to:
• The total number of units available and occupied at any given time;
• Details of young people entering and leaving the service, including dates of admission and departure;
• Reasons for move-on or service exit, including whether move-on was planned, unplanned, or due to enforcement action; and
• Destination of young person upon move-on, where known.
Total value (estimated)
- £275,286 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
- Possible extension to 31 March 2029
- 2 years, 6 months
Description of possible extension:
1 x 12 month extension available
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 – Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKC – North East (England)
- UKD – North West (England)
- UKE – Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF – East Midlands (England)
- UKG – West Midlands (England)
- UKH – East of England
- UKI – London
- UKJ – South East (England)
- UKK – South West (England)
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
9 June 2026, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
23 June 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
In summary, each Tenderer will be assessed on quality and price in accordance with the criteria and sub-criteria stated within this ITT.
QUALITY SUBMISSION (80%)
Criteria Weighting Maximum Score Available Total Weighted Score Available 220
Question 1 3 10 30
Question 2 6 10 60
Question 3 6 10 60
Question 4 3 10 30
Question 5 3 10 30
Question 6 1 10 10
COMMERCIAL SUBMISSION (20%)
Criteria Total Weighted Score Available 55
Pricing 55
23. Quality Assessment
23.1 The qualitative tender response questions Questions 1 to 6 in the ITT will be scored between 0 – 10 using our scoring methodology.
23.2 Tenderers should note that each response must score a minimum score of 4 (Fair) or above for each question otherwise your tender submission may be disqualified and rejected. Tenderers should note that total quality response must score a minimum score of 110 or above otherwise your tender submission will be disqualified and rejected.
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold – open competition
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Westmorland and Furness Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYYD-1758-YNVR
South Lakeland House
Kendal
LA9 4DQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKD12 – East Cumbria
Organisation type: Public authority – sub-central government