Official UK procurement notice
Accommodation Based Support Service for Care Leavers and Vulnerable Young People aged 16 – 21
Authority: Wokingham Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this service is to provide safe, high-quality accommodation and support for vulnerable young people aged 16–21, including children in care and care leavers, enabling them to develop the skills, confidence and resilience required for adulthood and independent living.
The Provider will deliver a flexible, needs-led service that promotes safety, wellbeing, independence, positive relationships and engagement in education, employment and training. Support will be tailored to individual needs and delivered in partnership with young people, the Council and relevant agencies.
The service will contribute to the Council's corporate parenting responsibilities by ensuring young people receive the support, opportunities and stability that a good parent would provide, helping them achieve sustainable accommodation and positive outcomes as they transition into adulthood.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£3,720,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. 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
- Closed
- 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
- 9 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 15:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN821816- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079598- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7abFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published111 days ago9 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
- Market engagement95 days ago24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
This will involve bidders having access to the specification and an MS Teams invite for a Webinar taking place on Friday 17th July at 10:00.
Slides and a Q&A will be available and queries can be sent via the portal before and after the event
- Tender notice published69 days ago20 Aug 2026, 15:53 BST
- Submission deadline34 days ago24 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 23 days20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Jul 2026, 14:50 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published20 Aug 2026, 15:53 BSTUK4
- Published value updated20 Aug 2026, 15:53 BST
- Status changed to active20 Aug 2026, 15:53 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Aug 2026, 15:53 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST20 Aug 2026, 15:53 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender