Official UK procurement notice
AT1255 Services for Supported Accommodation DN701674
Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis service is for 16–17 years of age and 18-25 years of age who are leaving/have left care and require additional support services to enable them to live independently.
Lots 1A, 2A and 3A are for 16/17 years old.
Lots 1B, 2B and 3B are for 18+ Care Leavers.
1A = Supported accommodation in a self-contained unit.
2A = Supported accommodation in a shared or group living situation in premises used to accommodate only looked after children and care leavers.
3A = Supported accommodation in a shared or group living situation in premises which are not limited to accommodating looked after children and care leavers.
1B = 18+ Supported accommodation in a self-contained unit where accommodation is for sole use of young person.
2B = Supported accommodation in a shared or group living situation in premises to accommodate only looked after children and care leavers.
3B = Supported accommodation in a shared or group living situation in premises which are not limited to accommodating looked after children and care leavers.
- No preliminary market engagement: A Preliminary Market Engagement notice was published under PCR2015 procurement reference LUTON001-DN701674-49028372 published 26 March 2024 @ 3:21pm.
CPV: Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot AT1255 Services for Supported Accommodation DN701674CancelledRenewalPublished value£50,000,000
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).
- Cost and Quality as per application documents
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 10:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
DN701674- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013029- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd2dFind a Tender
- Risks
There are clear key performance indicators (KPI) and if these are not met then the Applicant risks being removed from the Approved provider List. The KPI's relate t;
Ofsted registration and inspection outcome
Number of young people missing episodes
Number of notifiable incidents
Progress towards Independence % meeting goals
Full KPI's can be found within application documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All application documents can be found on the above ProContract (Proactis) e-tendering portal.
Submission deadline 06/05/2025 @ 12:00
Timeline
4 Apr 2025 → 2 Jul 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published4 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
- Clarification questions by29 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by20 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025
- Latest notice published117 days ago2 Jul 2026, 10:57 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Apr 2025- Tender notice published4 Apr 2025, 11:19 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published2 Jul 2026, 10:57 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled2 Jul 2026, 10:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 12 Dec 2025 | CancelledDue to legal reasons, specifically the non-compliance of the tender documents used in the procurement with the Procurement Act.(PA23) |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender