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Published 22 May 2026, 16:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Emergency hotel and nightly-paid temporary accommodation for homeless applicants II

Official notice

Authority: North Hertfordshire District Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: East of England (UKH2)
Awarded value£598,597published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Alexandra Guest House (Primrose Estates) +7 more

Re-procurement plannedHotel and other nightly paid accommodation for use as emergency accommodation for homeless households · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Hertfordshire District Council requires access to hotel and other nightly-paid accommodation for use as emergency temporary accommodation for homeless applicants. Placements are required to meet the Council's statutory homelessness duties and are made urgently on a case-by-case basis according to suitability, availability, household need, risk, location, accessibility, safeguarding considerations and other relevant statutory factors.

This notice relates to an interim direct award / single tender arrangement. The Council has not selected one exclusive supplier. Providers may vary depending on the circumstances of each placement. No supplier is granted exclusivity, guaranteed volume or a right to receive placements under this interim arrangement.

The Council's internal approval covers the period 24 February 2025 to 23 February 2027. Part of that period had already elapsed before publication of this notice. This notice is being published to provide transparency in respect of the Council's formalisation and governance of the current interim position while a longer-term procurement route, potentially through a Dynamic Market, is developed.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
55100000 Hotel services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
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
22 May 2026, 16:16 BST
Last source update
22 May 2026, 16:16 BST
Authority reference
NHDC01120266 II
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048212
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a219 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Extreme and unavoidable urgency

The Council intends to directly award an interim arrangement for hotel and other nightly-paid accommodation for use as emergency temporary accommodation for homeless applicants. The proposed direct award relies on extreme and unavoidable urgency.

The Council has statutory duties under homelessness legislation, including the duty to provide interim accommodation for specified homeless applicants where the statutory threshold is met. Demand is urgent, unpredictable and case-specific. The Council may need to secure suitable accommodation on the same day, taking account of household composition, vulnerability, medical needs, accessibility, domestic abuse risk, criminal justice restrictions, location, availability and other suitability factors.

Existing purpose-built temporary accommodation is not sufficient or suitable for all cases, particularly single applicants and applicants with complex support needs. Hotel and other nightly-paid accommodation is therefore required as a last resort to maintain statutory service continuity.

A competitive procedure is not practicable for the immediate interim requirement because placements are required urgently and must be matched to individual suitability and availability factors. The arrangement is limited in scope and duration to maintain service continuity only until 23 February 2027 while the Council develops a longer-term procurement route, potentially through a Dynamic Market.

Part of the internally approved period had already elapsed before publication of this notice. The notice is being published to provide transparency in respect of the Council's formalisation and governance of the current interim position.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Known risks include unpredictable demand, limited provider availability, urgent same-day placement requirements, suitability constraints, safeguarding and location restrictions, accessibility requirements, provider refusal to accept certain placements, and the potential need to use alternative providers where no provider is suitable or available. These risks are inherent in the statutory homelessness context and are managed through case-by-case suitability assessment, service oversight and ongoing monitoring.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 May 2026, 16:16 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £598,5971 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alexandra Guest House (Primrose Estates), County Private Client LimitedSME, Logic Rent Ltd, Luton Hotel Residence (Anacreonte Properties Ltd), Premier Inn Hotels Ltd, Redwings Lodge +5 morejoint award30 May 2026 – 23 Feb 2027£598,597—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Hertfordshire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDWC-9574-WBPY Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City, East of England, SG6 3JFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

11 commercial parties on the notice
  • Alexandra Guest House (Primrose Estates)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 07140689 18 Sudbury Court Rd, Harrow, London, HA1 3SHContact email
  • County Private Client Ltd (County Rents)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 06923054 Moran House, Suite 7, 449-451 High Road, Willesden, London, London, NW10 2JJContact email
  • Logic Rent LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12464515 20 Furmston Court, Letchworth Garden City, East of England, SG6 1UJContact email
  • Luton Hotel Residence (Anacreonte Properties Ltd)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 03844174 Leytonstone House, 3 Hanbury Drive, Leytonstone, London, London, E11 1GAContact email
  • Nickolds Property ManagementAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10575967 2 Tower House, Tower Centre, Hoddesdon, East of England, EN11 8URContact email
  • Premier Inn Hotels LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05137608 Whitbread Court, houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, East of England, LU5 5XEContact email
  • Redwings LodgeAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05125739 Old Great North Road, Sawtry, Huntingdon, East of England, PE28 5XPContact email
  • Stef and PhilipsAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05752211 The Grange, 100 High Street, London, London, N14 6BNContact email
  • The Gate Hotel StevenageAwarded supplierGB-COH: 16108806 Manufactory House, Bell Lane, Hertford, East of England, SG14 1BPContact email
  • TravelodgeAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00769170 Sleepy Hollow, Aylesbury Road, Thame, Oxon, South East, OX9 3ATContact email
  • Welcome Break LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01735476 2 Vantage Court, Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell, South East, MK16 9EZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender