Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 28 Apr 2025, 12:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Establishment of a 4-year Framework Agreement for the provision of Emergency Accommodation

Official notice

Authority: New Forest District Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£5,200,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of emergency accommodation units for individuals and families experiencing homelessness within the New Forest District Council area.

Accommodation types may include:

Single rooms, Family units, Designated units for specific needs (e.g., vulnerable individuals, people with disabilities)

Ensure immediate access to safe, suitable, and cost-effective accommodation.

CPV: Hotel accommodation services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Aug 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Establishment of a 4-year Framework Agreement for the provision of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Apr 2025, 12:44 BST
Last source update
12 May 2025, 16:02 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020591
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Hotel accommodation services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050852 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

28 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 12:44 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    12 May 2025, 16:02 BST
  3. Market engagement
    30 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    The purpose of this pre-market engagement is to establish an understanding as to how NFDC create an operational tender pack and suitable pricing mechanism reflecting this requirement.

    The form of pre market engagement is a questionnaire.

    If you are interested in participating in the pre-market engagement, please contact us at procurement@nfdc.gov.uk, and we will provide you with the survey.

    The deadline for responding is 30/05/2025 at 17:00.

  4. Tender notice expected
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 12:44 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 May 2025, 16:02 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

The deadline for responding to this pre-market engagement notice has been extended to 30th May 2025 to collect more information from interested suppliers.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

New Forest District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTPC-7449-MJHN Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, South East, SO43 7PAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure