Official UK procurement notice
HCC Sept 2026 – Provision of Supported Housing at Westbury
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHertfordshire County Council is procuring a delivery partner for a new Supported Housing scheme at Westbury, Letchworth. The project forms part of the Council's wider five-year programme to increase the supply and quality of supported living accommodation for disabled adults and its Extra Care Housing Programme, which aims to provide modern, accessible homes that promote independence and wellbeing for older people who require care and support.
The Council's preferred approach is to work with a Registered Provider that can bring development expertise, long-term ownership and housing management experience, supported by Homes England funding and Registered Provider investment alongside Council resources. The successful partner would develop, own and manage the accommodation on Council-owned land under a long lease arrangement.
The Council is currently undertaking preparatory work on the site and expects to progress design and enabling works during 2025/26, with construction planned from 2026 onwards and completion between 2027 and 2030. Outline planning permission is expected to be secured through North Hertfordshire District Council, with any necessary enabling works undertaken to facilitate delivery of the scheme.
Hertfordshire County Council (the “Council”) is a large shire county in the south-east of England with a population of 1.2 million. Hertfordshire is a two-tier authority with 10 district and borough councils providing complementary local services to residents.
In February 2025, the Council launched a five-year delivery plan to increase the supply and quality of supported living accommodation in Hertfordshire and, in doing so, deliver wider health and wellbeing outcomes to meet the existing and future demand for disabled adults in Hertfordshire by 2030. The programme responds to current and future demand, including people who currently live in unsuitable existing HCC accommodation, people living with their family who now need a home of their own, people in residential care whose needs could be met in supported living, and people living outside Hertfordshire who wish to return. The Supported Living Delivery Programme is intended to replace outdated accommodation, improve quality and accessibility, support independence, and provide modern homes.
The Council’s Extra Care delivery programme focusses on the provision of modern, accessible homes across the county that support independent living for older people and adults with care needs. By increasing the supply of Extra Care housing, the council aims to meet growing demand, promote well-being and independence, reduce reliance on residential care and ensure residents can remain in their communities while receiving flexible support tailored to their changing needs. The programme is responding to significant demographic growth, with evidence indicating a need for around 8,000 additional Extra care units by 2042, including approximately 1,800 affordable homes.
The Council’s preferred delivery approach is to work with Registered Providers who can bring housing development expertise, long-term ownership and housing management experience. This approach is intended to support delivery at pace while also making use of Homes England funding and Registered Provider investment alongside Council resources. The Council is exploring the best approach to work with developing Registered Providers (both Housing Associations and Local Authorities) (‘RPs’) to deliver, own and manage accommodation on Council owned land via a long lease (virtual freehold).
The Council is currently undertaking preparatory work on the Westbury site which is Council owned with a view to progressing design and enabling works during 2026-27, construction in 2027/28 – 2028/29 and phased completion and handover in 2028–30.
The Council anticipates obtaining outline planning approval for the site via the Local Planning Authority at North Herts District Council and undertaking enabling works where required to bring the site forward.
The Council seeks submissions from a Registered Provider partner to deliver, own and manage supported living accommodation at the Westbury Site.
The successful Tenderer will enter into the following agreements with the Council, together “the Contract”:
Grant Agreement – (note different terms subject to RP Not for Profit or For Profit)
Nominations Agreement
Development Agreement
Lease Agreement
Service Level Agreement
Heads of Terms
Any security documentation as required
In order to receive site- specific documents, Tenderers will be required to sign and return a Non-Disclosure Agreement (“NDA”).
The Council will procure the Contract using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as defined in the Procurement Act 2023, which will allow us to run a multistage procurement process as explained above.
Full details are in the tender document set.
Please sign and return the NDA (included with the document set) via the Portal in order to receive the Pre-Planning Application Documents.
Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express an interest' and also 'opt in', which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.
To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline of 12.00 noon on 4 November 2026.
Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.
Please ensure that where possible documents are uploaded as a PDF unless otherwise requested and that file names are succinct. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents, and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate. Please note that the Contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
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The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award the Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.
As per the Procurement Act 2023, the Council reserves the right during the Award phase of this procurement exercise to: - Amend the stages of the Competitive Flexible Procedure where further stages are required to come to a fuller understanding between parties of the scope or requirement or other such necessary elements. Amend the specification - Define or refine sub-weightings, particularly for price if it is not possible to fix costs for significant element(s) of the requirements. – Award the Contract at the conclusion of Stage 2 without the submission of Final Tenders. - Forego the Dialogue Stage and invite Final Tenders from the highest scoring 2 Tenderers at Stage 2 only. -Any amendments will be communicated in full to all Tenderers.
Following the government’s announcement in Parliament on 7 September 2026 and as published in the government’s press release: Review of local government reorganisation launched - GOV.UK, the Local Government Reorganisation process has been paused for Hertfordshire until further notice. The Authority will provide an update to all bidders once there is greater clarity regarding the future position of the LGR proposals as relates to this procurement.
- How the procedure runs: The Council will procure the Contract using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as defined in the Procurement Act 2023, which will allow us to run a multistage procurement process, the process will be in 3 Stages as follows: Stage 1 - Tenderers will complete the Response Document (including the pricing schedule) and submit in line with the deadlines outlined in section 2 of the Instructions to Tenderers document. All Tenderers are required to pass Part 1 (Registration on FTS (CDP) and Exclusions Information) and Part 2 (Conditions of Participation and Project Specific Questions) (Bid Forms 5-11) before proceeding to be evaluated and moderated at Part 3 – Award Criteria. Stage 2 - The top two Tenderers based on scores from Bid Forms 12-22 (Part 3 - Award Criteria) will advance to Stage 2, where they will be invited to dialogue with the Council on the Commercial Submission (Bid Forms 13 and 14) and the Contract Documents. Tenderers should be aware that the Council may raise clarifications based on your quality response before the top two (2) scoring Tenderers are invited to Stage 2. Stage 3 – At the conclusion of the Dialogue Stage, the top two Bidders will be requested to submit their final tender submissions to the Council. Once Stage 3 is completed, the Council will collate all the final scores for Stage 3, and the Council will award the Contract to the highest scoring organisation in terms of the stated award criteria. Full details of the Council’s requirements and the context of the procurement can be found in the Instruction to Tenderers and the supporting documents as detailed in the Procurement Document Index. For the full breakdown of the award criteria please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document (Section 4)
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Demolition, site preparation and clearance work · Site preparation work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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)
- Quality
- Price
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £2,392,918 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Hertfordshire County Council buys Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work (CPV 4511), and who usually turns up
Hertfordshire County Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work (CPV 4511) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in East of England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 28 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid19% / 0%
2–310% / 31%
4–634% / 54%
7+37% / 15%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate11% / 31%
Within ±2%89% / 31%
Above estimate0% / 38%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 45Published estimate£36m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 45. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid38%
2–338%
4–612%
7+12%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 6 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£36m
Estimate£36m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wates Property Services LtdWorked for this buyer | HCC Sept 2023 - The Provision of Measured Term Contract for Building Works - Planned, Reactive and Minor Worksnotice published Feb 2024 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| HQ CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTSWorked for this buyer | HCC 04/26 - The Provision of Surface Works at Waterdale Transfer Stationnotice published Jul 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Kori Construction LimitedWorked for this buyer | HCC - 05/22 - The Provision of a New Nursing Home on the Former Little Furze School Site, Gosforth Lane, South Oxhey WD19 7REnotice published Jan 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.2bn43 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £171m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=9 | |
| £176m24 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £21m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 19% below n=2 | |
| £28m8 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £13m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 21% above n=2 | |
| £17m2 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=2 | |
| £1.8m1 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:20 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
HCC2618092- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089919- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07781eFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices are to be submitted to the Council, in accordance with the terms set out in the appropriate Contract Document(s). Payment will normally be made within thirty (30) days of receipt of a correct invoice.
- How it runs
The Council will procure the Contract using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as defined in the Procurement Act 2023, which will allow us to run a multistage procurement process, the process will be in 3 Stages as follows:
Stage 1 - Tenderers will complete the Response Document (including the pricing schedule) and submit in line with the deadlines outlined in section 2 of the Instructions to Tenderers document. All Tenderers are required to pass Part 1 (Registration on FTS (CDP) and Exclusions Information) and Part 2 (Conditions of Participation and Project Specific Questions) (Bid Forms 5-11) before proceeding to be evaluated and moderated at Part 3 – Award Criteria.
Stage 2 - The top two Tenderers based on scores from Bid Forms 12-22 (Part 3 - Award Criteria) will advance to Stage 2, where they will be invited to dialogue with the Council on the Commercial Submission (Bid Forms 13 and 14) and the Contract Documents.
Tenderers should be aware that the Council may raise clarifications based on your quality response before the top two (2) scoring Tenderers are invited to Stage 2.
Stage 3 – At the conclusion of the Dialogue Stage, the top two Bidders will be requested to submit their final tender submissions to the Council. Once Stage 3 is completed, the Council will collate all the final scores for Stage 3, and the Council will award the Contract to the highest scoring organisation in terms of the stated award criteria.
Full details of the Council’s requirements and the context of the procurement can be found in the Instruction to Tenderers and the supporting documents as detailed in the Procurement Document Index.
For the full breakdown of the award criteria please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document (Section 4)
- Risks
Following the government’s announcement in Parliament on 7 September 2026 and as published in the government’s press release: Review of local government reorganisation launched - GOV.UK, the Local Government Reorganisation process has been paused for Hertfordshire until further notice. The Authority will provide an update to all bidders once there is greater clarity regarding the future position of the LGR proposals as relates to this procurement.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Sept 2026 → 31 Mar 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published34 days ago23 Sept 2026, 09:20 BST
- Clarification questions by8 days ago19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 9 days4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 126 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 155 days31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:20 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Following the receipt of the signed NDA the Pre Planning and Feasibility documents will be issued, via the Supply Hertfordshire portal.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender