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Published 13 Oct 2025, 15:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender for Resettlement Asylum and Refugee Support

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG3)

Published estimate£900,000≈ £300k / year · £1,080,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 13 Nov 2025awarded 20 Feb 2026

Award (standstill) to Claremont Living Group

Contract term 3 yrsends 8 Dec 2028 · starts 9 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for the provision of Move on and Resettlement Support in Sandwell to a minimum specification as detailed. Suppliers must support approximately 450 households per year with integration into the community. Sandwell Council is seeking qualified and experienced service provider(s) to deliver a comprehensive Key Worker/Holistic support delivery model to lead on wrap around support and planning for move on and resettlement of customers in Sandwell. The tender aims to enhance the resettlement support services provided at present and work with the Housing Solutions Service to strengthen capacity for effective coordination and support for the cohort.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£900,000

Contract period: 9 Dec 2025 – 8 Dec 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £900,000 exc. VAT · £1,080,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: West Midlands

85000000 Health and social work services

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

How bids were scored

Simple description: Please refer to the ITT 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: Awarded
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: 13 Oct 2025, 15:38 BST
Last source update: 6 May 2026, 14:52 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 9 Dec 2025
Authority reference: SMBC 25071
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-064869
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ae78 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 6 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc ↗

Timeline

13 Oct 2025 → 15 May 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published380 days ago
13 Oct 2025, 15:38 BST
Clarification questions by355 days ago
6 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline349 days ago
13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts323 days ago
9 Dec 2025
Award decision expected by322 days ago
9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent247 days ago
23 Feb 2026
Latest notice published175 days ago
6 May 2026, 14:52 BST
Standstill ends165 days ago
15 May 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
13 Oct 2025, 15:38 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
6 May 2026, 14:52 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
6 May 2026, 14:52 BST
Contract signature expected
19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £900,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 65 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Claremont Living GroupSMEResettlement Asylum and Refugee Support20 May 2026 – 19 May 2029	£900,000	20 Feb 2026standstill to 15 May 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6final-stage tenders	5	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJHD-8764-YRJJ Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DEContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Claremont Living GroupAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHLC-9142-QPTW 18-21 Summer Hill Terrrace, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 3RAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 May 2026, 14:52 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Oct 2025, 15:38 BST