Official UK procurement notice
London Accommodation Pathfinder · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)·Consortium: 13 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Accommodation Pathfinder (LAP) is an innovative pan-London project for 16 & 17-year-old male children (with some turning 18 whilst in the provision), as an alternative to custody or on remand with provision for resettlement. The service will provide community-based accommodation and intensive support to meet the shortfall of appropriate provision in London. This contract builds on some of the successes of the current model and will continue to develop best practice for this cohort of children.
The provision will be for 5 placements in a single supported accommodation setting, with scope in the contract to bring additional units online if the demand can be evidenced. The contract will contain a clause which will allow for growth of the service in other boroughs.
The London Accommodation Pathfinder forms part of the Association of London Directors of Children's Services (ALDCS) and London Innovation and Improvement Alliance (LIIA) Pan London Commissioning Programme which has a remit to secure better quality, value and choice in high cost, low incidence, placements.
The service will provide a bespoke support and risk management programme designed around this cohort of children. The Provision is directly overseen by the London Accommodation and Resettlement Partnership more commonly referred to as the LARP.
- No preliminary market engagement: A market engagement exercise was published through Contracts Finder (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ad104e64-0cfe-42b9-912f-81ef32203f30) prior to the Procurement Act 2023 coming into force and was held on 26 February 2025 followed by a series of one-to-one meeting with suppliers.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,942,270
- Technical & professional ability
Ofsted Registered - supported accommodation for young people aged 16-19 years
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).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Implementation: 5%
- Service Model, Safeguarding, Performance Management & Outcome: 15%
- Staffing Structure, Management & Standards: 14%
- Partnership Working: 4%
- Equality and Diversity: 5%
- Housing Management: 3%
- Presentation to young people: 4%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (9)
- Implementation
- Service Model, Safeguarding, Performance Management & Outcome
- Staffing Structure, Management & Standards
- Partnership Working
- Equality and Diversity
- Housing Management
- Social Value
- Presentation to young people
- Price
- Technical & professional ability
Ofsted Registered - supported accommodation for young people aged 16-19 years
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Light touch regime
- 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 May 2025, 13:34 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
DN793317- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065881- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052296Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 7 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 13:34 BST
- Next notice expected390 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published375 days ago16 Oct 2025, 12:11 BST
- Clarification questions by348 days ago12 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline343 days ago17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by308 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent216 days ago25 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published215 days ago25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends202 days ago7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 13:34 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2025, 12:11 BSTUK4
- Published value updated16 Oct 2025, 12:11 BST
- Status changed to active16 Oct 2025, 12:11 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Oct 2025, 12:11 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT16 Oct 2025, 12:11 BST
- Contract award notice published25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract signature expected29 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centrepoint SohoVCSE1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: One extension of 24 months · Options: The London Borough of Camden will take up the 24 month extension if agreed by all participating London Authorities. | £3,887,113 | 24 Mar 2026standstill to 7 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
13 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- London Borough of EnfieldContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- London Borough of HackneyContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- London Borough of HaringeyContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- London Borough of HillingdonContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- London Borough of IslingtonContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- London Borough of MertonContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- London Borough of NewhamContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- London Borough of Richmond Upon ThamesContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- London Borough of Waltham ForestContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Royal Borough of GreenwichContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon ThamesContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Wandsworth Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CENTREPOINT SOHOAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender