Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 14 Apr 2025, 21:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Multiple Complex and High Needs Support Provider for Broadmead Court

Official notice

Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regime
Published estimate£1,084,799≈ £501k / year · £1,301,759 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2025
Contract term 2 yrs 2 moends 9 Jun 2028 · up to 9 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 10 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Northamptonshire Council is inviting tenders for the provision of a High Support Accommodation Service at Broadmead Court for individuals who are homeless and have a history of rough sleeping.

The Service will provide person centred support– (excluding regulated personal care which remains the responsibility of adult social care services) to people that are considered to have more complex, multiple needs, likely to include alcohol and/or substance abuse issues, poor mental health, trauma and involvement in the criminal justice system. It is intended that the Service will deliver tailored, trauma informed support to help individuals achieve better outcomes and secure stable independent accommodation, suited to their needs.

CPV: Guidance services · Residential health facilities services · Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 2 moPublished value£1,084,799
Contract period: 10 Apr 2026 – 9 Jun 2028 (2 yrs 2 mo) · up to 9 Jun 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,084,799 exc. VAT · £1,301,759 inc. VAT
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: The contract will be awarded for an initial term of 26 months from 10 April 2026 to 9 June 2028. The Council reserves the right to extend the contract by up to two further periods of 12 months each (to a maximum of 50 months in total, ending 9 June 2030), subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.

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
Quality: 90%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Bidders will be evaluated on their proposed service model, staffing, safeguarding, trauma-informed practice, pathways to independent living, partnership working, and performance management.
  • Social Value: Bidders will be evaluated on how they will deliver additional social, economic, and environmental benefits in line with WNC’s Social Value policy.

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
Cancelled
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
14 Apr 2025, 21:34 BST
Last source update
18 Feb 2026, 10:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
Authority reference
WNC00000522
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060415
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Guidance servicesResidential health facilities servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502ea 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
31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submission address:

Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Council’s e-tendering portal:

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home ↗

Bidders must be registered on the In-Tend portal to access the documents and submit a tender.

All clarifications and correspondence will be managed through the portal only.

Tenders submitted by any other method (e.g. email or post) will not be accepted.

Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 10 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 21:34 BST
  2. Market engagementmet
    16 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    West Northamptonshire Council is currently developing a new High Support Accommodation Service at Broadmead Court. The Service will provide specialist support for people who are homeless, have experienced rough sleeping, and present with multiple complex and high needs. It is intended that the Service will support residents in finding strategies of coping, which help them to sustain their accommodation and to progress towards independent living, with a view to move on to longer-term accommodation which is suited to their circumstances and needs.

    West Northamptonshire Council held a face to face market engagement session in September. The slides of which can be found attached to this notice.

    Description

    West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) would like to invite Providers to attend a follow up face to face market event on Friday 23rd May 2025 from 10.30am - 12.00pm.

    Venue: Jeffrey Room, The Guildhall, West Northamptonshire Council St Giles Square Northampton NN1 1DE

    Purpose of the Engagement:

    This notice is to alert the market that WNC is to continue Preliminary Market Engagement activity for forthcoming Broadmead Court, High Support Accommodation Service procurement.

    PIN no 1 can be accessed via the following URL: www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/9e4c68bd-ed95… ↗

    Please confirm attendance to procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk

  3. Tender notice published393 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 11:14 BST
  4. Clarification questions by375 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline361 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by294 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published251 days ago
    18 Feb 2026, 10:39 GMT
  8. Contract starts200 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 21:34 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Jun 2025, 08:54 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 11:14 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value published: £1,084,799
    29 Sept 2025, 11:14 BST
  5. Status changed to active
    29 Sept 2025, 11:14 BST
  6. Procurement method changed
    29 Sept 2025, 11:14 BST
  7. Deadline published: 31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
    29 Sept 2025, 11:14 BST
  8. Procurement termination notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 10:39 GMT
    UK12
  9. Status changed to complete
    18 Feb 2026, 10:39 GMT
Published amendments (1)

The slides from the event along with the Q&A and Floor Plan are now available. Please contact procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk to request.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—18 Feb 2026CancelledAbandonment of procurement due to issues in some of the functionality of the procurement which resulted in certain mandatory elements missing from all the submissions, the tender is to be relaunched which is anticipated to be at the start of March 2026.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGDV-8944-CMBP Angel Street, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 1EDContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe procurement documents are available via the Council’s e-tendering portal. Interested suppliers must register on In-Tend to access the full ITT pack, submit clarifications, and return completed tenders.

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