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Published 22 Jun 2026, 17:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MVDC - Surrey Supported Housing Strategy

Official notice

Authority: Mole Valley District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£180,000£216,000 inc. VAT7.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Jul 2026awarded 4 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to Homeless Link
Contract term 7 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mole Valley District Council is acting on behalf of the 11 District and Borough Councils, and Surrey County Council, to appoint a supplier to deliver a comprehensive mapping and needs assessment of Supported Housing Services used by the 12 local authorities.  The majority of these will be within the county boundary however some may be being procured outside of Surrey.  Following this exercise the Supplier is required to produce two strategies; one for the newly formed East Surrey, and one for the newly formed West Surrey.  These new organisations will be in place on 1 April 2027.

The Commencement Date for the delivery of the services is scheduled to be on Tuesday 1st September 2026 at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of seven months until 31st March 2027.

CPV: Research and development consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 7 moPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (7 mo)Value: £180,000 exc. VAT · £216,000 inc. VAT

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: A full description of the award criteria is included in the procurement documents
  • Price: A full description of the award criteria is included in the procurement documents
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Jun 2026, 17:36 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2026, 17:20 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 4 Aug 2026
Authority reference
MVDC - 039118
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058704
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ26)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba88 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
22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

How to obtain the Tender Documents

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Timeline

22 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published126 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 17:36 BST
  2. Clarification questions by110 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline96 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent84 days ago
    4 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published83 days ago
    4 Aug 2026, 17:20 BST
  6. Award decision expected by83 days ago
    4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Standstill ends74 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts56 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 17:36 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Aug 2026, 17:20 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Aug 2026, 17:20 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £166,6001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Homeless LinkOne1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£166,6004 Aug 2026standstill to 13 Aug 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders61—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mole Valley District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLXW-3796-VTMW Pippbrook, Dorking, South East, RH4 1SJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Homeless LinkAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXXP-1845-HZMN 3rd Floor Minories House, London, London, EC3N 1BJContact 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 Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender