Official UK procurement notice
Safe Haven Plus - Housing support worker
Authority: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupporting vulnerable people/housing and homelessness services with liaising with councils/housing providers to secure accommodation or challenge decision, provide intensive tenancy sustainment support including budgeting, daily living skills etc., linking in with food banks.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process CAwarded
Intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. Oxford Health considers that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. Oxford Health assessed the provider's service provision with respect to the key decision making criteria as outlined in the PSR. Each of these criteria were assessed on a pass/fail basis by the award decision makers, and the existing provider passed each of the criteria.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Mar 2025, 13:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Mar 2025, 13:15 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010679- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f75eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Financial values are approximate and may be subject to non-material financial change.
Written representations should be sent to BusinessServices@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk and addressed to Head of Business Services.
Conflict of interest declaration procedures followed, any decision makers who declared an interest were excluded (no interests declared in this instance)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection Support | £46,368 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010679-2025-1 · Connection Support
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2025
- Value
- £46,368
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHSE Independent Patient Choice and Procurement panelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Connection SupportAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.