Awarded· 13 May 2025
A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Phase 5
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council · Oldham, North West
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Phase 5. It is a contract for other health and social care in Oldham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
UK5 - Transparency Notice · 15:41
View notice2025
Contract starts
2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Phase 5. It is a contract for other health and social care in Oldham. The contract went to Depaul. It was awarded on 13 May 2025. The awarded value is £245,000. The contract runs from 13 May 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 13 May 2025. The notice number is 020985-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051264.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process led by Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council pertains to the "A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Phase 5" initiative within the Health and Social Work Services industry category. This contract is focused on providing accommodation support for individuals at risk of rough sleeping in Greater Manchester, specifically Oldham. The approach was via direct procurement, below threshold without competition, and is classified under the light-touch regime.
The procurement stage has already progressed to the award, which is pending completion. Notably, DEPAUL UK has been identified as the supplier. The contract will commence on 14th May 2025 and finish on 31st March 2026, providing crucial services within the region of UKD37.
The focus on SMEs and VCSEs (Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises) in the suitability criteria suggests a preference for organisations with a strong local or social mission, further opening the door for smaller and mission-driven businesses to engage and grow from such initiatives.
The notice in full
ABEN was established in 2018 offering "no second night out" access to accommodation for individuals who are currently rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping in Greater Manchester. In Oldham, the local authority receives grant funding from GMCA to provide 23 (including one emergency bed) bed spaces, and a further 6 spaces for individuals with no recourse to public funds.
ABEN has now been operating for over 5 years and remains a central pillar and safety net for people experiencing, or at risk of, rough sleeping. Since 2022, the landscape for homelessness, rough sleeping and poverty has changed considerably across borough:
- Record high numbers of individuals approaching the Local Authority for support due to being at risk of homelessness.
- Record numbers of households in Temporary Accommodation (over 698 at any one point in time)
- Sustained increases in the number of people seen rough sleeping on a single night
- Sustained increases in the number of people receiving a Section 21, no-fault eviction.
- A changing migration/asylum landscape, with the accelerated asylum decision-making process creating additional rough sleeping pressures across all 12 boroughs.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 13 May 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
- Awarded to
- Depaul
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Awards value
- £245,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Pending
Not stated in the notice: contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 020985-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051264
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Town
- Oldham
- Postcode
- OL1 1HD
- Electoral ward
- Coldhurst
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester North East
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Oldham, OL1 1HD · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Depaul
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £245,000
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Phase 5
Who won the A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Phase 5 contract?
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council awarded the contract to Depaul on 13 May 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Phase 5 contract worth?
The awarded value is £245,000. The contract runs from 13 May 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Phase 5?
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Oldham, North West.
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