Awarded· 30 Mar 2025
Bath and North East Somerset Homelessness Prevention Pathway Services - Floating Support
Bath & North East Somerset Council · Bath and North East Somerset, South West
Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded Bath and North East Somerset Homelessness Prevention Pathway Services - Floating Support. It is a contract for mental health support in Bath and North East Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 27 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Second Step
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 20:51
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded Bath and North East Somerset Homelessness Prevention Pathway Services - Floating Support. It is a contract for mental health support in Bath and North East Somerset. The contract went to Second Step. It was awarded on 30 March 2025. The contract value is £118,684. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 27 August 2025. The notice number is 051750-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058ef1.
Summary of the contracting process
Bath & North East Somerset Council recently concluded the award stage of a procurement process for the "Bath and North East Somerset Homelessness Prevention Pathway Services - Floating Support". Situated in Bath, UK, this procurement pertains to the services industry, specifically a community action programme. The direct procurement method was used, which involved no competitive bids, as the procurement fell below the competition threshold.
This contract, valued at £118,684, was awarded on 31st March 2025, with services commencing on 1st April 2025 and set to conclude by 31st March 2026. The primary supplier, SECOND STEP LIMITED, is a small and medium enterprise with a social value orientation operating from Bristol.
The notice in full
The Mental Health Support Service, managed by Second Step Housing Association, provides floating support to individuals with mental health needs who require assistance to maintain or gain accommodation. Delivered in clients' homes, community settings, supported housing offices, or other agreed venues, the service operates within a Trauma-Informed Care framework. Support duration varies from one-off advice to 3-24 months casework, or occasional support as needed.
Key support tasks include:
- Signposting and support to access health, mental health, and legal services
- Support with harassment, anti-social behaviour, domestic violence, and related issues
- Liaison and advocacy for statutory mental health services
- Comprehensive, co-produced risk assessments and holistic, person-centred support plans
- Support for financial wellbeing, debt management, benefit claims, and tenancy maintenance
- Move-on support to set up tenancies or prevent Homeless Pathway use
- Information and support to Homeless Pathway lead workers for managing mental health crises The service addresses critical needs, with mental health issues affecting 1 in 4 UK adults and contributing to housing instability.
By fostering tenancy stability and mental health, it reduces pressure on B&NES housing, NHS, and social care systems, particularly by preventing reliance on the Homeless Pathway.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Mental Health Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Second Step
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £118,684
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 051750-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058ef1
- CPV code
- 85322000 - Community action programme
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Town
- Bath
- Postcode
- BA1 5AW
- Electoral ward
- Kingsmead
- Constituency
- Bath
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Area
- West of England
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bath, BA1 5AW · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Second Step
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Bath and North East Somerset Homelessness Prevention Pathway Services… contract?
Bath & North East Somerset Council awarded the contract to Second Step on 30 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Bath and North East Somerset Homelessness Prevention Pathway Services… contract worth?
The contract value is £118,684. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Bath and North East Somerset Homelessness Prevention Pathway Services…?
Bath & North East Somerset Council, based in Bath and North East Somerset, South West.
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