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Awarded· 27 Apr 2025

Floating Support (Non-accommodation based) - Homeless Prevention

Wirral Council · Wirral, North West

Wirral Council has awarded Floating Support (Non-accommodation based) - Homeless Prevention. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wirral.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    The Whitechapel Centre

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 06:36

    View notice

  4. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Wirral Council has awarded Floating Support (Non-accommodation based) - Homeless Prevention. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wirral. The contract went to The Whitechapel Centre. It was awarded on 27 April 2025. The contract value is £268,654. The contract runs from 30 April 2025 to 30 April 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 24 October 2025. The notice number is 068009-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d2eb.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Floating Support (Non-accommodation based) - Homeless Prevention" service has been completed by Wirral Council, a sub-central government public authority located at Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, UK. This initiative falls under the health and social work services category and covers the UKD74 region. The procurement was conducted using a direct method, below threshold without competition, and has gone through to the award stage.

The contract, signed on 28th April 2025, runs from 1st May 2025 to 30th April 2026, with a gross value of £268,654. Particularly well-suited are SMEs with a focus on social services and support for vulnerable populations. The service targets maintaining independence for up to 150 service users at any given time, making it an attractive proposition for organisations experienced in delivering solution-focused support that promotes community reintegration and self-reliance.

The notice in full

Delivery of a Borough-Wide non-accommodation based (floating support) service that will deliver housing-related support to vulnerable people, aimed at preventing homelessness, and supporting households to manage and maintain independent living.

The service, which will need to respond innovatively and creatively in supporting people and by working in close partnership with Service Users, their family and/or carers and other professionals, will aim to help people maintain their independence and encourages people to settle back into the community and promotes self-reliance. The support will be solution focussed aimed at resolving issues and preventing crisis.

The service will, at its full occupancy, support 150 Service Users at any one time.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
30 Apr 2025 to 30 Apr 2026 (1 year)
Awarded to
The Whitechapel Centre
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
£268,654

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
068009-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2eb
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Wirral Council is based in Wirral. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Wirral
Town
Chester
Postcode
CH44 8ED
Electoral ward
Seacombe
Constituency
Wallasey
Region
North West
Sub-region
Wirral
Area
Merseyside
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Wirral Council
Category
Services
Address
Wallasey, CH44 8ED · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
The Whitechapel Centre
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Floating Support (Non-accommodation based) - Homeless Prevention

Who won the Floating Support (Non-accommodation based) - Homeless Prevention contract?

Wirral Council awarded the contract to The Whitechapel Centre on 27 April 2025. It is due to end on 30 April 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Floating Support (Non-accommodation based) - Homeless Prevention contract worth?

The contract value is £268,654. The contract runs from 30 April 2025 to 30 April 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Floating Support (Non-accommodation based) - Homeless Prevention?

Wirral Council, based in Wirral, North West.

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