GCC026 - Provision of Somewhere Safe to Stay Hubs in Cheltenham and Gloucester

Gloucester City Council is procuring two Somewhere Safe to Stay Hub services. The hubs will provide direct access emergency accommodation, assessment, stabilisation and housing focused support for people who are sleeping rough or at imminent risk of rough sleeping across Gloucestershire. The procurement is split into two separate lots.

Lot 1 is the Cheltenham hub and serves Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Stroud and Tewkesbury. Lot 2 is the Gloucester hub and serves Gloucester City. Potential providers may submit a tender for one lot only.

The combined estimated value is £2,266,666.66 excluding VAT and £2,720,000 including VAT. Each lot is valued at £1,133,333.33 excluding VAT and £1,360,000 including VAT. Lot 1 is scheduled to run from 8 January 2027 to 7 January 2031.

Lot 2 is scheduled to run from 2 August 2027 to 1 August 2031. The UK4 tender notice was published on 4 November 2026. Electronic tenders must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 30 November 2026.

The structured official notice reviewed does not state a separate clarification deadline and directs providers to the timetable for each lot in the ITT. This is an open procedure above the relevant threshold. Bids are weighted 80% for quality, including social value, and 20% for price.

The public notice does not state a separate provider registration condition, so bidders should check the ITT and Scope for every condition of participation and service requirement before deciding to bid. Submit electronically in English through ProContract at procontract.due-north.com using reference DN833429.

The official public notice does not provide a more specific opportunity URL, so search the portal by that exact reference and use the ITT for the authoritative submission steps. Care Sync advice: compare the geography, mobilisation date, service model, staffing requirement and full cost of the selected lot before making a bid or no-bid decision.

Allow time for the portal upload and use the official 12:00 noon deadline rather than relying on summaries that give the date without the time.