Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Homeless Supported Accommodation Interim Contract
Sunderland City Council · Sunderland, North East
Sunderland City Council has awarded Homeless Supported Accommodation Interim Contract. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
The Cyrenians (ta Changing Lives
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 16:49
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Sunderland City Council has awarded Homeless Supported Accommodation Interim Contract. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Sunderland. The contract went to The Cyrenians (ta Changing Lives. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £247,500. 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 29 August 2025. The notice number is 052614-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0590dc.
Summary of the contracting process
Sunderland City Council, a public authority operating under sub-central government, has concluded a direct procurement process for the provision of homeless supported accommodation services in Sunderland, United Kingdom. The procurement, utilising a light-touch regime and conducted below threshold without competition, focuses on services to support female rough sleepers under statutory requirements such as the Homeless Reduction Act 2017.
The awarded interim contract, entitled "Homeless Supported Accommodation Interim Contract," ensures the service's continuity while a long-term solution is being devised. Key dates include a start date of 1st April 2025, with the contract running until 31st March 2026 and an option for renewal if required, with a contract value of £247,500 GBP.
This interim contract award to "The Cyrenians (TA Changing Lives)," a large scale supplier, presents an immediate service requirement fulfilment in the social work services with accommodation sector.
The notice in full
Interim contract for the provision of accommodation and support to female rough sleepers within accommodation, and a crash pad where their homeless status is assessed and support needs identified, before being referred to appropriate accommodation and support. This is an interim contract awarded whilst a homeless framework solution is being procured to award a longer term contract via call off from the new framework.
This service is essential to the needs of female rough sleepers and is in accordance with statutory requirements, Homeless Reduction Act 2017. This is a duplicate notice due to a system error with publishing the original notice.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Accommodation For Young People
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- The Cyrenians (ta Changing Lives
- 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
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £247,500
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
- 052614-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0590dc
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Town
- Sunderland
- Postcode
- SR1 3AA
- Electoral ward
- Millfield
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Sunderland
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Sunderland City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Sunderland, SR1 3AA · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- The Cyrenians (ta Changing Lives
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Homeless Supported Accommodation Interim Contract
Who won the Homeless Supported Accommodation Interim Contract contract?
Sunderland City Council awarded the contract to The Cyrenians (ta Changing Lives on 31 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Homeless Supported Accommodation Interim Contract contract worth?
The contract value is £247,500. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Homeless Supported Accommodation Interim Contract?
Sunderland City Council, based in Sunderland, North East.
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