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Awarded· 21 Feb 2025

Housing Related Support Service to support Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has awarded Housing Related Support Service to support Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Source: Find a Tender, published 31 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Minstead Trust

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 13:35

    View notice
  4. 2026

    Contract ends

    1½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has awarded Housing Related Support Service to support Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The contract went to Minstead Trust. It was awarded on 21 February 2025. The contract value is £331,522. The contract runs from 1 March 2025 to 11 August 2026. It lasts 1½ years.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 31 July 2025. The notice number is 044804-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056a50.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process conducted by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council involved the award of a contract for the "Housing Related Support Service to support Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism." This contract, classified under the health and social work services category, was finalized on 31st July 2025.

The procurement process reached the award stage and involved using a direct procurement method below the threshold without competition, categorised under a light touch regime. Situated in the UKK24 region, the service is provided in Poole near the town centre, utilising a block contract model to support 40 adults in various locations. The contract period extends from 1st March 2025 to 11th August 2026.

Given the strategic focus of the service on enhancing support in a communal living context, large-scale providers capable of managing multiple properties and adhering to TUPE regulations will find this contract particularly suitable.

The notice in full

All Housing Related Support services within LD are in the process of a strategic review of future requirement. A new supplier to take over this service with TUPE liability has been the agreed route forward with procurement, whilst the LD team continue with their review. This service supports 40 adults with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism in allocated supported accommodation.

The client's properties consist of three-to-six-bedroom houses with shared communal areas and two-bedroom flats. The properties are located adjacent or in close proximity to each other; near to Poole Town Centre; on a bus route and close to amenities. This Service is issued as a Block Contract

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
Learning Disability and Autism Support
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Mar 2025 to 11 Aug 2026 (1½ years)
Awarded to
Minstead Trust
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
£331,522

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
044804-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a50
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is based in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Town
Bournemouth
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Electoral ward
Bournemouth Central
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Region
South West
Sub-region
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Area
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Category
Services
Address
Bournemouth, BH2 6DY · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Minstead Trust
Awardee scale
Large
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 this tender

Who won the Housing Related Support Service to support Adults with a Learning Disability… contract?

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council awarded the contract to Minstead Trust on 21 February 2025. It is due to end on 11 August 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Housing Related Support Service to support Adults with a Learning Disability… contract worth?

The contract value is £331,522. The contract runs from 1 March 2025 to 11 August 2026 (1½ years).

Who is the buyer for Housing Related Support Service to support Adults with a Learning Disability…?

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, based in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West.

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