Awarded· 15 Jan 2025
Independent Living Support
Worcestershire County Council · Worcester, West Midlands
Worcestershire County Council has awarded Independent Living Support. It is a contract for supported living in Worcester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:06
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About this tender
In brief
Worcestershire County Council has awarded Independent Living Support. It is a contract for supported living in Worcester. It was awarded on 15 January 2025. The contract value is £2,460,060.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 8 April 2025. The notice number is 013668-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fecc.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for "Independent Living Support," commissioned by Worcestershire County Council (WCC), focuses on providing services under the Children Act 1989. It aims to assist vulnerable young people aged 16-17 experiencing homelessness and care leavers aged 18-25 transitioning to independent living. Classified under "Social work services with accommodation," this procurement falls within the "services" category and covers the Worcestershire region (UKG12).
Initiated on 27th June 2023, this process moved to a negotiated procedure without prior publication under Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, following an unsuccessful open tender. The procurement stage is now at the award phase, with contracts signed on 15th January 2025.
Key awards have been made to St Basils, Platform Housing Limited, and Worcestershire YMCA Limited, emphasizing the council’s commitment to established organisations for effective service provision.
The notice in full
The Council has a duty under the Children Act 1989 to provide various forms of advice, assistance and guidance to vulnerable 16-17-year-olds experiencing homelessness, and to continue to support young people over the age of 18 making the transition from care to more independent living arrangements and wishes to commission Independent Living Support Services.
On 27th June 2023 the Council advertised on Contracts Finder (reference IT-336-3355-WCC 00003355), inviting prospective service providers to submit proposals for Housing Related Fixed Support. As there was no successful outcome or award of contract following this, the Council proceeded in accordance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, use of negotiated procedure without prior publication.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
WCC will be commissioning independent living support from providers that have their own accommodation and are able to accommodate Worcestershire young people aged 16-17. WCC are funding the support hours within this contract for 16-17 years olds' and Care Leavers aged 18-25 years only. WCC are not procuring accommodation.
The areas of provision will be based across Worcestershire and it is expected that the service provider(s) will ensure that the young person receives appropriate support to build a rounded level of independent and tenancy management skills, moving the young person towards their own accommodation after a period of time evidencing their capacity to live independently.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Living
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Number of suppliers
- 3
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £2,460,060
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 013668-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fecc
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation; 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Worcester
- Town
- Worcester
- Postcode
- WR5 2NP
- Electoral ward
- Nunnery
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Delivery area
- Worcestershire CC
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Worcestershire CC
- Area
- Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Worcestershire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Debra Roe
- Address
- Worcester, WR5 2NP · West Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Independent Living Support
Who won the Independent Living Support contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the Independent Living Support contract worth?
The contract value is £2,460,060.
Who is the buyer for Independent Living Support?
Worcestershire County Council, based in Worcester, West Midlands. The named contact is Debra Roe.
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