Coming up· published 10 Jul 2025
Provision of Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel Accommodation and Management
Bath and North East Somerset Council · Bath and North East Somerset, South West
Bath and North East Somerset Council is planning Provision of Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel Accommodation and Management. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bath and North East Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:07
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:59
View noticeNext
2027
Contract starts
2031
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bath and North East Somerset Council is planning Provision of Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel Accommodation and Management. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bath and North East Somerset. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £2,800,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 1 April 2031. It lasts 4 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 10 July 2025. The notice number is 038963-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-052a74. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Bath and North East Somerset Council is progressing with a procurement process for the provision of Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel Accommodation and Management. The process is currently in the planning stage and aims to address the issue of rough sleeping in the area by offering suitable hostel accommodation. The council is seeking interested parties to participate in preliminary market engagement, with questionnaires due by Thursday, 31st July 2025.
Located in Bath, UK, the buyer categorises the tender under social work services with accommodation within the services industry. The initiative is driven by the Procurement Act 2023, utilising the Open procedure to ensure transparency and opportunity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) along with voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are considered suitable to compete for this opportunity.
The total value of the contracting process amounts to £2,800,000, providing substantial scope for growth and impact within the community.
The notice in full
Bath and North East Somerset Council is testing the market to better understand what the market could provide in relation to Homeless Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel accommodation, that will also include housing management and support. The primary purpose of the accommodation is to provide an alternative to rough sleeping for people at risk of or already doing so. We are currently testing the market for: Option 1: Organisations with: a.
Premises, that they currently own, and which are suitable for use for the hostel provision within the B&NES area; or b. Premises suitable for the hostel provision, that they can acquire through leasing/partnership agreement within the B&NES area; or c. A site that can be developed into hostel premises within the B&NES area, by the supplier organisation.
Option 2: Organisations that could: d. Source a site/building within the B&NES area and, in partnership with the council, develop a hostel to meet current and future needs of homeless population. e. In the event that the council is able to secure a suitable site, work in partnership to develop and deliver a hostel to meet current and future needs of homeless population.
The organisation will then provide support and housing management.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2027 to 1 Apr 2031 (4 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £2,800,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 038963-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052a74
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Town
- Bath
- Postcode
- BA1 5AW
- Electoral ward
- Kingsmead
- Constituency
- Bath
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Area
- West of England
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ms Susan Hayter
- Phone
- +44 1225477473
- Address
- Bath, BA1 5AW · South West · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038963-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029069-2025
- ProContract portal, to register and bidprocontract.due-north.com/Advert
- Procontract.due-north.comprocontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-052a74 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Provision of Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel Accommodation and Management
When will the Provision of Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel Accommodation and Management tender open?
Bath and North East Somerset Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Provision of Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel Accommodation and Management contract worth?
The estimated value is £2,800,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 1 April 2031 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Provision of Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel Accommodation and Management?
Bath and North East Somerset Council, based in Bath and North East Somerset, South West. The named contact is Ms Susan Hayter, on +44 1225477473.
How do I bid for Provision of Off-the-Streets Direct Access Hostel Accommodation and Management?
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