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Awarded· 8 Apr 2025

RSI (Rough Sleeping Initiative) Navigator services

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council · Oldham, North West

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded RSI (Rough Sleeping Initiative) Navigator services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Oldham.

Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 13:49

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded RSI (Rough Sleeping Initiative) Navigator services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Oldham. The contract went to The Sanctuary Trust. It was awarded on 8 April 2025. The awarded value is £49,372. The contract runs from 8 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 8 April 2025. The notice number is 013711-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fef2.

Summary of the contracting process

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded a contract under the Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) Navigator services, aimed at ending rough sleeping within the borough. The buyer is Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, located at Spindles Shopping Centre, West Street, Oldham, UK. The industry category is Health and Social Work Services, with a contract period running from 9th April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

The procurement stage is Award, completed through a direct method below threshold without competition. The budget allocated for this contract is £49,372, and the funded service will support rough sleepers with accommodation and tenancy sustainment.

The contract awarded to THE SANCTUARY TRUST LIMITED, a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and a voluntary community service enterprise (VCSE), demonstrates the Council’s preference for organisations with robust community networks and expertise in supporting rough sleepers. This procurement process highlights how SMEs can leverage their specialised services to secure contracts that align with their mission and capabilities, fostering growth and contributing to social welfare objectives.

The notice in full

The RSI Navigator service ensures that we are working towards ending rough sleeping within the borough and is based on assisting with the delivering of the three principles identified in the Oldham Rough Sleeping Plan; 1. Prevention - Stopping people sleeping rough for the first time. 2.

Intervention - Support to those currently sleeping rough to move off the streets. 3. Recovery - Support to those who have slept rough to ensure they don't return to the streets The RSI Navigator is tasked with sourcing accommodation and building effective networks of support for rough sleepers in the borough.

The RSI Navigator is key to tenancy sustainment for the cohort of identified entrenched rough sleepers. The ongoing support provided by the RSI Navigator continues through their journey in temporary accommodation schemes such as A Bed Every Night (ABEN) and stays with them when they are housed in an independent tenancy, in either the social or private sector.

This RSI Navigator funding is provided by GMCA and runs from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, at a cost of PS49,372.

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
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
8 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
Awarded to
The Sanctuary Trust
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Awards value
£49,372

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Pending

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
013711-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fef2
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is based in Oldham. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Oldham
Town
Oldham
Postcode
OL1 1HD
Electoral ward
Coldhurst
Constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Region
North West
Sub-region
Greater Manchester North East
Area
Greater Manchester
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Category
Services
Address
Oldham, OL1 1HD · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
The Sanctuary Trust
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£49,372
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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 RSI (Rough Sleeping Initiative) Navigator services

Who won the RSI (Rough Sleeping Initiative) Navigator services contract?

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council awarded the contract to The Sanctuary Trust on 8 April 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the RSI (Rough Sleeping Initiative) Navigator services contract worth?

The awarded value is £49,372. The contract runs from 8 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for RSI (Rough Sleeping Initiative) Navigator services?

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Oldham, North West.

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