Coming up· published 6 Mar 2025
Soft Market Testing - Provision of Support for Complex Needs Rough Sleepers via Supported Accommodation
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 6 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:01
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
Next
2027
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in County Durham. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 30 September 2027. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 6 March 2025. The notice number is 008205-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ea1c.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council is conducting a market engagement process to explore the provision of support for complex needs rough sleepers via supported accommodation. This procurement process is in the planning stage and aims to gather input from the market through a soft market testing questionnaire, with feedback due by 31 March 2025.
The contract will fall under the health and social work services category and is to be performed in Durham, UK. The prospective contract period begins on 1 October 2025 and could extend until 31 August 2028, with SMEs and VCSEs being particularly encouraged to participate.
The notice in full
Durham County Council (DCC) is looking to explore the market to understand what provision is available to provide accommodation and support for rough sleepers who present with complex needs. To support this, we would like to gain information from the market regarding a number of issues related to the potential procurement exercise.
You are therefore invited to consider the inquiries detailed in the attached briefing document, and complete the attached questionnaire. This notice is not an invitation for formal expressions of interest. Durham County Council is issuing this request for information only, in order to assess the reaction of support and housing providers and the broader market and thus make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient.
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
- 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2027 (2 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
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 008205-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ea1c
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Town
- Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 5WB
- Electoral ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Delivery area
- Durham
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Durham
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Durham County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Durham, DH1 5WB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the Soft Market Testing - Provision of Support for Complex Needs Rough Sleepers via… tender open?
Durham County 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 long is the Soft Market Testing - Provision of Support for Complex Needs Rough Sleepers via… contract?
The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 30 September 2027 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for Soft Market Testing - Provision of Support for Complex Needs Rough Sleepers via…?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
How do I bid for Soft Market Testing - Provision of Support for Complex Needs Rough Sleepers via…?
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- Read the early notice in full.
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