Awarded· 2 Jul 2025
Supported Accommodation Project
Exeter City Council · Exeter, South West
Exeter City Council has awarded Supported Accommodation Project. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Exeter.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Exeter City Community Trust
2025
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 16:17
View notice2025
Award notice published
UK5 - Transparency Notice · 16:02
View notice2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:42
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Exeter City Council has awarded Supported Accommodation Project. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Exeter. The contract went to Exeter City Community Trust. It was awarded on 2 July 2025. The contract value is £158,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 1 October 2025. The notice number is 061432-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05642d.
Summary of the contracting process
Exeter City Council has completed the procurement process for the "Supported Accommodation Project," a contract designed to provide housing support to 55 units for single homeless households and rough sleepers. The procurement, categorized under social work services with accommodation, took place in Exeter, UK. The project began on 1st August 2025 and will run until 31st March 2026.
Utilizing a direct procurement method, the contract was awarded below threshold, without competition, to the sole capable supplier, Exeter City Community Trust. The contract has been active since 1st August 2025, with a total value of £158,000 (gross amount £189,600). Key procurement documents were published on 1st October 2025.
This contract presents substantial business growth opportunities for organisations experienced in social work and accommodation services, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Organisations with expertise in providing comprehensive housing support services could uniquely benefit from participating in such tenders in the future.
The notice in full
The services are provided by the existing accommodation provider to provide housing support to 55 units of accommodation for single homeless households and rough sleepers. The services are directly linked to the provision of accommodation therefore the funds have been directly awarded to the accommodation provider being the only entity that can provide these services.
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
- 31 Jul 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
- Awarded to
- Exeter City Community 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
- SME
Values
- Awards value
- £158,000
- Contracts value
- £158,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 061432-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05642d
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Exeter
- Town
- Exeter
- Postcode
- EX1 1JN
- Electoral ward
- St David's
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Devon CC
- Area
- Devon
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Exeter City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Chris Stocks
- Address
- Exeter, EX1 1JN · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Exeter City Community Trust
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £158,000
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Contract details notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061432-2025
- Contract award notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042185-2025
- Transparency notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042172-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05642d (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Supported Accommodation Project
Who won the Supported Accommodation Project contract?
Exeter City Council awarded the contract to Exeter City Community Trust on 2 July 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Supported Accommodation Project contract worth?
The contract value is £158,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Supported Accommodation Project?
Exeter City Council, based in Exeter, South West. The named contact is Chris Stocks.
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