Coming up· published 14 Mar 2025
Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households
Cornwall Council · Cornwall, South West
Cornwall Council is planning Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Cornwall.
Source: Find a Tender, published 14 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:16
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2033
Contract ends
7 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Cornwall Council is planning Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Cornwall. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £10,016,930. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2033. It lasts 7 years.
Find a Tender published it on 14 March 2025. The notice number is 009468-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ed60.
Summary of the contracting process
Cornwall Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for "Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households" within the health and social work services industry. This initiative is based in Truro, Cornwall, and is aimed at supporting homeless households, people at risk of homelessness, and rough sleepers.
The current Empowering Independence contracts will expire on 31st March 2026, with new contracts set to commence in April 2026. A soft market assessment is being conducted from 14th March 2025 to 14th April 2025 to gather feedback on the proposed specifications and KPIs for the new contract. The new contract is divided into two lots: Lot 1 for Supported Accommodation, and Lot 2 for Countywide Floating Support.
The procurement aims to establish an Approved Provider Agreement (APA), fostering stable and long-term partnerships with providers willing to deliver high-quality support to vulnerable populations across Cornwall.
The notice in full
Cornwall Council is responsible for commissioning supported accommodation and floating support provision across Cornwall to support homeless households, people at risk of homelessness and rough sleepers. The current Empowering and Independence services contract is coming to an end in 31st March 2026. The Council will be procuring an Approved Provider Agreement (APA) for Supported Accommodation for Homeless Households and county wide floating support, to commence April 2026.
The draft specification attached is broken down into 2 Lots:
- LOT 1 - Supported Accommodation (support in accommodation provided by the provider)
- LOT 2 - Countywide floating Support (Peripatetic support in situ)
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
- 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2033 (7 years)
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
- Tender value
- £10,016,930
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
- 009468-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ed60
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation; 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Town
- Truro
- Postcode
- TR1 3AY
- Electoral ward
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Area
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cornwall Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Mr Andrew Trout
- Phone
- +44 1872
- Address
- Truro, TR1 3AY · South West · England
Documents and links
Questions about Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households
When will the Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households tender open?
Cornwall 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 Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households contract worth?
The estimated value is £10,016,930. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2033 (7 years).
Who is the buyer for Supported Housing & Floating Support for Homeless Households?
Cornwall Council, based in Cornwall, South West. The named contact is Mr Andrew Trout, on +44 1872.
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