Coming up· published 13 Jan 2026
Supported Housing for Young People with Care Experience
Denbighshire County Council · Denbighshire, Wales
Denbighshire County Council is planning Supported Housing for Young People with Care Experience. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Denbighshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:28
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Denbighshire County Council is planning Supported Housing for Young People with Care Experience. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Denbighshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £1,500,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 13 January 2026. The notice number is 002526-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-060454.
Summary of the contracting process
Denbighshire County Council is in the planning stage of procuring a service titled "Supported Housing for Young People with Care Experience." This service is aimed at providing housing and care support to young people aged 16 to 18 who have experienced care. The initiative focuses on offering holistic, trauma-informed support and encompasses five units of accommodation in the UKL13 region of the United Kingdom.
A market engagement event is scheduled for 30 January 2026 via Microsoft Teams, providing an opportunity for potential providers to learn more and ask questions. The procurement process follows Welsh devolved regulations, and the estimated contract value is £300,000 per annum, commencing on 1 August 2026 and running until 31 July 2029, with the possibility of renewal until 2031.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. The nature of the project demands expertise in high-intensity supported accommodation and the ability to deliver flexible, responsive care.
The notice in full
This will be a housing related supported housing project for care experienced young people aged 16 to 18, of either gender, with no dependent children. It is a high intensity supported housing project, consisting of 5 units of supported accommodation which will be staffed 24 hours a day, with post move on floating housing related support for up to 6 months.
The Young People's Supported Housing Project will provide holistic, trauma-informed support to young people with care experience that are also experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or complex needs. The service will offer short and medium-term supported accommodation, empowering young people to build the skills, resilience, and confidence they need for sustainable independent living.
Young people's needs will be such that they require support at a staff to client ratio of 1:2.5, and will require the presence of sleep-in staff overnight, with the flexibility to increase staff ratios dependant on need which may include waking night staff. The contract value is estimated at PS300,000 per annum at this time, confirmed contract dimensions will be provided in the tender specification.
Details of a meet the buyer event for this contract are provided in the engagement section of this notice.
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 2026 to 31 Jul 2029 (3 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
- Tender value
- £1,500,000
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
- 002526-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060454
- CPV code
- 70333000 - Housing services; 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85300000 - Social work and related services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 70 - Real estate services; 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Denbighshire
- Town
- Llandudno
- Postcode
- LL18 3DP
- Electoral ward
- Rhyl East
- Constituency
- Clwyd North
- Delivery area
- Conwy and Denbighshire
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Conwy and Denbighshire
- Area
- North Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Denbighshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Hayley Jones
- Phone
- +441824706627
- Address
- Rhyl, LL18 3DP · Wales · Wales
Documents and links
Questions about Supported Housing for Young People with Care Experience
When will the Supported Housing for Young People with Care Experience tender open?
Denbighshire 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 much is the Supported Housing for Young People with Care Experience contract worth?
The estimated value is £1,500,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Supported Housing for Young People with Care Experience?
Denbighshire County Council, based in Denbighshire, Wales. The named contact is Hayley Jones, on +441824706627.
How do I bid for Supported Housing for Young People with Care Experience?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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