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Awarded· 1 Nov 2020

VEAT Notice for the Rough Sleeping Outreach Service

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · Islington, London

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London has awarded VEAT Notice for the Rough Sleeping Outreach Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington.

Source: Find a Tender, published 26 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2020

    Contract awarded

    Thames Reach Charity

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:19

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London has awarded VEAT Notice for the Rough Sleeping Outreach Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington. The contract went to Thames Reach Charity. It was awarded on 1 November 2020. The contract value is £1,769,194.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 26 February 2025. The notice number is 007299-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e820.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, commissioned by The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, revolves around the Rough Sleeping Outreach Service, classified under the Health and social work services (CPV Code 85000000). This tender, currently at the Award stage, involves a modification to extend the Street Outreach Service contract originally awarded on 1st November 2020, now set to expire on 31st October 2026.

The extension is crucial in ensuring the continuity of support for rough sleepers within the City of London. This limited contract expansion provides a safety net for vulnerable individuals while the service undergoes a redesign to align with new challenges and innovation in the sector.

The procurement method followed is a limited award procedure, executed without prior publication of a call for competition, justified under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Regulation 72(1)(b). The existing contract holder, Thames Reach Charity, exemplifies the type of organisation adept at fulfilling contract requirements.

The notice in full

Provision of a Street Outreach Service. The service will work to identify, engage, support and resettle individuals sleeping rough within the City of London.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1

    The contracting authority is not awarding a new contract.

    This VEAT notice is in respect of a proposed modification to extend the Rough Sleeper Street Outreach Service which was originally awarded on 01/11/2020 and will expire on 31/10/2025 See sections II.2.4 and IV.1.1 for further details The extension period will be for a period of 12 months only terminating on 31/10/2026 This limited contract extension will provide flexibility for the contracting authority and ensure continuity of service provision for homeless individuals until such time as the Service is under a new longer term contract.

    The Rough Sleeper Street Outreach Service will work to identify and support street homeless individuals within the City of London to engage and prepare for a resettlement pathway.

    The outreach service makes a critical contribution to the City's aim of ending rough sleeping, through ensuring new rough sleepers are located and responded to with an offer of accommodation, and that no-one is left being homeless without a plan to bring their rough sleeping to an end.

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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
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Thames Reach Charity
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£1,769,194

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

Not stated in the notice: lots.

References

Find a Tender notice
007299-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e820
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London is based in Islington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Islington
Town
Central London
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Electoral ward
Clerkenwell
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Delivery area
London
Region
London
Sub-region
Haringey and Islington
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Category
Services
Phone
+44 2076063030
Address
London, EC2P 2EJ · London · England

Not stated in the notice: contact.

Call +44 2076063030

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Thames Reach Charity
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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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 VEAT Notice for the Rough Sleeping Outreach Service

Who won the VEAT Notice for the Rough Sleeping Outreach Service contract?

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London awarded the contract to Thames Reach Charity on 1 November 2020.

How much is the VEAT Notice for the Rough Sleeping Outreach Service contract worth?

The contract value is £1,769,194.

Who is the buyer for VEAT Notice for the Rough Sleeping Outreach Service?

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, based in Islington, London.

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