Scope
Reference
HAC6054
Description
East London Apartments provides 31 one-bed flats in a supported housing setting on Hackney Road (Weavers Ward). Referrals into the service are exclusively for those with a history of rough sleeping, many of whom have struggled in or been evicted from other supported housing settings in the Borough.
The service is funded entirely through the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme (RSAP) which is a funding steam of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Contract 1. HAC6054 East London Apartments
Supplier
Contract value
- £622,319 excluding VAT
- £746,783 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
26 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 26 August 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 7 months, 6 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Extreme and unavoidable urgency
Grant funding for the year was not approved until December 2024 for the year 01/04/2 to 31/03/26 which did not provide enough time for a competitive tender procedure and would have potentially rendered the current tenants homeless
Supplier
LOOK AHEAD CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED
- Companies House: IP21004R
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLBV-2915-MQYV
439 Caledonian Road
London
N7 9BG
United Kingdom
Region: UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. HAC6054 East London Apartments
Contracting authority
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQBL-2673-MVYG
New Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road London
London
E1 1BJ
United Kingdom
Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government