Scope
Reference
PRJ_30525
Description
Westminster City Council (WCC) are recommissioning Housing First Services in two Lots:
- Lot 1 Housing First Support Service
- Lot 2 Housing First Violence Against Women and Girl (VAWG)
The service is a pivotal and strategically aligned provision at the
heart of the WCC's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024.
This service is a cornerstone of our ambition to prevent
homelessness, enhance recovery, and transform lives through a
dynamic, tailored, and outcomes-driven approach.
Housing First is a widely renowned homelessness intervention strategy that prioritises providing permanent housing with high quality wraparound support. Its aims are for service users to retain their tenancies and graduate from intensive floating support to independence, therefore ending recurrent cycles of homelessness.
Housing First has been an established commissioned service in Westminster since 2017. This procurement aims to continue delivering this service primarily for clients who are currently in social tenancies through Housing First and to allow flexibility to accommodate new service users where new tenancies become available.
The overarching aim of this tender is to commission an intensive floating support model for Housing First, structured into two distinct lots: one providing a specialist service for women affected by Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) to support up to 36 women, and the other delivering a generic Housing First mixed gender service supporting up to 48 service users.
The estimated Commencement Date of this contract is 03/02/2026. The
estimated Service Commencement Date is 01/04/2026. The Initial
Contract Period is 3 years, with provision for extension, at WCC's discretion, for up to a further 3 years (1+1+1 years), providing a total contract period of up to 6 years (calculated from the Service Commencement Date), expiring no later than 31 March 2032.
During the Contract Period the Authority may, at its sole discretion, require additional Services to be delivered by the Provider, i.e. should additional tenancies or funding opportunities become available, in excess of the existing 48 Services Users, the Provider will liaise with the Authority to agree provisions. Any increase above the 48 places will be subject to funding availability and to the Authority's governance procedures. Any agreed scale-up of the Service would be aligned to Housing First model e.g. one extra worker per five to seven Service Users plus management support consideration. During the contract period the service may be scaled up to support an additional 10 -14 Service Users, this is subject to clause 47 of the Contract and is at the Authorities' discretion. The budget published does not include this additional capacity.
There will be a tender event held via Microsoft Teams
on Monday 20th October 2025. This is an excellent opportunity to
gain insights into the tender requirements, ask questions and provide
feedback.
Total value (estimated)
- £10,328,340 excluding VAT
- £12,394,008 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 3 February 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2032
- 6 years, 1 month, 26 days
Description of possible extension:
Provision for extension, at WCC's discretion, for up to a further 3 years (1+1+1 years), providing a total contract period of up to 6 years (calculated from the Service Commencement Date), expiring no later than 31 March 2032.
For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 70333000 - Housing services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Lot constraints
Description of how multiple lots may be awarded:
For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525
Lot 1. Lot 1 Housing First Support Service
Description
Lot 1 Housing First- For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525
Lot value (estimated)
- £5,607,264 excluding VAT
- £6,728,716.80 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 2. Lot 2 Housing First Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Description
Lot 2 Housing First VAWG- for further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525
Lot value (estimated)
- £4,721,076 excluding VAT
- £5,665,291.20 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Lot 1. Lot 1 Housing First Support Service
Lot 2. Lot 2 Housing First Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525
Technical ability conditions of participation
Lot 1. Lot 1 Housing First Support Service
Lot 2. Lot 2 Housing First Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525
Particular suitability
Lot 1. Lot 1 Housing First Support Service
Lot 2. Lot 2 Housing First Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
27 October 2025, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
7 November 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
21 January 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecnhical Envelope | For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525 |
Quality | 60% |
| Commercial Envelope | For further details please refer to the ITT on Jaggaer PRJ_30525 |
Price | 40% |
Other information
Payment terms
Please refer to the contract terms and conditions attached on Jaggaer PRJ_30525
Description of risks to contract performance
Please refer to the contract terms and conditions attached on Jaggaer PRJ_30538
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Westminster City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJVD-6261-BPPJ
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
United Kingdom
Contact name: Sonya Edwards
Email: sedwards@westminster.gov.uk
Website: https://www.westminster.gov.uk/
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government