Scope
Reference
CS6025 - Children and Young Peoples Supported Housing Pathway
Description
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is seeking to recommission the children's and young people's supported housing pathway services.
The Tower Hamlets Young People's Supported Housing Pathway (YPSHP) currently serves the borough's Children's Social Care with accommodation-based support services in single and shared units across the borough. The council has full nomination rights to all properties and works collaboratively with the service providers to ensure that our young people are placed in suitable accommodation, with sufficient hours of care and support to meet their needs. The service provides a safe alternative to accommodating young people aged 16-25, who are in and on the edge of care, including looked-after children, care leavers, homeless young people, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and teenage parents. The Pathway is one of the ways in which the Council meets its statutory responsibilities under the Children Act 1989, the Children Act 2008, The Housing Act 1996 and The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council has a duty to provide supported housing for vulnerable children and young people (CYP) and to ensure that the services it commissions are of the highest quality and standard. As a Council, we are investing in our CYP and their potential; the Young People's Supported Housing Pathway is one of the ways in which the Council meets such duties.
The Pathway is designed to provide accommodation and support services to CYP aged 16 to 25, who are in and on the edge of care, such as (but not limited to): Children in Care (CIC), care leavers (CLs), unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC), CYP who are former UASC, homeless CYP, CYP at risk of homelessness and young parents (with their babies).
The services will be split into the following lots:
• Lot 1 - High to medium support accommodation for CYP aged 16-25
• Lot 2 - Medium support accommodation for YP aged 18-25
• Lot 3 - Low support accommodation for YP aged 18-25 + floating support
Total value (estimated)
- £8,878,385 excluding VAT
- £10,654,062 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
- Possible extension to 31 May 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
The contract period is initially for a period of 36 months, although the Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for 2 further periods of 12 months each, making a total possible contract period of 60 months.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Lot 1. High to medium support accommodation for CYP aged 16-25
Description
Lot 1 - High to medium support accommodation for CYP aged 16-25
Please refer to tender documentation.
Lot value (estimated)
- £5,611,649 excluding VAT
- £6,733,978.80 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 2. Medium support accommodation for YP aged 18-25
Description
Lot 2 - Medium support accommodation for YP aged 18-25
Please refer to tender documentation.
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,723,982 excluding VAT
- £2,068,778.40 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 3. Low support accommodation for YP aged 18-25 + floating support
Description
Lot 3 - Low support accommodation for YP aged 18-25 + floating support
Please refer to tender documentation.
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,542,754 excluding VAT
- £1,851,304.80 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Participation
Particular suitability
Lot 1. High to medium support accommodation for CYP aged 16-25
Lot 2. Medium support accommodation for YP aged 18-25
Lot 3. Low support accommodation for YP aged 18-25 + floating support
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
24 November 2025, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
4 December 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Project information - DN786134
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
16 February 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | 60% - refer to ITT and supporting tender documents |
Quality | 60% |
| Price | 30% - refer to ITT and supporting tender documents |
Price | 30% |
| Social Value | 10% - refer to ITT and supporting tender documents |
Quality | 10% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
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
Contact name: Karen Ramphal
Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government