Contract award · 22 Dec 2023

Refugee Accommodation Based Support

Gloucestershire County Council awarded “Refugee Accommodation Based Support” to Caring for Communities and People. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth West

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Gloucestershire County Council · Regional or local authority
Value
Not published
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date22 Dec 2023
  2. Published14 Aug 2025Published 601 days after the contract date

Description

The service is to deliver good quality low support for refugees who were previously resident at a Home Office Contingency Hotel or Dispersal Accommodation in the county and have been granted leave to remain by the Home Office and are confirmed to have no priority need by the relevant Housing Authority and are at risk of rough sleeping. This is a contract extension, a further 6 months extension 01 January 2026 - 30 June 2026. Additional information: Extension of current contract, extension period 01 January 2026 - 30 June 2026.

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