Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Dorset Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Salvation Army Housing Association SME
- Value
- £578,908
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Sep 2025
- Published8 Sep 2025Published the same day
Description
Following a successful bid to the Single Homeless Accommodation Programme (SHAP), Dorset Council was awarded capital and revenue funding to deliver a 'young adults project' covering the period 2025 to 2028. The Capital grant awarded has allowed the Council to purchase a suitable 6-bedroom unit of accommodation, alongside 2 self-contained units, which will provide accommodation for young people aged 18-25 who are at risk of homelessness. The acquisition of the accommodation was outside of the procurement process. Dorset Council ran a further competition in order to award an initial contract for 2 years and 6 months, running from September 2025 to March 2028, at a value of £578,908, with the option to extend for a further three 12-month periods, subject to grant funding and performance. This is a support service which provides 24/7 on-site support for 6 young people in a shared unit of accommodation, as well as a floating support service for 2 young people who will live in self-containe…
About the supplier
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