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High Support Accommodation Service at Ray House

Awarded to Connection Support

West Northamptonshire Council(buyer)

Published
Published 9 March 2026
Deadline
Closed 1 April 2026

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Overview

West Northamptonshire Council procured a High Support Accommodation Service at Ray House to provide person-centred support to homeless individuals with complex needs, including history of rough sleeping, substance abuse, mental health issues, and involvement in the criminal justice system. The service delivers trauma-informed support to help individuals achieve stable independent accommodation. Connection Support was awarded the contract for £966,475 on 16 April 2026.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
9 March 2026
Questions by
20 March 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesResidential health facilities servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services with accommodationDaycare servicesGuidance services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£966,475
Award date
16 April 2026
Contract period
30 April 2026 → 31 March 2028
Contract length
1 year 11 months
Could run to
31 March 2029
Bids received
10
Winner
  • Connection Support

This contract ends on 31 March 2028, or 31 March 2029 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

Connection Support

Based in
Oxford
Public contracts won
4
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

10

5 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Health and social work services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.

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Price 0% · Quality 100%

  • Quality100%

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Market context

Typical award in Health and social work services

£186,136

Median of 14,517 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 5.2× the median.

West Northamptonshire Council in the last 12 months

400

contracts awarded, worth £235,482,770 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    22 July 2026

  2. Contract

    17 April 2026

  3. Tender Update

    10 March 2026

  4. Contract Notice

    9 March 2026

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