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Furnished Accommodation for No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Families and Care Leavers

Worcestershire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Worcestershire County Council has announced plans to buy property work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £1,704,504 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 April 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 21 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Prior to a Leave to Remain (LTR) status being determined, Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) with all practical and financial support being provided by the Council, including accommodation. This also applies to NRPF families with children under 18 who have unsettled status The service specification outlines the requirements for 2 or 3 bedroom furnished accommodation for this cohort of vulnerable young adults and families with children under 18 years of age The Council are seeking to identify a service provider(s) to provide furnished accommodation for up to 18 young adults, and/or 6 families with varying ages of children, which will be split across districts, close to good transport links, schools and colleges, and other community services. The service will be split into the following lots, enabling service providers to bid for one or more lots; a) Lot 1 - Worcester City, b) Lot 2 – Redditch, c) Lot 3 - Kidderminster.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 079373-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 079396-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 079435-2026
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 080255-2026

Last time this was bought

Stage 1 - (csc25073) 2 - 3 bed furnished accommodation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (uasc) care leavers

Awarded
3 December 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 December 2028

Matched on Worcestershire County Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

59

Awards

39

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From notice 079373-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 August 2026, last updated 24 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.