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Market Engagement Opportunity: Supported Accommodation for People with Complex Needs
Westmorland and Furness Council · Local authority
In brief
Westmorland and Furness Council has announced plans to buy care 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 £1,000,000 including VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 January 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
What the notice says
The Council is seeking to engage with providers that can deliver high-quality supported accommodation for people experiencing homelessness, rough sleeping, and multiple disadvantages.
Our aim is to ensure that individuals with complex needs have:
• Access to person-centred supported accommodation that enables them to develop the skills and stability needed to access and sustain future tenancies.
• Clear and effective pathways into settled, unsupported accommodation.
• Access to partner agencies and specialist services that support recovery, independence, wellbeing, and progression, while reducing the risk of future homelessness.
The information that you may provide is for information purposes only and will be used to understand the market and inform the development of any future procurement.
Please see attached details in the Market Engagement Opportunity Document. We would appreciate suppliers taking the time to read the document and complete and provide The Market Engagement Response Document. Only information provided in this document will be reviewed.
Please send completed responses via The Chest messaging system by the closing date of 14:00 on 6 October 2026.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 089018-2026
About the buyer
Westmorland and Furness CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
52Awards
34Suppliers it has used most for care
- Abbeyfield (Lakeland Extra Care)Society Ltd1 contract
- Abbeyfield Furness Extra Care Society Ltd1 contract
- Abbotsfield Care Home Limited1 contract
- Anion Healthcare Limited1 contract
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £8.76mestimated
- £400kestimated
- £56mestimated
- £508mframework ceiling
From notice 089018-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 21 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.