AwardedAwarded 26 August 2026
Rough Sleeping Outreach and Single Homelessness Navigation Support Service
Knowsley Council · Local authority
In brief
Knowsley Council awarded care work to Whitechapel Centre on 26 August 2026.
The notice gives a value of £1,450,000 including VAT.
The contract runs for 31 months, up to 67 months with extensions, starting 1 September 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
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What the notice says
To provide a responsive outreach service to rough sleepers and respond to reports of rough sleeping across the Borough of Knowsley. To provide intensive and focused housing related navigation support to rough sleepers and single homeless people. To provide floating support to 26 (may increase) bed space within shared accommodation across 11 (may increase) properties that support former homeless people with low or medium-sized support needs across the Borough of Knowsley.
Interventions must support people to become tenancy ready or achieve a positive housing solution or sustain their shared housing, so that they have the confidence and skills to move on and sustain a tenancy independently.
The Service Provider must ensure that the service engages and coordinates with appropriate interventions from partner agencies such as (but not limited to) Adult Social Care, Children's Social Care, Community Mental Health Teams, Drug and Alcohol Agencies, Housing Solutions Service, GP's and other Health Services.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Whitechapel Centre (SME) 2 bids received | £1,148,521 | Awarded 26 August 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 061971-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 081497-2026
About the buyer
Knowsley CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
52Awards
33Suppliers it has used most for care
- Learnactive NW Ltd1 contract
- Whitechapel Centre1 contract
- Why Mediate Limited (trading as Mediatelegal)1 contract
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From notice 061971-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 July 2026, last updated 26 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.