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Supported Temporary Accommodation (STA) - Coastline Housing Ltd.
Cornwall Council · Local authority
In brief
Cornwall 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 £2,047,825 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 30 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Cornwall Council is commissioning Supported Temporary Accommodation (STA) services to support homeless households who are owed a housing duty under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. This contract forms part of a strategic recommissioning of Adult Social Care (ASC) funding into the Planning and Housing Directorate, aligned with the Council’s Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025–2030. Under this contract, 43 units of STA will be delivered across Cornwall. Accommodation will include onsite support as a condition of occupation, tailored to meet the needs of vulnerable individuals and families. Services will be delivered using a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and person-centred approach, with a focus on tenancy readiness, independence, and sustainable move-on outcomes. This procurement falls under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) as defined in the Procurement Act 2023, applicable to health, social, and related services. The relevant Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes are: 85311000-2 – Social work services with accommodation 85000000-9 – Health and social work services
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
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 003778-2026
About the buyer
Cornwall CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
119Awards
53Suppliers it has used most for care
- Barnardo's2 contracts
- Coastline Housing Limted2 contracts
- Disability Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly2 contracts
- Home-Start Kernow2 contracts
- St Petroc's2 contracts
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £2.34mestimated
- £370kframework ceiling
- £16.5mestimated
From notice 003778-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.