AwardedAwarded 30 July 2026

Temporary Accommodation

Chelmsford City Council · Local authority

In brief

Chelmsford City Council awarded property work to Nickholds Property Management, Property Stop Limited and Housing Action Management Ltd on 30 July 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,000,000 including VAT.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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.

What the notice says

Chelmsford City Council (the Council), in the heart of Essex, has a legal duty to provide temporary accommodation (TA) to hundreds of residents in Chelmsford who have become homeless. With rising demand, Chelmsford City Council has decided to ensure that we can keep up with this demand and procure a fixed number of properties to be used when needed. This fixed term TA contract will complement the Council’s existing dynamic purchasing system (DPS) which was designed to facilitate the short-term ad-hoc purchase of TA. This Contract will operate in addition to the DPS and is intended to secure a TA supply stream at a fixed price for at least the next two years. After a two-stage competeitive tendering procedure, both Lots have now been awarded to more than one supplier.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Temporary Accommodation Within Chelmsford
16 August 2026 to 14 August 2028
What this lot covers

Lot 1 - Temporary Accommodation Within Chelmsford (Zone A) – 2 Year Fixed (100 units of mixed size)

Property and estates£500,000
Lot 2 – Temporary Accommodation (Zone B Located in an adjacent area Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping, Uttlesford)
16 August 2026 to 15 August 2028
What this lot covers

Lot 2 – Temporary Accommodation (Zone B Located in an adjacent area Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping, Uttlesford) – 2 Year Fixed (100 units of mixed size)

—£500,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Nickholds Property Management (SME)
Property Stop Limited (SME)
Housing Action Management Ltd (SME)
8 bids received
Temporary Accommodation Within Chelmsford£500,000
Awarded 30 July 2026
Nickholds Property Management (SME)
Housing Action Management Ltd (SME)
7 bids received
Lot 2 – Temporary Accommodation (Zone B Located in an adjacent area Braintree, Maldon, Rochford, Basildon, Epping, Uttlesford)£500,000
Awarded 30 July 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 027187-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 074160-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

36

Awards

30

Suppliers it has used most for property

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From notice 027187-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 25 March 2026, last updated 5 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.