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Opportunity overview
North Hertfordshire District Council is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement in relation to a proposed two-year, non-exclusive, multi-supplier arrangement for nightly-paid emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless households. Demand is variable and placements may be required on the same day or outside normal working hours. The current planning assumption is approximately £250,000 aggregate expenditure per year for two years, with no guaranteed volume or spend for any supplier. This exercise is not a tender and responses will not be scored or used to pre-qualify suppliers. The Council is seeking practical feedback to inform the final specification, pricing mechanism, contractual terms and booking process.
All responses must be submitted via the Council’s e-tendering portal, ‘In-Tend,’ accessible at https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/home. For technical assistance, contact the In-Tend Helpdesk at 0845 557 8079 or email support@in-tend.com.
Classification
CPV55100000 — Hotel services
CPV55110000 — Hotel accommodation services
CPV55250000 — Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
CPV55270000 — Services provided by bed and breakfast establishments
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Updated estimated date of tender notice publication and end date for engagement
Id
094352-2026
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes
Contract period
Starts
1 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2029, 23:59
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55100000
Description
Hotel services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
55110000
Description
Hotel accommodation services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
55250000
Description
Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
55270000
Description
Services provided by bed and breakfast establishments
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Planning and budget
Milestones
Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
North Herts Council will undertake Preliminary Market Engagement through a combination of a written supplier questionnaire and two online supplier engagement sessions.
1. Supplier questionnaire
Interested suppliers are invited to review the Preliminary Market Engagement document and complete the questionnaire available through the Supply Hertfordshire/In-Tend portal under procurement reference NHDC01131137.
The questionnaire seeks practical feedback on matters including accommodation type and geographical coverage, same-day availability, household requirements, pricing and rate mechanisms, booking and cancellation arrangements, contractual risks, supplier participation barriers and the proposed two-year multi-supplier arrangement.
Brief and practical responses are welcomed. This is not a tender and responses will not be scored or used to pre-qualify suppliers.
2. Online supplier engagement sessions
The Council will also hold two online engagement sessions for existing and prospective accommodation providers. These sessions will:
- explain the Council's emergency and temporary accommodation requirement and how placements currently operate;
- explain the proposed commercial/procurement approach and the issues on which the Council is seeking market feedback;
- provide suppliers with an opportunity to comment on the proposed arrangements, raise concerns and suggest alternative or improved approaches;
- provide practical guidance on registering on the Supply Hertfordshire/In-Tend portal, locating the opportunity and participating in the subsequent procurement process; and
- include a short legal and governance overview explaining the relevant statutory homelessness and procurement context and the principal contractual considerations for the proposed arrangement.
The sessions will be interactive and the Council particularly welcomes feedback on anything that may make participation difficult for smaller, independent or non-traditional public-sector suppliers.
Details of the online sessions, including joining instructions, will be provided through the Supply Hertfordshire/In-Tend portal.
Suppliers may participate in the questionnaire, the online sessions, or both. Participation in the PME is voluntary and will not confer any preference or advantage in the subsequent tender.
Material non-confidential information arising from the engagement that is relevant to the future procurement will be reflected appropriately in the final procurement documents.
The deadline for written PME responses is 6 November 2026.
Due
6 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
094352-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · Letchworth Garden City · UKH23 · SG6 3JF · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKH23 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
092944-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
094352-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
North Hertfordshire District Council is conducting preliminary market engagement for a proposed two-year, non-exclusive arrangement with multiple providers of nightly-paid emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless households. This is not a tender or a pre-qualification exercise; the Council is seeking supplier feedback to shape the future specification, pricing, terms and booking process.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to hotels, B&Bs and providers of short-stay furnished accommodation able to support variable emergency placements, including same-day and out-of-hours requests. Participation is market engagement only, not an open bidding opportunity.
Key points identified
Accommodation typeNightly-paid emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless households, including hotel and other accommodation.Evidence: Title and description refer to “Hotel and other nightly paid accommodation” and “nightly-paid emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless households.”
Placement responsivenessPlacements may be required on the same day or outside normal working hours.Evidence: “Demand is variable and placements may be required on the same day or outside normal working hours.”
Supplier feedbackPractical feedback is sought on the final specification, pricing mechanism, contractual terms and booking process.Evidence: “The Council is seeking practical feedback to inform the final specification, pricing mechanism, contractual terms and booking process.”
96% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
North Hertfordshire District Council is conducting preliminary market engagement for a proposed two-year, non-exclusive arrangement with multiple providers of nightly-paid emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless households. This is not a tender or a pre-qualification exercise; the Council is seeking supplier feedback to shape the future specification, pricing, terms and booking process.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to hotels, B&Bs and providers of short-stay furnished accommodation able to support variable emergency placements, including same-day and out-of-hours requests. Participation is market engagement only, not an open bidding opportunity.
Key deliverables
Provide nightly-paid emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless households
Support variable placement demand
Potentially accommodate same-day and outside-normal-working-hours bookings
Provide practical market feedback on specification, pricing, contractual terms and booking process
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Accommodation type
98% confidence
Nightly-paid emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless households, including hotel and other accommodation.
View supporting evidence
Title and description refer to “Hotel and other nightly paid accommodation” and “nightly-paid emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless households.”
Placement responsiveness
99% confidence
Placements may be required on the same day or outside normal working hours.
View supporting evidence
“Demand is variable and placements may be required on the same day or outside normal working hours.”
Supplier feedback
99% confidence
Practical feedback is sought on the final specification, pricing mechanism, contractual terms and booking process.
View supporting evidence
“The Council is seeking practical feedback to inform the final specification, pricing mechanism, contractual terms and booking process.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
96% confidence
Unknown; no eligibility or selection criteria are stated for this market-engagement exercise.
View supporting evidence
The notice states that responses will not be scored or used to pre-qualify suppliers.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
The opportunity data does not state whether the arrangement is suitable for SMEs.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
The opportunity data does not state whether the arrangement is suitable for VCSEs.
Approximately £250,000 aggregate expenditure per year for two years; approximately £500,000 total planning value.
View supporting evidence
“The current planning assumption is approximately £250,000 aggregate expenditure per year for two years.” Opportunity value maximum is recorded as £500,000.
Guaranteed supplier spend
99% confidence
No guaranteed volume or spend for any supplier.
View supporting evidence
“With no guaranteed volume or spend for any supplier.”
Pricing mechanism
98% confidence
Unknown; feedback will inform the final pricing mechanism.
View supporting evidence
The Council is seeking feedback to inform the “pricing mechanism.”
Delivery
Delivery area
80% confidence
UKH23; specific accommodation coverage area is not stated.
View supporting evidence
The supplied delivery location is region UKH23, with no locality or postal code.
Buyer location
99% confidence
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JF, United Kingdom.
View supporting evidence
Buyer location supplied as Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JF.
Service availability
99% confidence
Variable demand, potentially including same-day and out-of-hours placements.
View supporting evidence
“Demand is variable and placements may be required on the same day or outside normal working hours.”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement stage
99% confidence
Planning / preliminary market engagement.
View supporting evidence
Stage is “planning”; notice type is “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender.”
Current opportunity status
99% confidence
Early-stage market engagement; this is not a tender and bidding is not stated to be open.
View supporting evidence
“This exercise is not a tender.”
Response route
99% confidence
Submit market-engagement responses through the Council’s In-Tend e-tendering portal.
View supporting evidence
“All responses must be submitted via the Council’s e-tendering portal, ‘In-Tend’.”
Response deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No submission deadline is supplied.
Response evaluation
99% confidence
Responses will not be scored or used to pre-qualify suppliers.
View supporting evidence
“Responses will not be scored or used to pre-qualify suppliers.”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
No guaranteed demand or revenue
99% confidence
There would be no guaranteed placement volume or spend for any supplier under the proposed arrangement.
View supporting evidence
“No guaranteed volume or spend for any supplier.”
Operational responsiveness
99% confidence
Providers may need capacity for same-day and out-of-hours placement requests.
View supporting evidence
“Placements may be required on the same day or outside normal working hours.”
Final terms not defined
99% confidence
Final scope, pricing mechanism, contractual terms and booking process remain to be developed following market feedback.
View supporting evidence
The Council is seeking feedback to inform these elements.
Future procurement uncertain
93% confidence
Market engagement does not confirm that a tender or contract award will follow.
View supporting evidence
The notice describes a proposed arrangement and states that the exercise is not a tender.
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