AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Croydon has published a contract award notice naming EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT as the pending award recipient for single-homelessness supported accommodation. The notice describes short-term, accommodation-based support for homeless adults moving towards independent or longer-term housing.
Published outcomeOne pending award covers LOT-0001. The published award value is £5,789,000 excluding VAT (£6,946,800 including VAT). The record does not confirm that a contract has been signed or started.
Market significanceThis is a seven-year planned supported-housing service in Croydon, with a published net award value just under £5.8 million.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0001 · 5789000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-04796537; supplier verification matches company number 04796537 to EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT. The award value is shared only with this listed supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete tender process; award status pending
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Tender status is "complete"; award 1 is marked "pending".
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice 096448-2026 is dated 2026-10-13.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award is pending and the only signature milestone is scheduled; no signed-contract field or confirmation is supplied.
Planned service period
98% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2033
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£5,789,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 5789000 GBP; amountGross is separately provided.
Published award value including VAT
99% confidence£6,946,800
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 6946800 GBP.
Tender-level maximum value
94% confidence£5,800,000
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Process value_max is 5800000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence6 March 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 020241-2026 on 2026-03-06.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence6 April 2026, 12:00 (+01:00)
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-04-06T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence5 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-05.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-12.
Standstill end / scheduled future signature date
99% confidence22 October 2026, 23:59:59 (+01:00)
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate and futureSignatureDate milestone both state this date; the milestone is scheduled.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceSingle homelessness supported accommodation
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Process and award title: "Single Homelessness Supported Accommodation".
Service model
98% confidenceShort-term accommodation-based supported housing for homeless adults, intended as a step towards independent or other longer-term housing
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Process description states this service purpose and model.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLOT-0001
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Award 1 relates to LOT-0001; the lot title and description were not supplied.
Service classifications
99% confidenceHousing services; administrative housing services; social work services with accommodation
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Award item classifications are CPV 70333000, 75123000 and 85311000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceCroydon (UKI62)
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Award delivery address region is UKI62; the buyer is London Borough of Croydon.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Named tenderers
97% confidenceEVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT and Optimism Supported Housing
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Both parties have the tenderer role; only EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT is named as supplier on the pending award.
Bid count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid-count, scoring, ranking or evaluation-detail data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned duration
98% confidence7 years
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The stated period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2033.
Planned start
98% confidence1 December 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-12-01.
Planned end
98% confidence30 November 2033
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2026-11-30.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award position
98% confidenceThe notice identifies a single pending recipient for the sole listed lot.
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There is one award, linked to LOT-0001, with EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT as its only supplier.
Value comparison
94% confidenceThe net award value (£5.789m) is £11,000 below the published tender-level maximum (£5.8m).
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Award amount is £5,789,000 and process value_max is £5,800,000.
Commercial certainty
99% confidenceThe published award should be treated as pre-contract until signature or contract confirmation is published.
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Award status is pending and the signature milestone is only scheduled.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award maturity
99% confidencePending rather than confirmed contract
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Award 1 status is "pending"; no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Lot detail completeness
99% confidenceLot title, lot description and individual lot value are not supplied
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LOT-0001 has null title, description and value fields.
Published dates
98% confidenceSource fields contain a tender notice date, award decision date, award-notice date, planned service period and scheduled signature milestone
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Release history, award date, award contractPeriod and milestone provide these dates; no actual signature date is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, ranking, award rationale, pricing breakdown and contract-management terms.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: confirmation of signature, actual contract commencement, extensions or renewal options.
- The source does not provide a title, description or separate value for LOT-0001; only the award-level value is available.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Borough of CroydonEVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORTsingle homelessness supported accommodationsupported housingCroydon procurementhousing services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named award recipient?
EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT is the sole supplier named on pending award 1 for LOT-0001.
Has the contract been signed?
Not confirmed. The award is marked pending and the notice provides only a scheduled future signature milestone.
What is the published award value?
£5,789,000 excluding VAT, with £6,946,800 stated including VAT.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.