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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Overnight Security Services for Homelessness Temporary Accommodation

Westmorland and Furness Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 05:02.

Opportunity overview

Westmorland and Furness Council has a statutory duty to provide advice and assistance to people who are threatened with or experiencing homelessness, including the provision of interim and/or temporary accommodation in accordance with homelessness legislation and the Homelessness Code of Guidance. The Council operates homelessness services across its administrative area, including a homelessness hostel in Kendal and a three bed temporary accommodation at a satellite site within the W&F footprint. The Council is seeking the provision of an overnight waking night security service to support the safe and secure operation of the Hostel and to provide remote oversight of temporary accommodation during overnight hours.

Classification

  • CPV79710000 — Security services

Lots

  • Lot 1£432k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

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.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06c659
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
The tender is advertised via The Chest (Ref: DN818841) , if you are not already registered on the portal the help you need to get started can be found here https://www.the-chest.org.uk/. All details are in the documents within the tender and available via the above portal. Should you have any further questions please direct them via the messaging system on The Chest.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
5 Aug 2026, 14:00

Expected award period

Ends
26 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
432,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
31 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Sept 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Sept 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 x 1 year

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79710000
Description
Security services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
064201-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Jul 2026, 13:26
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Westmorland and Furness Council
Id
GB-PPON-PYYD-1758-YNVR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYYD-1758-YNVR

Address

Street Address
South Lakeland House
Locality
Kendal
Postal Code
LA9 4DQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Kendal · UKD12 · LA9 4DQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 064201-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·