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Opportunity overview
The Single Homelessness Prevention Service (Rochdale) Contract will commence on 1st January 2027 and end on 31st March 2029.
The Service will be delivered by an organisation with a proven track record of successful engagement with people experiencing multiple disadvantage or marginalised groups. The service will operate across the Borough of Rochdale and will operate across the Rochdale, Heywood and Pennine Townships on a neighbourhood hub and outreach-based model.
Local data highlights both the scale of the demand and the complexity of need, with a significant proportion of individuals experiencing challenges related to financial resilience, substance use, offending histories, and previous rough sleeping. These overlapping needs increase the likelihood of housing instability and repeat homelessness, placing ongoing pressure on statutory and support services.
This evidence reinforces the requirement for a commissioned response that moves beyond a crisis and accommodation-focused response, towards one that delivers integrated interventions. The Prevention Service must be designed to respond holistically, addressing not only immediate housing risk but also the underlying factors that impact an individual's ability to sustain accommodation and achieve longer-term stability.
The primary purpose of this service is to prevent first-time homelessness, repeat homelessness and rough sleeping through early identification, proactive engagement and tenancy sustainment. The service will be responsive, but prevention focused and should aim to intervene at the earliest possible stage before an individual becomes threatened with homelessness. The Provider will develop sustainable plans to prevent homelessness or rough sleeping by providing structured engagement plans, immediate crisis intervention, specialist prevention support and outreach engagement to individuals who are harder to reach to prevent escalation into statutory homelessness.
All clarifications/questions and tender submissions must be sent via the Council's E-Tendering System ("The Chest").
Any clarifications, communications or tenders sent outside of The Chest will not be accepted.
To register to The Chest, please see link to the advert for the opportunity:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1dc895d8-26c3-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=TrueOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
DN832183
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Please submit via the https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
The Council may extend following the Contract Period for further periods of time up to a maximum of 24 months in aggregate (the "Extension Period(s)"). (with regards to the extension period the Council may increase contract in any required amounts e.g. 4 Months, 12 Months etc.)
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
70333000
Description
Housing services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Published documents
Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
All clarifications/questions and tender submissions must be sent via the Council's E-Tendering System ("The Chest").
Any clarifications, communications or tenders sent outside of The Chest will not be accepted.
To register to The Chest, please see link to the advert for the opportunity:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1dc895d8-26c3-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
095391-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
2
096907-2026Tender 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
Rochdale Borough Council is seeking a provider for a Single Homelessness Prevention Service across Rochdale Borough. The service is intended to prevent first-time and repeat homelessness and rough sleeping through early intervention, tenancy sustainment, crisis intervention, specialist prevention support, structured engagement plans and outreach.
Who this may suit
Best suited to organisations with an evidenced track record of engaging people experiencing multiple disadvantage or marginalised groups, and capability to deliver integrated homelessness-prevention support through neighbourhood hubs and outreach.
Key points identified
Relevant delivery track recordProven track record of successful engagement with people experiencing multiple disadvantage or marginalised groups.Evidence: “The Service will be delivered by an organisation with a proven track record of successful engagement with people experiencing multiple disadvantage or marginalised groups.”
Prevention-focused service modelDeliver early identification, proactive engagement and tenancy sustainment to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping.Evidence: “The primary purpose of this service is to prevent first-time homelessness, repeat homelessness and rough sleeping through early identification, proactive engagement and tenancy sustainment.”
Holistic integrated interventionsAddress immediate housing risk and underlying factors affecting accommodation stability and longer-term stability.Evidence: “The Prevention Service must be designed to respond holistically, addressing not only immediate housing risk but also the underlying factors that impact an individual's ability to sustain accommodation and achieve longer-term stability.”
96% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Rochdale Borough Council is seeking a provider for a Single Homelessness Prevention Service across Rochdale Borough. The service is intended to prevent first-time and repeat homelessness and rough sleeping through early intervention, tenancy sustainment, crisis intervention, specialist prevention support, structured engagement plans and outreach.
Who this may suit
Best suited to organisations with an evidenced track record of engaging people experiencing multiple disadvantage or marginalised groups, and capability to deliver integrated homelessness-prevention support through neighbourhood hubs and outreach.
Key deliverables
Early identification and proactive engagement
Tenancy sustainment and sustainable prevention plans
Structured engagement plans and immediate crisis intervention
Specialist prevention support and outreach for harder-to-reach individuals
Integrated support addressing housing risk and underlying factors affecting accommodation stability
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Relevant delivery track record
99% confidence
Proven track record of successful engagement with people experiencing multiple disadvantage or marginalised groups.
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“The Service will be delivered by an organisation with a proven track record of successful engagement with people experiencing multiple disadvantage or marginalised groups.”
Prevention-focused service model
99% confidence
Deliver early identification, proactive engagement and tenancy sustainment to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping.
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“The primary purpose of this service is to prevent first-time homelessness, repeat homelessness and rough sleeping through early identification, proactive engagement and tenancy sustainment.”
Holistic integrated interventions
99% confidence
Address immediate housing risk and underlying factors affecting accommodation stability and longer-term stability.
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“The Prevention Service must be designed to respond holistically, addressing not only immediate housing risk but also the underlying factors that impact an individual's ability to sustain accommodation and achieve longer-term stability.”
Supplier eligibility conditions
98% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence.
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No explicit eligibility, financial standing, insurance, exclusion or company-size requirements are supplied.
“The Single Homelessness Prevention Service (Rochdale) Contract will commence on 1st January 2027 and end on 31st March 2029.”
Pricing and payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence.
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No pricing schedule or payment terms are supplied.
Delivery
Service area
99% confidence
Borough of Rochdale, across Rochdale, Heywood and Pennine Townships.
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“The service will operate across the Borough of Rochdale and will operate across the Rochdale, Heywood and Pennine Townships.”
Delivery model
99% confidence
Neighbourhood hub and outreach-based model.
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“...on a neighbourhood hub and outreach-based model.”
Target needs
98% confidence
Support relates to housing instability and homelessness risk, including financial resilience, substance use, offending histories and previous rough sleeping.
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“...challenges related to financial resilience, substance use, offending histories, and previous rough sleeping.”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Notice status
99% confidence
Open tender.
View supporting evidence
Opportunity fields: display_status = “open”; notice_type = “Tender notice on Find a Tender”.
Opportunity field: submission_deadline = “2026-11-05T12:00:00Z”; Lot 1 has the same deadline.
Submission channel
99% confidence
Council E-Tendering System (The Chest); submissions outside The Chest will not be accepted.
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Bidding-document title: “All clarifications/questions and tender submissions must be sent via the Council's E-Tendering System (“The Chest”). Any clarifications, communications or tenders sent outside of The Chest will not be accepted.”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Service commencement date metadata
99% confidence
The narrative states a 1 January 2027 commencement date, while structured contract_start_at is null.
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Description: “Contract will commence on 1st January 2027”; opportunity field: contract_start_at = null.
Service end date metadata
99% confidence
The narrative states a 31 March 2029 end date, while structured contract_end_at is null.
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Description: “...end on 31st March 2029”; opportunity field: contract_end_at = null.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidence
Lot 1 is active and valued but has no supplied title or description; no lot-specific scope can be established.
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Lot 1 fields: title = null; description = null; value_amount = 850000 GBP.
Commercial detail limitation
98% confidence
Payment model, pricing mechanism and detailed contractual terms are not supplied.
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No such terms appear in the supplied opportunity fields or document metadata.
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