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North Northamptonshire Council - Supported Housing Strategy and Delivery Plan

North Northamptonshire Council · award, contract

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Opportunity overview

North Northamptonshire Council have direct awarded via the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664_25 for a qualified and experienced provider who will work with the Council to produce an ambitious, innovative and deliverable Supported Housing Strategy and Delivery Plan for North Northamptonshire Council.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£58k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Oct 2026
Award ID
099171-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06799707
Location
London, UKI, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • The appointed consultancy will be required to: • Produce an ambitious, innovative and deliverable Supported Housing Strategy and Delivery Plan for North Northamptonshire Council. • Identify how supported housing can contribute to meeting future housing, health, wellbeing, social care, children's services and community needs across North Northamptonshire. • Provide a comprehensive assessment of current supported housing provision, accommodation pathways, housing-related support services and future requirements. • Identify unmet need, service gaps, emerging demand pressures and opportunities for improvement across the supported housing system. • Develop a clear framework for stimulating market development, commissioning activity and investment, including consideration of alternative, innovative and emerging models of supported housing and housing-related support. • Set out how North Northamptonshire Council can use its role as Strategic Housing Authority, commissioner, place shaper and strategic partner to influence, enable and accelerate the delivery of supported housing provision. • Review how planning policy, regeneration programmes, housing growth, strategic assets, partnership arrangements and external funding opportunities can support future supported housing ambitions. • Explore opportunities to strengthen accommodation and support pathways, improve prevention and early intervention, reduce homelessness and support residents to achieve and maintain independence. • Consider opportunities to support key cohorts including care leavers, young people at risk of homelessness, older people, people with learning disabilities, autistic residents, people with physical disabilities, people experiencing poor mental health, victims and survivors of domestic abuse, veterans, people experiencing multiple disadvantage and other vulnerable households requiring housing-related support. • Identify opportunities for integrated housing, support and community-based models that support wider Council objectives, including independent living, move-on accommodation, homelessness prevention, community wellbeing and stronger links between housing, health and support provision. • Develop a Supported Housing Strategic Opportunities Framework that identifies practical and deliverable opportunities for future growth, service innovation, partnership working and improved resident outcomes. • Produce a Governance and Strategic Leadership Framework that establishes clear accountability, partnership arrangements, performance management arrangements and oversight mechanisms for implementation of the Strategy. • Develop a comprehensive Supported Housing Delivery Plan containing clear priorities, actions, milestones, responsibilities, timescales, resource requirements and performance measures. • Assess the financial implications and opportunities arising from the Strategy, including commissioning priorities, investment requirements, external funding opportunities, resource implications and the potential impact on Council services and medium-term financial planning.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-078c32
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The contract was awarded under the terms of the ESPO Framework Agreement. A direct award was made under the ESPO framework (664_25 CONSULTANCY SERVICES), which was established in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The appointed consultancy will be required to: • Produce an ambitious, innovative and deliverable Supported Housing Strategy and Delivery Plan for North Northamptonshire Council. • Identify how supported housing can contribute to meeting future housing, health, wellbeing, social care, children's services and community needs across North Northamptonshire. • Provide a comprehensive assessment of current supported housing provision, accommodation pathways, housing-related support services and future requirements. • Identify unmet need, service gaps, emerging demand pressures and opportunities for improvement across the supported housing system. • Develop a clear framework for stimulating market development, commissioning activity and investment, including consideration of alternative, innovative and emerging models of supported housing and housing-related support. • Set out how North Northamptonshire Council can use its role as Strategic Housing Authority, commissioner, place shaper and strategic partner to influence, enable and accelerate the delivery of supported housing provision. • Review how planning policy, regeneration programmes, housing growth, strategic assets, partnership arrangements and external funding opportunities can support future supported housing ambitions. • Explore opportunities to strengthen accommodation and support pathways, improve prevention and early intervention, reduce homelessness and support residents to achieve and maintain independence. • Consider opportunities to support key cohorts including care leavers, young people at risk of homelessness, older people, people with learning disabilities, autistic residents, people with physical disabilities, people experiencing poor mental health, victims and survivors of domestic abuse, veterans, people experiencing multiple disadvantage and other vulnerable households requiring housing-related support. • Identify opportunities for integrated housing, support and community-based models that support wider Council objectives, including independent living, move-on accommodation, homelessness prevention, community wellbeing and stronger links between housing, health and support provision. • Develop a Supported Housing Strategic Opportunities Framework that identifies practical and deliverable opportunities for future growth, service innovation, partnership working and improved resident outcomes. • Produce a Governance and Strategic Leadership Framework that establishes clear accountability, partnership arrangements, performance management arrangements and oversight mechanisms for implementation of the Strategy. • Develop a comprehensive Supported Housing Delivery Plan containing clear priorities, actions, milestones, responsibilities, timescales, resource requirements and performance measures. • Assess the financial implications and opportunities arising from the Strategy, including commissioning priorities, investment requirements, external funding opportunities, resource implications and the potential impact on Council services and medium-term financial planning.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF25

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
North Northamptonshire Council
Id
GB-FTS-142676

Identifier

Legal Name
North Northamptonshire Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
The Corby Cube, George Street
Locality
Corby
Region
UKF25
Postal Code
NN171QG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Inner Circle Consulting Limited
Id
GB-COH-06799707

Identifier

Legal Name
Inner Circle Consulting Limited
Id
06799707
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UKI
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
High Court of England and Wales
Id
GB-FTS-136

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England and Wales

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
099171-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06799707
Name
Inner Circle Consulting Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
099171-2026-1
Award ID
099171-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
20 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
58,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Corby · UKF25 · NN171QG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF25

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 099171-2026award, contract ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

North Northamptonshire Council awarded a £58,000 consultancy contract to INNER CIRCLE CONSULTING LIMITED for a Supported Housing Strategy and Delivery Plan. The source records a contract signature date of 20 October 2026, while the associated lot is marked cancelled; this lifecycle inconsistency is reported without inferring the contract’s operational status.

Published outcome signals

  • Notice publication20 October 2026Evidence: Award/contract notice published_at: 2026-10-20T16:20:07+01:00.
  • Award record statusActiveEvidence: Award 099171-2026-1 status: active.
  • Contract record statusActiveEvidence: Contract 099171-2026-1 status: active.
91% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
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Notice reference
099171-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c32
First published
20 Oct 2026
Last checked
20 Oct 2026, 17:52
Notice versions reviewed
1

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
20 Oct 2026
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