The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is intending to procure new employment support provision for out of work Universal Credit claimants. It will provide personalised and tailored support that is responsive to the needs of individuals and the local area. This will include skills, training and work experience; matching participants with employers through job trials, jobs fairs and job brokering; support with self-employment; intensive and repeated support with applications and interviewing; support in managing health conditions in the workplace; support with travel and childcare; and specialist support (e.g. ESOL, addiction).
Support will be available across England and Wales and will be integrated within local labour markets. DWP is co-designing the provision with Mayoral Strategic Authorities to ensure it is tailored to the needs of local labour markets. This notice refers to the procurement of the service in England only.
This notice seeks to invite interested suppliers to attend an upcoming virtual Market Engagement event on the 2nd June. To register interest in the event, please follow the steps set out in the Engagement Description section of this notice.
Please note, that all key decisions including final programme title, budgets, contract length and dates are yet to be approved through internal governance and therefore may change.
The total contract value given is excluding VAT and is estimated at this stage.
This is notice of an opportunity to provide assistance to Border Force officers in providing gas monitor maintenance and training services nationwide to Border Force.
The Supplier will have access to a network of technicians with the skills, knowledge and equipment to deal with the range of Gas Monitors across the fleet.
The service will be required to be delivered anywhere in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The Buyer does not guarantee future demand for this requirement. For information purposes, the current fleet of gas monitors is provided as an Annex within the Statement of Requirements.
The Buyer intends to establish a contract for an initial term of two (2) years, with the option to extend for two seperate one year periods (2+1+1), subject to ongoing requirements and satisfactory performance for the services.
The Buyer is using Jaggaer for this procurement which means the Tender is available only in electronic form.
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
The Invitation to Tender (ITT) can be viewed from the login page by anyone.
However, you need to register and login to express interest and participate in the ITT. Bidders are required to complete the Technical and Commercial Envelopes.
To Prepare and Submit ITT Response. Supplier responses can be configured within JAGGAER, to do so:
Navigate to Sourcing > ITT.
Select from the sub-menu items:
- ITTs Open to All Suppliers
The successful Bidder will be the one who submits a complete and compliant bid that offers the highest overall score from the evaluation process.
The tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal and bidders must therefore ensure they have registered: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
The contract is for an accommodation based support service providing high-quality supported housing with 24/7 on-site staffing for men aged 18 years and over with complex, dual diagnosed mental health needs who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, based in the borough of Ealing.
Southwark Council is looking to procure a Security service to ensure building and occupant safety across 5 supported hostels in the borough: Manor Place, Jo Richards House, David Barker House, Northcott House and Keyworth Street Hostel. Support is given in a range of complex support needs from domestic violence, substance misuse, mental health and offending.
The full scope of the services to be provided is set out in the Specification issued within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. However, the focus of the Service is on providing out-of-hours security cover at the supported hostels with Security staff primarily responsible for ensuring that the building and occupants are safe and secure.
Hours of service are as follows:
a. Monday to Friday 20:0 to 08:0 (Daily)
b. Saturday & Sunday 08:0 - 08:0 (Monday) - Please note 24-hour cover at weekends
c. Public Holidays 08:0 - 08:0 (the following working day) - Please note 24-hour cover
A minimum of two officers to be deployed at each hostel at any one time. The Supplier shall be responsible for the provision of gender appropriate security staff to meet the supported hostels’ security requirements including at the female only hostel.
The Contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years.
Support for local authority performance management – panels, action learning sets and case studies
As part of the performance management workstream we are looking to run a series of virtual performance management panels for small groups of officers, as well as action learning sets (or similar) to bring together performance management officers to discuss the challenges they face and share learning. In addition to this, we are looking to produce two case studies from attendees of these sessions.
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)LondonWAC-598430
Support for local authority performance management – panels, action learning sets and case studies
As part of the performance management workstream we are looking to run a series of virtual performance management panels for small groups of officers, as well as action learning sets (or similar) to bring together performance management officers to discuss the challenges they face and share learning. In addition to this, we are looking to produce two case studies from attendees of these sessions.
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)LondonWAC-598431
East Midlands Railway (EMR) is seeking information from the market to inform a future procurement for trackwork maintenance services across EMR depot infrastructure, including Etches Park, Eastcroft, and Kettering Sidings.
This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise is intended to gather market insight to help shape the procurement strategy, scope of services, and commercial model, ensuring the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of depot infrastructure.
The outcome of this PME may result in revisions to the final Procurement Strategy prior to the publication of the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITEDLondonWAC-597128
PME HVAC Maintenance, Overhaul & Spares Support for Class 158 & Class 170 Fleet
East Midlands Railway (EMR) is seeking information from the market to inform a future procurement for HVAC maintenance, overhaul, and spares support across the Class 158 and Class 170 fleets.
This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise is intended to gather market insight to support the development of the procurement strategy, scope of services, and contract structure. The PME will also explore opportunities for fleet consolidation, innovation, resilience, and value for money.
The outcome of this PME may result in revisions to the final Procurement Strategy prior to the publication of the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITEDLondonWAC-597132
National In-Field Repair, Assurance & High-Level Engineering Support for Seasonal Treatment: Multi-Purpose Vehicles & Associated Services
This is a pre-market engagement exercise for the National In-Field Repair, Assurance & High-Level Engineering Support for Seasonal Treatment: Multi-Purpose Vehicles & Associated Services.
The purpose of this pre-market engagement exercise is to engage with the supply chain and request information relating to technical capability of the market to provide National In-Field Repair, Assurance & High-Level Engineering Support for Seasonal Treatment: Multi-Purpose Vehicles & Associated Services.
National In-Field Repair, Assurance & High-Level Engineering Support for Seasonal Treatment: Water Jetting Pump Services
This is a pre-market engagement exercise for the National In-Field Repair, Assurance & High-Level Engineering Support for Seasonal Treatment: Water Jetting Pump Services.
The purpose of this pre-market engagement exercise is to engage with the supply chain and request information regarding their technical capability to provide the required high-level support services for Network Rail's Supply Chain Operation (SCO) fleet of seasoanl treatment vehicles, specifically water jetting services.
Medium to High Support Supported Housing Services for Young People with Complex Needs
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is undertaking preliminary consultation in relation to the delivery of supported accommodation service for homeless young people (aged 16-24) with complex needs for 61 units over 7 sites
•Beacon House, Bina Gardens
•Barlby Road
•Bevington Road
•North Pole Road
•Oxford Gardens
•Freston Road
•Westbourne Park Road
This initiative aims to provide a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for some of the most vulnerable members of our community. The supported accommodation service will be designed to meet the needs of homeless young people (aged 16-24) with a complexity of needs. We are seeking expressions of interest and input from experienced supported housing providers who can deliver a trauma-informed and psychologically informed service.
It is proposed service delivery will be based on a 'Supportive Relational Model’ based on a psychosocial system which supports clients in developing their psychological and social resources to cope with problems they face. This principle has also fostered strengths-based, psychologically informed environment, trauma-informed and co-produced approach, which will deliver the aspirations of its clients, enabling them to achieve their potential for independent living through a time of continued change - which will bring with it challenges and opportunities. The support hours are allocated to clients flexibly depending upon their support needs.
Please refer to further information detailed in the appended Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services./Z4C48M5W47
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Z4C48M5W47
The Royal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaLondonWAC-590226
AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)
The Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) in Kingston and Richmond offers impartial advice and support across a wide range of subjects. This may include help with personal budgets and how to use the Local Offer plus: support with understanding reports and letters, attending meetings and preparing for assessments and reviews information and signposting to support services in your area support with Transition and Preparing for Adulthood support with and signposting to mediation advice and support on benefits.
As part of its ongoing support to the sector, the Local Government Association (LGA) wishes to receive bids from individuals, organisations, or sole traders to design, facilitate, and deliver a programme of support for the local authorities and combined authority of Cumbria.
This programme will include a number (approximately 8-12) sessions of workshops and discussions across the political and managerial leadership of the local authorities of Cumberland Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, and the emerging Mayoral Strategic Authority.
We are seeking bids from suppliers who have the expertise to design and run sessions both in person.
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)7 Jun 2026WAC-602482
2.0 Short Breaks and Disabled Children's Support Services Framework
LOT 1 Home and Community Based Outreach Support Services:delivering personalised support both in the family home and enabling disabled children to access their local community,
facilities and services. This includes support to access and use universal services offered to all children and young people.
LOT 2 Specialist Outreach Support: Offer a structured program of social, recreational, and developmental activities suitable for children with a wide range of disabilities, including severe learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, and physical disabilities.
Provide specialist support for children with complex health needs, including those, mobility assistance, increased supervision and monitoring, or behavior management strategies .
Lot 3 Group Based Support:- group activities will include age appropriate social activities that will take place either within specially designed provision for disabled children and/or through outings and support to access universal activities, facilities and services. This will include Holiday Play Schemes, Weekend activities and After School/Evening activities.
LOT 4 Domiciliary Care - services delivering personal care for disabled children in their own homes. These activities will support disabled children to get ready for their day ahead or preparing for bed.
LOT 5 Overnights - overnight services for disabled children delivered at any point in a suitable residential-style setting within easy access of children and their parents living in the London Borough of Hackney. This provision will require providers who have an existing Ofsted registration for overnight short breaks and already have registered properties.
Overall, we are looking for providers who will work in partnership with the Local Authority to embed Systemic, Trauma Informed and Anti Racist Practice within their service delivery, promoting psychological safety, inclusion and collaboration with children and families.
Through this framework, Hackney is focused on driving up quality and improving outcomes, supported by robust contract management, performance monitoring and reporting. This approach will strengthen accountability, support continuous improvement and ensure measurable impact in line with Hackney's statutory duties under the Children Act 1989, Children and Families Act 2014 and Equality Act 2010.
Conditions of Participation
a/Conditions of Participation: Overnights Provision
Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for the Overnights Provision Lot. These will include and are not limited to the following:
Ofsted Registration: Your organisation must possess an Ofsted registered property(ies) from which to deliver the service.
Location and Transport: Your property(ies) must be located within a 25-mile radius of the M25. If your property(ies) are outside this radius, you must be able to provide or arrange transport for the young person.
Experience: You must have a minimum of 1 year's experience delivering services for overnight provision or other services for disabled children.
b/Conditions of Participation: LOT 1-Home and community based Outreach Support
Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for the Home and community based Outreach Support LOT. These will include and are not limited to the following:
1/Having a relevant* training matrix in place ( PASS/FAIL)
2/Having relevant policies in place including - Safeguarding, Anti Racist, Risk Assessment, and DBS (PASS/FAIL)
3/Being able to detail relevant skills and experience of the leadership team. (PASS/ FAIL)
*The Council will use its discretion in determining whether a provider meets these criteria.
c/Conditions of Participation: LOT 2 Specialist Outreach Support
Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for the Specialist Outreach Support LOT. These will include and are not limited to the following:
1/Having a relevant* training matrix in place ( PASS/FAIL)
2/Having relevant* policies in place including - Safeguarding, Anti Racist, Risk Assessment, and DBS.(Pass/Fail)
3/Being able to detail relevant* skills and experience of the leadership team. (PASS/ FAIL)
*The Council will use its discretion in determining whether a provider meets these criteria.
Conditions of Participation LOT 3- Group based support
Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for the Group based support LOT3. These will include and are not limited to the following:
Be able to deliver services within the North East London area
Having a *relevant training matrix in place ( PASS/FAIL)
Having *relevant policies in place including - Safeguarding, Anti Racist, Risk Assessment, and DBS.(Pass/Fail)
Being able to detail the *relevant skills and experience of the leadership team. (PASS/ FAIL)
*The Council will use its discretion in determining whether a provider meets these criteria.
Conditions of Participation: LOT 4 Domiciliary Care
Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for Domiciliary Care LOT 4. These will include and are not limited to the following:
Must be CQC registered with a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' rating
Having a *relevant training matrix in place ( PASS/FAIL)
Having *relevant policies in place including - Safeguarding, Anti Racist, Risk Assessment, and DBS.
Detailing the *relevant skills and experience of the leadership team. (PASS/ FAIL)
*The Council will use its discretion in determining whether a provider meets these criteria.
This procurement follows the UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice conducted under Notice identifier 2026/S 000-011119. Although originally envisioned as a Competitive Flexible procedure, the authority has determined that an Open Procedure is more appropriate for this requirement.
London Borough of HackneyLondon8 Jun 2026WAC-584297
The National Army Museum is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced recruitment consultant to facilitate the appointment of a new Museum Director.
View 2-notice timelineLatest notice released 8 Jun 2026
Local GovernmentPlanning
Market Engagement for Learning Disability Supported Living
The London Borough of Hounslow intends to commence a procurement process for the provision of Adults Supported Living Services for individuals with a learning disability and/or autistic people.
The proposed procurement will cover services across twelve supported living schemes, delivering care and support to approximately 69 adult residents with a range of needs, including individuals with complex and changing requirements.
The Council is seeking to commission high-quality, person-centred services that promote independence, choice and control, and support positive outcomes for residents within a supported living model.
To inform the development of the procurement strategy and service model, the Council will be undertaking preliminary market engagement with potential providers.
An online market engagement event will be held on 8 June, providing an opportunity for providers to:
Gain insight into the Council's commissioning intentions and proposed service model
Understand the scope and scale of the opportunity
Contribute to shaping the procurement approach
Ask questions and provide feedback
Suppliers interested in attending the market engagement event or receiving further information are invited to express their interest by contacting the Council.
Participation in this engagement exercise will not formally influence the outcome of any future procurement process, nor will it constitute a commitment by the Council to proceed with any procurement.
London Borough of HounslowLondon8 Jun 2026WAC-597160
Enhanced Home Visiting Support Service (First 1001 Days)
Enhanced Home Visiting Support Service (First 1001 Days) provides home visiting for the most vulnerable families ensuring children have the best start in life. The support includes emotional and practical assistance for families facing mental health difficulties, postnatal depression, isolation, loneliness, the effects of domestic abuse, and physical health problems.
ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYLondon8 Jun 2026WAC-594488
City of London Women's Programme Floating Support Service
Background and Scope
The City of London Corporation is commissioning a Floating Support Service to provide wrap-around support to female survivors of DA/DV who are located in a 6-bed temporary accommodation in the London Borough of Greenwich.
The City of London Women’s Project (COLWP) is a 6-bed HMO located in the London Borough of Greenwich that serves female survivors of DA/DV, under the statutory duties of the Housing Act 1996 (Part VII), the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
This floating support service will provide rapid, effective, and tailored support to the City of London Women’s Project with the goal of empowering survivors of domestic abuse to prepare them to move into safe, healthy and independent housing.
The service will support intersectionally marginalised service users with a range of needs, focusing on removing barriers to resettlement and ensuring their safety and wellbeing, with built-in understanding of the added needs surrounding neurodiversity and homelessness.
The service will interact with the local Domestic Abuse MARAC and IDVA’s where appropriate to ensure support is coordinated and client focussed whilst supporting the service users to develop and work through their personal housing plans.
The City of London Corporation Department of Community and Children's Services is responsible for delivering these services.
The estimated contract value given is for the full duration of the contract, including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £100,000
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of LondonLondon11 Jun 2026WAC-594638
View 2-notice timelineLatest notice released 11 Jun 2026
Public SectorUpdate 2 notices
Heat Pump Ready (Round 2) – Acceleration Support Provider
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) intends to procure an external provider to deliver Acceleration Support services alongside the Heat Pump Ready (HPR) – Round 2: Innovation Funding Competition (a grant funding programme). This notice is published to inform the market of DESNZ’s intentions and to support preliminary market engagement; it does not constitute a commitment to proceed with a procurement.
The Innovation Funding Competition is an innovation programme providing grant funding to support research and development projects that address key barriers to the deployment of heat pumps, with the aim of supporting innovations to progress towards market entry by 2030.
Acceleration Support will be delivered in parallel with grant‑funded activity by an external provider and is intended to help projects address barriers to market entry that may not be overcome through grant funding alone. The support is expected to cover areas including commercialisation, collaboration, dissemination and social value.
To manage conflicts of interest and ensure fair competition, the appointed Acceleration Support provider, and any organisations involved in delivering these services will not be eligible to apply for, or participate in, the Heat Pump Ready Innovation Funding Competition or future independent evaluation contract
Department for Energy Security & Net ZeroLondon11 Jun 2026WAC-587651
View 2-notice timelineLatest notice released 11 Jun 2026
Local GovernmentTender
Home-Based Parenting Support including Raising Early Attainment in Literacy (REAL) Programme
Lewisham Council (the Council) invites you to participate within this Procurement Process and invites you to submit a Tender to deliver home-based support with parenting and early language development, on the terms and conditions set out in this invitation to tender (ITT) and the attached Contract Documentation.
The words and expressions contained in this ITT have the same meaning that is given to them in the Conditions of Contract and the Service Specification.
The Conditions of Contract to be used will be the Council's Conditions of Contract, a copy of which is included in the tender pack.
The contract will be between the successful Tenderer and the Council for the period of three years with a possible one year extension to be used at the Council's discretion.
This Contract will be procured through an open procedure (Under the light touch regime), in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.