RESIDENTIAL SHORT BREAKS FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND/OR AUTISM CARLISLE
Cumberland Council is procuring a Residential Short Breaks For Adults With Learning Disabilities And/or Autism Carlisle service to commence on 01st September 2026.
Residential Short Breaks complement the range of services currently available to adults with a learning disability and / or who are autistic and forms part of the range of options available to meet people's assessed needs.
Short breaks can have a significant positive impact on someone's independence and choice by enabling them to continue living in their own home by providing support they can access when their regular care giver needs to take a break from their caring responsibilities.
For full details, refer to the Invitation to Tender and its appendices, including the Service Specification.
The council proposes to enter into the contract for a term of 12 months with the successful tenderer.
The contract will run for 12 months, and it will end on 31st August 2027. The maximum contract value for the term is £344,138.69 excluding VAT.
If the services to be provided are VAT exempt then VAT cannot be charged by the successful supplier.
For further details and to access the tender documents use the council's online procurement portal, The Chest https://www.the-chest.org.uk
You must be registered on The Chest to be able to view the opportunity and submit a tender. Registration is simple and free on the above link.
Ensure you read and understand the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and all of its appendices before completing the tender documents.
Any clarification questions must be sent to the council via messaging on The Chest by the deadline stated in the ITT.
All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the deadline stated in the ITT.
Competitive Land Design and Build Contract within NIHE Area Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland 15-30 Units
The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint developers to provide land for the development of social housing. The Contracting Authority seeks land in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. In the interests of providing an efficient housing management service, the Contracting Authority will not consider Sites which provide less than 15 units or more than 30 units. Preferably units are to be delivered at a single Site, however, adjacent sites maybe considered. The Contract(s) is (are) for the provision of land for design and build contracts in Northern Ireland. Suppliers must provide the land, design, construct and ensure completion of the scheme for the Contracting Authority in accordance with the Department for Communities Housing Association Guide, the Contracting Authority’s requirements, and statutory body requirements.
Woven Housing Association LtdNorthern IrelandWAC-597309
Competitive Land Design and Build Contract within NIHE Area Waterside, Derry, Northern Ireland 10-30 Units
The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint developers to provide land for the development of social housing. The Contracting Authority seeks land in Waterside, Derry, Northern Ireland. In the interests of providing an efficient housing management service, the Contracting Authority will not consider Sites which provide more than 30 units or less than 10 units. Preferably units are to be delivered at a single Site, however, adjacent sites maybe considered. The Contract(s) is (are) for the provision of land for design and build contracts in Northern Ireland. Suppliers must provide the land, design, construct and ensure completion of the scheme for the Contracting Authority in accordance with the Department for Communities Housing Association Guide, the Contracting Authority’s requirements, and statutory body requirements.
Woven Housing Association LtdNorthern IrelandWAC-597320
VOID PROPERTY WORKS AND GENERAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE FRAMEWORK
Sutton Housing Partnership ("the Authority") for itself and as agent for the London Borough of Sutton and Sutton Living Ltd are inviting Suppliers to submit Tenders for two Open Frameworks being tendered under Regulation 49(2) of the Procurement Act 2023 ("PA23") in respect of the scope of Works to Lot 1 and Lot 2
LOT 1 - VOID PROPERTY WORKS
Void Property Inspections;
Void Property Works;
Major Works;
LOT 2 - GENERAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE
Responsive Maintenance (including Emergency Works ordered during Normal Working Hours)
Out of Hours Emergency Works;
Disrepair Works;
Damp, Mould and Condensation Remediation Works;
Emergency and Significant hazard Inspections
Technical Inspections
For absolute clarity, it the our intention that the Framework Agreements will be for an initial three years and then continuing for a further two years followed by a final period of a further three years - giving a open framework operating for a period of eight years under the open framework regulations.
Please note a market engagement was previously carried out for this procurement. A notice was published in September - Reference 2025/S 000-059849.
Service Design for Embedding Positive Cultures in Residential Care across Wales
The contract will be divided into the following two Lots. Social Care Wales intends to appoint one provider per Lot:
Lot 1 – Co-design and Test Leadership Support Programme & tools for Adult Social Care Providers
Lot 2 – Programme evaluation and impact assessment of the co-design and testing of a new leadership programme and tool for nurturing positive cultures in adult social care services across Wales
Suppliers may submit bids for one or both Lots. However, a Supplier may not be awarded both Lots due to an unavoidable conflict of interest (i.e. evaluating their own work).
In the event that a Supplier is ranked highest in both Lots, the Supplier will be awarded Lot 1 only. The award for Lot 2 will then be offered to the next highest-ranking compliant bidder
Project Phases
The Supporting Positive Cultures Programme will be delivered across three distinct phases. Phase 1 has already been commissioned and is underway. Phases 2 and 3 will be delivered through the two Lots commissioned as part of this tender.
(a) Phase 1: User Research (completed separately)
Phase 1 is currently underway and is due to complete in June 2026. This phase focuses on developing a robust understanding of the needs of leaders in adult care provider organisations, particularly in relation to embedding, assessing and sustaining positive organisational cultures and their underpinning principles.
The outputs from Phase 1 will include a set of evidence-based proposals setting out what an effective future support service for nurturing positive cultures could look like.
Phase 1 is not included within the scope of this tender. Its findings will be shared with the successful supplier/s upon contract award and will directly inform the work commissioned through Lots 1 and 2.
(b) Phases 2 and 3: Design, Testing and Evaluation (commissioned through this tender) (LOT 1)
The Phases will be delivered through the two Lots described below.
Lot 1: Co-design and Testing of Leadership Support (Phase 2) & Positive Culture Tools (Phase 3) for Adult Social Care
Lot 1 will be responsible for the design, co-production, testing and refinement of the programme’s practical components, informed by the evidence generated through Phase 1.
This includes:
• Co-designing and testing a leadership support offer for adult social care providers, and
• Co-designing and testing a positive cultures tools to support providers embed, assess, measure, and improve organisational positive culture in a meaningful and proportionate way.
The focus of Lot 1 is on practical development and testing with providers.
Summary of Lot 1:
The successful Supplier will:
(a) Phase 2 codesign and test a new support service anticipated activities:
- Recruit partners and identify adult care providers and key stakeholders in collaboration with Social Care Wales and Care Inspectorate Wales on the work.
- Design and run workshops aimed at co-designing a new support offer and approaches to support positive cultures.
- Collaboratively develop a theory of change for guiding the design and testing of a new support service.
- Recruit 6 adult social care providers testing sites across Wales; based on agreed criteria, in consultation with Social Care Wales and partners. Ensure ethical research practices are upheld including informed consent, safeguarding, and data protection.
- Develop site specific action plans to support six care settings to test ways new support service that nurtures positive cultures, gather feedback, and iterate solutions for support. This will involve working with the Responsible Individual, Registered Manager and up to 3 front-line staff at each pilot site.
- Gathering data to support the evaluation on the ‘positive culture’ position of each test site at the start, re-measure at the mid-way and end point.
- Undertake site visits or virtual consultations to observe Responsible Individual and Registered Manager in their own care settings to understand how they support positive cultures and behaviours. Also gain insights into the challenges they face, how they are overcome and what difficulties remain.
- Develop practical resources, guidance and learning materials.
- Produce a service design report explaining what was designed, how it was tested and what was learned from the design and testing process. The report should also feature information about the experience of the 6 testing sites and their results. The report should also include recommendations for Social Care Wales to consider as next steps towards a scaled implementation of the work.
(b) Phase 3 Codesign and test tools for anticipated activity:
- Engage stakeholders in co-design workshops to define success criteria and design principles for the tool.
- Develop a tool that measures indicators against the positive culture principles and aligns with strengths-based and compassionate leadership models.
- Test the tool with 6 providers across Wales.
- Validate usability and clarity through iterative feedback from the six pilot sites and test with care providers
- Produce a service design report explaining what tool(s) was designed, how it was tested and what was learnt from the design and testing process. The report should also feature information about the experience of the 6 testing sites and their results. The report should also include recommendations for Social Care Wales to consider as next steps towards a scaled implementation of the work.
(c) Phase 2 & 3: Support service and tool
Collaborate with a separate commissioned supplier to gather evidence that will feed into an Evaluation report for Phase 2 and 3 which will contribute towards the Rayne Foundation Better Carers Better Careers programme evaluation. The independent evaluation explains whether it worked, why it worked (or didn’t), what difference it made, and how the programme contributed to wider system outcomes.”
Lot 2: Programme Evaluation and Impact Assessment for Supporting Positive Culture (Phase 4)
Lot 2 will focus on the independent evaluation of Phases 2 and 3. This includes the development and delivery of an evaluation and impact framework to assess the design and testing activity undertaken through Lot 1.
Lot 2 will:
- Evaluate the leadership support offer and tool(s) developed under Lot 1
- Assess outcomes, learning and early impact
- Synthesise findings and generate evidence to inform future policy development, practice improvement and potential wider roll-out.
Lot 2 will not be involved in the delivery of design of the support being evaluated.
What is required / ‘The Requirements’ - LOT 2
(a) Evaluation Requirements (Phases 2 & 3)
This phase will develop an evaluation and impact framework which forms part of a wider programme to support positive cultures in adult care services
Lot 2 is for undertaking an independent, mixed methods evaluation of the User research and codesign and testing of:
- a leadership support service to nurturing positive cultures; and
- a tool for implementing, measuring and evaluating positive cultures.
The evaluation will synthesise data from Phase 2 & 3 to assess outcomes, identify lessons learned, and inform future policy and practice. It will ensure accountability and support continuous improvement across the sector.
The evaluation will:
- Assess the extent to which the support offer and tool were delivered as in-tended and detail any adaptations
- Explore:
~ whether the programme achieved it's desired aims,
~ the factors that influenced the impact of the programme and whether these varied across test sites,
~ what difference the programme made to staff, management, the or-ganisation and people accessing care and support, and
~ the influence of wider systemic factors had on the impact of the pro-gramme.
~ Explore the outcomes from the programme including:
~ Any positive or negative outcomes and impacts from the programme,
~ The factors that contributed to those outcomes
~ whether any systemic barriers need to be addressed to improve outcomes from the work.
- Develop theory of change alongside the programme provider (building on the Rayne Foundation expected outcomes) using contribution analysis to:
~ Map intended outcomes,
~ explore contribution towards outcomes,
~ monitor ongoing outputs and explore changes to workforce and provider behaviour and;
~ Explore any systemic barriers impacting on the programme.
- Assess positive cultures at the test sites at the start, mid-point and end of testing
- Involve lived experience and workforce voices wherever possible
- Measure changes in behaviours, leadership, wellbeing, culture, practice and collaboration
- Assess how, where and why positive cultures emerge
- Highlight barriers and enablers to positive cultures
- Explore implications for policy, commissioning and regulation
- Outline considerations and recommendations for upscaling the programme going forward.
The Supplier will need to work in close collaboration with Social Care Wales, providing regular updates to ensure the work remains aligned with the project’s aims and adheres to the contract deadline.
The successful Supplier must work closely with both the co-design supplier and Rayne Foundation evaluators (Bean Consultancy) to ensure reporting requirements and outcomes measures are addressed.
See Specification for further infromation
Halton Housing is seeking bids from experienced service providers for the provision of waste management and recycling services, primarily within the Borough of Halton. The service will support our in house maintenance teams, which operate eight caged vehicles requiring regular disposal of void waste, green waste and fly tipping materials.
The tender will result in a single contract with one service provider. The contract will run for an initial three year term, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months (maximum five year duration), subject to Halton Housing requirements and satisfactory performance.
Partick Housing Association: CHP and Power System Servicing and Reactive Maintenance works
Partick Housing Association wishes to Contract with a single Main Contractor who will undertake maintenance and servicing works to their gas fed CHP system which services 87 residential units within a recent housing development at Centurion Way, Partick, Glasgow.
The contract will include a requirement to provide a 24 hour emergency call out service, which will include being contacted by individual residents as well as PHA staff.
Yorkshire Housing - Rents & Service Charges Engine and Asset Management System Replacements
The scope of the Contract is replacement of the following systems:
•Asset Management, Building Safety and Compliance management
•Rents and Service Charges management
The Contract will be divided into 2 Lots:
•Lot 1 - Asset Management, Building Safety and Compliance management
•Lot 2 - Rents and Service Charges management
Bidders may submit bids for Lot 1 only, Lot 2 only, or both Lots.
Full details of the Services to be provided under the Contract for each Lot are contained in the procurement documents.
The Contract for Asset Management, Building Safety and Compliance will last for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend at YH ’s discretion for a period of up to 2 years, plus a further period of up to 2 years, plus a further period of up to 2 years, giving a maximum potential term of 9 years.
The Contract for Asset Management, Building Safety and Compliance is expected to commence in November 2026.
The Contract for Rents and Service Charges will last for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend at YH ’s discretion for a period of up to 2 years, plus a further period of up to 2 years, plus a further period of up to 2 years, giving a maximum potential term of 9 years.
The Contract for Rents and Service Charges is expected to commence in November 2026.
This procurement procedure follows a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise, undertaken in accordance with Section 6 of the Procurement Act 2023. A summary of the Preliminary Market Engagement exercise is set in the procurement documents.
The total estimated values are based on the initial contract duration of 3 years.
This tender is being administered on behalf of Yorkshire Housing by Clarity Procurement Solutions Limited.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Software-package-and-information-systems./N6DR823793
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/N6DR823793
Yorkshire Housing Limited The Place, 2 Central Place, Leeds, LS10 1FB, United KingdomYorkshireWAC-595099
Refurbishment Works to two properties - 2 Lots Norfolk
Reside With Progress (RWP) are seeking an experienced Contractor to complete refurbishment works on two of their properties. RWP intend to source a compliant Contractor to take on the adaptation and refurbishment works to the existing domestic property. The Contractor will need to be fully compliant with all Health and Safety regulations and any other industry requirements.
This will be divided into two lots, bidders are permitted to bid for one or both lots:
Lot 1 - 6 Boundary Way, Poringland, NR14 7JD - approx. 18 weeks
Lot 2 - Candlewick, Forncett Road, Tharston, NR15 2YB - approx. 24 weeks
Full Specification details are located within the tender documents.
All contractors MUST visit site prior to submitting a tender. Please register your interest to visit by emailing [email protected]. An opening date will be posted on the portal in due course. Only this date and time will be made available for internal inspection. It will be an open house site visit.
Failure to visit site and report in with RWP will result in your tender being invalid.
PROGRESS HOUSING GROUP LIMITEDNorth WestWAC-587943
Arbour Housing Ltd wishes to engage a service provider to provide external audit services. In addition to the usual auditing requirements the successful provider will be required to provide best practice updates to Arbour Housing Ltd and our stakeholders. The contract shall cover the external audit service for the three financial years: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, 2027-28 and 2028-29. The contract will be for a period of 36 months, with the possibility of a further optional extension of 24 months, subject to satisfactory performance.
Wales & West Housing Group (WWHG) require a contractor to complete replacement fencing works at the above-named scheme, the works will also involve the resurfacing of small sections of footpaths, some tree/stump removal and shrubbery clearances.
Wales and West Housing Association LtdWalesWAC-598351
To establish a traditional (closed) Framework for the provision of HR Recruitment Services (temporary and permanent, including fixed term contract roles (FTC)).
The Framework will be open for call-off to:
• The Contracting Authority (including any subsidiary of the Contracting Authority); and
• All Shared Services for Housing (SSfH) members (current and future members) (including any subsidiary organisations of the member organisations).
The Framework will be spilt into seven Lots:
1) Development & Asset Management
2) Repairs
3) Property Services
4) Customer Support
5) Finance & Procurement
6) Corporate & Professional
7) IT & Data
The purpose of this Framework is to appoint Suppliers to provide temporary and permanent (including fixed term contract (FTC)) staff to fulfil a range of staff vacancy requirements at Wandle and other current and future SSfH members.
Many requirements are likely to be in the London area but vacancies may be at different locations nationally. The framework will provide national coverage and Suppliers must be able to provide national coverage.
Suppliers can bid for all or any combination of Lots available under the Framework.
Suppliers must be able to provide temporary, permanent and fixed term contract (FTC) staff in the lot(s) for which they bid.
This Framework will be awarded to multiple Suppliers as detailed in the tender documents.
The maximum number of Suppliers accepted on each Lot will be four.
Further information on the requirement is available in the tender documents. to access these, Suppliers must register on the ProContract etendering portal.
Key project dates:
Deadline for clarification questions - 5 June 2026
Deadline for submission of bids - 12 noon on 16 June 2026
Framework commences - 15 September 2026
Wandle Housing Association LimitedLondonWAC-597110
Platform Housing Group are looking to appoint an auditing contractor to provide an independent auditing service.
Auditing activities shall be required across a range of building safety activities including the following:
• Gas safety inspections
• Electrical safety inspections
• Renewable heating systems
• Solid Fuel & Oil fired heating systems
• Asbestos
• Legionella risk assessments
• Passenger lift maintenance
• Fumes investigations
• DSEARs
Care and Support Services within Extra Care Housing
The Council is seeking to award a contract for the provision of care and support services for the following extra care accommodation settings:
• Haddington Vale
• Cherry Tree Gardens
Service requirements include Care and Support Services to individuals who are aged 18 years and over have been assessed by the Council as being eligible under the Care Act 2014 for care and support and whose care and support is fully or part funded by the Local Authority.
The service will be provided to tenants within Haddington Vale and Cherry Tree Gardens extra care schemes (including
the bungalows at Cherry Tree Gardens.
The service will include:
- Care and Support within Extra Care
- Wellbeing Service
Housing and Mental Health Accommodation Opportunity in Surrey
The Authority wishes to establish and enter into a Contract with a single delivery partner to develop four former care home sites as mixed residential developments comprising general needs housing including units of this housing allocated to people with mental health needs who have eligible Adult Social Care needs.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a single delivery partner with the financial means and relevant experience to deliver this programme across all four sites.
The Authority is contributing four council-owned sites, enabling delivery without land acquisition and supporting the Authority's objective of a cost-neutral capital position.
Please find further information on the e-sourcing portal's 'Documents' section attached to this opportunity.
Please note that the Authority intends to award leases for the four sites for a minimum length of 250 years. The tender notice does not allow a contract end past 2099 therefore the date on this notice will differ from the end date of the lease.
Housing, Regeneration and Demolition (H3) Framework
LHCPG is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of housing, regeneration, demolition, remediation and enabling works across the United Kingdom.
The Framework will support the delivery of:
New build residential developments
Retrofit and estate regeneration
Demolition services
Remediation and enabling works
Defence housing and secure environment works
Appointed suppliers will deliver works as Principal Contractor, including associated design responsibilities, in compliance with relevant statutory, regulatory and funding requirements.
LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)ScotlandWAC-593874
Housing, Regeneration and Demolition (H3) Framework
LHCPG is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of housing, regeneration, demolition, remediation and enabling works across the United Kingdom.
The Framework will support the delivery of:
New build residential developments
Retrofit and estate regeneration
Demolition services
Remediation and enabling works
Defence housing and secure environment works
Appointed suppliers will deliver works as Principal Contractor, including associated design responsibilities, in compliance with relevant statutory, regulatory and funding requirements.
In order to encourage SME Bidders LHCPG are reserving up to 3 (three) places within Lots 1, 6, 8, 10 and 11 for Micro or Small Enterprises.
Housing, Regeneration and Demolition (H3) Framework
LHCPG is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of housing, regeneration, demolition, remediation and enabling works across the United Kingdom.
The Framework will support the delivery of:
New build residential developments
Retrofit and estate regeneration
Demolition services
Remediation and enabling works
Defence housing and secure environment works
Appointed suppliers will deliver works as Principal Contractor, including associated design responsibilities, in compliance with relevant statutory, regulatory and funding requirements.
Within the Wales (WPA) region, this framework does not include Housing or Demolition Lots, as these requirements are delivered through the existing WPA New Homes for Wales framework.
Accordingly, bidders applying for the Wales (WPA) region may only submit tenders for Lots 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12.
LHC Procurement Group for the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA)WalesWAC-589908
ROOF REPLACEMENT, WINDOW REPLACEMENT, FIRE STOPPING, STRUCTURAL RE-INFORCING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS AT LAWN HOUSE, LAWN STREET, WINCHESTER PLEASE NOTE THIS OPPERTUNITY IS RESERVED FOR HAMPSHIRE BASED SUPPLIERS. The council is seeking to appoint a contractor to carry out the following works: replacement of the pitched and hipped roofs to the main buildings and flat roofs to the communal area, Flat 25, scooter store and 6no bin stores. The works to be carried out in conjunction with the planned replacement to the roofs are: structural strengthening works to main roof timbers, fire stopping and fire compartmentation works to roofs voids and communal stairwells, replacement of rainwater goods, replacement of all windows and patio and balcony doors, replacement of cladding to bin stores and Flat 25 and replacement of doors to bin stores and scooter store.