Published date: 11 March 2026

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 7 April 2026, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation - 55250000

  • Social work services with accommodation - 85311000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£19,000,000

Procurement reference

Open Framework for Provision of Nightly Rate Temporary Accommodation For RBWM

Published date

11 March 2026

Closing date

7 April 2026

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 June 2026

Contract end date

31 May 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

RBWM is a non-stock holding Council and therefore need to procure temporary accommodation to meet homelessness. With a very limited Council's owned accommodation and a need to fulfil its statutory duty, RBWM seek to create the open framework
for provision of temporary accommodation by appointing a number of suitable Providers (Housing Companies, Lettings Agents or other capable organisations) who can offer a wide range of suitable properties which can be used for temporary accommodation
placements by RBWM as/when required.
The ITT documents are hosted on https://public.bravosolution.co.uk
and describe how the Procurement will be conducted, including details of the associated Procurement timetable, award criteria and how to respond to this opportunity. This procurement will be conducted under Open procedure, using Light Touch Regime. The max duration of the Open Framework will be 8 years and the Framework will be reopen in line with the Procurement Act 23. This opportunity has already been included in the Tender Notice published on Find the Tender .

More information

Additional text

This procurement is for the Open Framework. Open frameworks will be "reopened" (i.e. one framework in the scheme expires as the next one commences) periodically throughout the term to allow new suppliers to tender for a place on the framework.

The first reopening will be after 3 years from the award of the first framework (or earlier subject to the Authority's discretion).

and the second reopening will happen within a period of 5 years beginning on the award of the second framework in the scheme.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sophie Swadling

Address

Town Hall
MAIDENHEAD
SL61RF
England

Email

sophie.swadling@Rbwm.gov.uk