26 providers appointed to Exeter City Council’s £18m accommodation framework

Exeter City Council has appointed 26 providers to a four-lot framework worth a combined published value of £18m excluding VAT, covering temporary accommodation and homelessness support services.

The framework is designed to support the council’s statutory responsibilities for homelessness prevention and relief, as well as safeguarding vulnerable adults and families.

The largest lot, Temporary Accommodation, is valued at £8m excluding VAT and has 20 appointed suppliers: Axis Care Group Ltd, Bayview Healthcare Ltd, Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited, Centennial Property Limited, Dolphin Property Limited, EDE Care Ltd, Fortix Ltd, Home Group Limited, Litmus Healthcare Services Limited, New Branches CIC, Red House, RNEYZ Housing Limited, SAI Aryan Properties Limited, Salvation Army Housing Association, Samuel & Co Properties Ltd, Stonewater Limited, Surestay Housing Ltd, The Alongside Charity, Unity Housing Support and Young Devon.

The £1.5m Off-the-Streets Accommodation lot has 10 appointed providers: Axis Care Group Ltd, Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited, EDE Care Ltd, Fortix Ltd, Litmus Healthcare Services Limited, New Branches CIC, Salvation Army Housing Association, Stonewater Limited, The Alongside Charity and Unity Housing Support.

The £5m Accommodation-based Services lot has 19 appointed suppliers: Axis Care Group Ltd, Bayview Healthcare Ltd, Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited, Caring for Communities and People, Centennial Property Limited, Dolphin Property Limited, EDE Care Ltd, Exeter City Community Trust, Five Rivers Child Care Limited, Fortix Ltd, Home Group Limited, Litmus Healthcare Services Limited, LiveWest Homes Limited, New Branches CIC, Salvation Army Housing Association, Stonewater Limited, The Alongside Charity, Unity Housing Support and Young Devon.

The final lot, Floating Support, is valued at £3.5m excluding VAT and has 14 appointed suppliers: Axis Care Group Ltd, Bayview Healthcare Ltd, Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited, Caring for Communities and People, EDE Care Ltd, Exeter City Community Trust, Home Group Limited, Kinderways Ltd, Litmus Healthcare Services Limited, New Branches CIC, Salvation Army Housing Association, Stonewater Limited, The Alongside Charity and Together for Mental Wellbeing.

The framework covers short-term emergency accommodation, same-day placements for rough sleepers and people at risk of homelessness, accommodation with intensive housing management to support progression towards independence, and floating support to help people sustain tenancies and prevent homelessness.

The award decisions were made on 4 November 2026, with the standstill period ending on 13 November. The earliest date for contract signing is 27 November 2026.

The framework is scheduled to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2031, a period of four years and four months.

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