Accommodation Only Services for People Experiencing Homelessness – Private Rented Sector Accommodation

Glasgow City Council is inviting tenders from suppliers to provide private rented sector accommodation and associated housing management services for people experiencing homelessness. The properties will be used as temporary furnished accommodation for individuals, couples and families with children across Glasgow.

The contract has an estimated total value of £177,706,635 excluding VAT, with the Council intending to award up to four separate contracts.

Service Requirements

Suppliers must provide private rented sector accommodation and a complete property management service to support the Council’s temporary accommodation obligations.

• Accommodation: Properties must be fully furnished, safe, warm and suitable for occupation, complying with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Property types: Suppliers may offer apartments, maisonettes, detached, semi-detached or terraced houses, and converted or purpose-built buildings, including properties above business premises.
• Accessibility: A proportion of properties must meet the needs of households with mobility impairments, sensory impairments or other accessibility requirements.
• Property supply: Each awarded supplier must deliver 250 properties by the end of Year 1 and maintain a supply of 250 properties throughout the initial contract term, subject to the contract terms and performance arrangements.
• Additional capacity: Suppliers may indicate their ability to provide properties beyond the 250-property target and the expected timescales for availability.

Contract Information

• Buyer: Glasgow City Council
• Deadline: 20 November 2026, 12:00pm
• Contract Value: £177,706,635 (excluding VAT)
• Delivery Length: 84 months (seven years). The notice also describes a four-year contract with an optional three-year extension; this discrepancy requires clarification.
• Contract Start: Not disclosed
• Tender Reference: GCC006634SW
• Tender Link: Access the PCS-Tender portal

Evaluation Criteria

The published award criteria are weighted as follows:

• Price: 70%
• Property Supply and Retention Strategy: 12%
• Service Implementation Plan: 8%
• Performance Management and Partnership Working: 5%
• Fair Work First: 5%

Bidders scoring zero in any quality question will be excluded. The Council may also exclude bids depending on low scores across quality questions, as specified in the notice.

Supplier Requirements

• Scottish Letting Agent Register: Suppliers must be registered at tender submission or achieve registration by the Request for Documentation stage, maintaining registration throughout the contract.
• Staff checks: Staff delivering the service and directly engaging with placed households must undergo Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Disclosure checks, with regular re-checks at the required intervals.
• Financial standing: Bidders must meet the published financial requirements and provide the required financial accounts and viability information.
• Insurance: Minimum cover includes £10 million employer’s liability, £5 million public liability and £2 million professional indemnity insurance, subject to the notice’s specified terms.
• Community benefits: A minimum of 420 community benefit points is required, triggered when spending reaches £1 million per contract.
• Other requirements: Bidders must meet the published pass/fail criteria and provide the required insurance broker letter. Requirements also cover supply-chain management, climate-emergency awareness and prompt payment of permitted subcontractors.

This opportunity may suit letting agents, property management businesses and accommodation providers capable of supplying and managing a substantial portfolio of temporary furnished properties. Suppliers should assess the property-volume commitments, financial thresholds, insurance requirements and community benefit obligations before bidding.

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