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Assertive Outreach Rough Sleepers
Caerphilly County Borough Council · Wales
Homeless outreach tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
61 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Homeless outreach contracts ,
61 contracts across the UK, of any size
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7 homeless outreach opportunities are live now
7 from councils. The 2 closing soonest are shown in full.
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Rough Sleeping Navigators Service
Bristol City Council · South West
Homeless outreach opportunity from a councilNorth WestValue not statedPublished 6 October 2026Homeless outreach opportunity from a councilLondonUnder £100kPublished 25 September 2026Homeless outreach opportunity from a councilYorkshire and the Humber£1m or morePublished 26 August 2026Homeless outreach opportunity from a councilLondon£1m or morePublished 14 August 2026
Show all 7 live homeless outreach opportunitiesWho wins · 24 months to October 2026
St Mungo's won the most homeless outreach contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mungo's London · See every contract | 10 | £27.9m | 8 | ||
| 2joint | Thames Reach London · See every contract | 3 | £2.9m | 3 | ||
| 2joint | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust London · See every contract | 3 | £720k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Waythrough Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £291k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Freedom Community Alliance South West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £160k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Southdown Housing Association South East · See every contract | 2 | £3.6m | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Changing Lives North East · See every contract | 2 | £1.3m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | ST BASILS West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £304k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | NOAH Enterprise East of England · SME · See every contract | 2 | £283k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Metropolitan Thames Valley London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £152k | 2 |
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Who buys
Councils award 97% of homeless outreach contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
11 buyers bought homeless outreach more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many homeless outreach contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many homeless outreach contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 5 | £376k |
| 2 | North Devon District Council | 5 | £304k |
| 3 | Bristol City Council | 3 | £1.9m |
| 4 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | 3 | £1.5m |
| 5 | London Borough of Lewisham | 3 | £720k |
| 6 | Westminster City Council | 2 | £13.8m |
| 7 | Hastings Borough Council | 2 | £3.6m |
| 8 | Newcastle City Council | 2 | £773k |
| 9 | City of London Corporation | 2 | £661k |
| 10 | Central Bedfordshire Council | 2 | £283k |
Prices
Half of homeless outreach contracts are worth less than £225k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 85% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Greater London AuthoritySt Mungo's · 12 Aug 2026
- Westminster City CouncilSt Mungo's, Metropolitan Thames Valley, Passage 2000 · 29 Jan 2026
- London Borough of CamdenSingle Homeless Project · 11 Dec 2025
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilSt Mungo's · 27 Aug 2025
- Hastings Borough CouncilSouthdown Housing Association · 26 Mar 2026
- London Borough of CroydonThames Reach · 18 Feb 2026
- Ashfield District CouncilFramework Housing Association · 25 Sep 2026
- Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedSt Mungo's · 13 Feb 2025
- Bristol City CouncilSt Mungo's · 8 Sep 2026
- BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCILCranstoun · 19 Jun 2025
Where and when
London awards the most homeless outreach contracts. March and May are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 18 | £51.2m |
| South West | 11 | £5.7m |
| North East | 6 | £1.5m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | £376k |
| West Midlands | 5 | £1.7m |
| East of England | 5 | £283k |
| North West | 3 | £150k |
| South East | 3 | £4.1m |
| East Midlands | 1 | £2m |
| Wales | 1 | £850k |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Often bought with homeless outreach
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Deadlines
Half of homeless outreach tenders close within 30 days of being published
Each dot is a homeless outreach tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 53% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 30 days
is how long the typical homeless outreach tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 34 UK homeless outreach tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new homeless outreach tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
36 in the last 24 months. - 85%
of the money is in the 10 biggest homeless outreach contracts.
Of 52 contracts with a published value. - 43%
of homeless outreach contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 49 award notices. - 39%
of homeless outreach contracts are awarded in March and May.
24 of 61 contracts.
Questions
How many homeless outreach contracts does the UK public sector award?
61 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 41 public buyers.
How long are homeless outreach tenders open for?
The median homeless outreach tender is open for 30 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector homeless outreach contract worth?
The median is £225k, and 54% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector homeless outreach contracts?
St Mungo's won the most (10), and the most by value (£27.9m).
Which buyers award the most homeless outreach contracts?
Councils award 97% of them.
What is included
Outreach teams and navigators who find and engage people sleeping rough, assess their needs and help them off the street into accommodation, including in-reach and resettlement support attached to the outreach service.
- Street outreach teams
- Rough sleeper navigators
- Multi-disciplinary homelessness outreach
- Outreach combined with floating, in-reach and resettlement support for rough sleepers
What is not included
- Housing First support (soc.house.housing-first)
- Complex needs navigators working across homelessness, addiction, mental health and offending (soc.house.multiple-disadvantage-services)
- Night shelters, severe weather beds and assessment hubs (soc.house.homeless-supported-accommodation)
- Detached youth work (soc.family.youth-clubs-and-centres)
- Community safety patrols (sec.commsafe.community-safety-patrols)