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Homelessness accommodation contracts

UK public sector · 107 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
107
Last 12 months
Median contract
£466k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£135m
105 of 105 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
62
Suppliers
85

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most homelessness accommodation contracts took 22% of them (23 of 107).
  • The median contract, £466k, is 66% above the median across social care contracts (£281k).
  • South West had the most contracts: 18, or 17% of the total.

Who buys homelessness accommodation

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Cornwall Council7 contracts
  2. 2Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council7 contracts
  3. 3Bedford Borough Council4 contracts
  4. 4East Suffolk Council4 contracts
  5. 5Bath & North East Somerset Council4 contracts
  6. 6Exeter City Council4 contracts
  7. 7Westminster City Council3 contracts
  8. 8Halton Borough Council3 contracts
  9. 9London Borough of Camden3 contracts
  10. 10Sunderland City Council3 contracts

Top homelessness accommodation contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Home Group7 contracts
  2. 2St Mungo's6 contracts
  3. 3Anglia Care Trust4 contracts
  4. 4The Riverside Group Ltd (Care & Support)3 contracts
  5. 5Changing Lives3 contracts
  6. 6Framework Housing Association3 contracts
  7. 7Platfform for Change3 contracts
  8. 8Thames Reach2 contracts
  9. 9The Salvation Army2 contracts
  10. 10YMCA Together2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

11Q4 2025*28Q1 202632Q2 202636Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 93 · Wales 13 · Scotland 1

South West18London17Wales13North East12East of England12North West11West Midlands6South East6East Midlands5Yorkshire and The Humber3Scotland1UK-wide or not stated3

What is included

Staffed hostels, night shelters and supported accommodation for homeless adults and families, from severe weather beds, winter shelters and rapid-access assessment hubs to direct-access hostels and short and medium-term supported housing with key work, life skills and move-on support.

  • Direct-access and emergency hostels
  • Short and medium-term supported accommodation
  • Step-down accommodation
  • Complex needs and high support needs schemes
  • Recovery-based supported housing for people with drug or alcohol dependence
  • Supported accommodation for homeless people with mental health needs
  • Supported accommodation for pregnant women and mothers with babies
  • On-site management and support of council-owned supported accommodation units
  • Severe weather emergency protocol provision
  • Winter and night shelters bought on their own
  • Short-stay assessment and rapid access accommodation

What is not included

  • Young people's supported housing and foyers (soc.child.supported-accommodation-16-plus)
  • Accommodation for people on probation (soc.house.probation-and-prison-leaver-accommodation)
  • Rooms supplied for statutory temporary accommodation (soc.house.temporary-accommodation-supply)
  • Domestic abuse refuges (soc.abuse.refuges-and-safe-accommodation)
  • Registered mental health supported accommodation with personal care (soc.supp.mental-health-supported-accommodation)
  • Rough sleeping outreach (soc.house.rough-sleeping-outreach)
  • Drug and alcohol treatment (another industry: healthcare)

Often bought by the same buyers