Rough Sleeping Service

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
South West
Open procedure
1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028

Delivery of a comprehensive rough sleeping service including severe weather emergency provision (SWEP) and drop-in multi-agency community hubs. The service requires an immediate response to all new, known, reported, and suspected rough sleeping sites, alongside co-ordinated multi-disciplinary partnership working to safeguard individuals and meet their health and wellbeing needs. The provider must ensure delivery models are inclusive of diverse and disproportionately affected groups to reduce homelessness and the use of temporary accommodation.

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Awarded value: £3.2m; As published
Published: 2 May 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 27 August 2025; St Mungo's
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 30 November 2028

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist homelessness support services, including multi-agency community hubs and emergency severe weather accommodation for rough sleepers.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
2 May 2025
Contract awardedto St Mungo's
27 August 2025
Contract starts
1 December 2025
Contract ends
30 November 2028

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The buyer

Type: Council
Homeless outreach contracts, 24 months: 1
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Typical homeless outreach contract: £3.2m

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How it compares

14.0× the typical homeless outreach contract (£225k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/321226/rough-sleeping-service
Buyer reference: DN759158
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-050cb8
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Rough Sleeping Service. Contract award, 2 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/321226/rough-sleeping-service (accessed 12 October 2026).