How to win: GCC026 - Provision of Somewhere Safe to Stay Hubs in Cheltenham and Gloucester

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Background Two Lots and each lot has a value of £1,360,000 Open procedure - above threshold. The Authority is seeking to commission two Somewhere Safe to Stay Hub services to provide direct access emergency accommodation, assessment, stabilisation and housing-focused support for people who are sleeping rough or at imminent risk of rough sleeping across Gloucestershire. The Services will be commissioned as two separate Lots: Lot 1: Cheltenham Somewhere Safe to Stay Hub (serving Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Stroud and Tewkesbury) Lot 2: Gloucester Somewhere Safe to Stay Hub (serving Gloucester City) Potential Providers may submit a tender for one Lot only. Please see the time tables for each lot within the ITT document.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Gloucester City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £2,266,666.66, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 30 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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