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How to win: RE-OPENING - Light Touch Framework for Supported Accommodation and semi-independent Living for Young People

A services contract from London Borough of Ealing Council, worth £300,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

London Borough of Ealing Council

Value

£300,000,000

Closing date

6 July 2026

About this contract

Reopening of the Light Touch Framework (LTF) for Supported Accommodation and semi-independent Living for Young People - for REGION 1 ONLY. Region 1- This will include service locations within the 32 London councils and also the councils of Surrey and Buckinghamshire. If you do NOT fall into this region please do not apply. If you have already applied and been successful you do NOT need to apply again. London Borough of Ealing is working with the West London Alliance members and other local authorities have established a light touch Framework, for a total duration of 8 years (4+2+2) starting on 1/4/2026, to procure and commission Supported accommodation and semi independent living services for Young people. This light touch framework is now reopening for new applicants who qualify for Region 1. The light touch framework consists of an unlimited number of providers in two lots: Lot 1 for the provision of supported accommodation (for young people aged 16-17 year) by Ofsted registered providers; and Lot 2 semi-independent accommodation (for Young people aged 18+) from providers that are not Ofsted registered and the provision of floating support. Providers can apply for both lots. Th

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — London Borough of Ealing Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £300,000,000, 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 6 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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