Tender: Westminster City Council VCS Homelessness Prevention Training Pilot — North Paddington

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Westminster City Council is seeking a supplier to deliver a place-based 12-month pilot to strengthen early intervention and upstream homelessness prevention by providing training, support and capacity building for Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations, initially launched in North Paddington. The contract requires co-designing a holistic package of community resources, delivering VCS organisational development to strengthen internal processes and resident support, and extending the training and support package into the wider Westminster area using learning and training modules from the pilot. The initial contract maximum value is £150,000 (exc VAT) for 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at £100,000 (exc VAT); the pilot will include ongoing evaluation and all provided information will be treated as commercially sensitive. An online Provider Information Event will be held on 2 July 2026.