Published date: 6 May 2021
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£2,640,000
Procurement reference
tender_271186/959267
Published date
6 May 2021
Closing date
25 May 2021
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
1 October 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
This requirement is for a new two-and-a-half-year contract for an organisation to act as a national body for HIAs on an England-wide basis. HIAs are typically locally based, non-profit services, providing around 50% of Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs).
We are seeking to ensure coverage of vital national body support to HIAs as well as all local authorities - both in the 71% of local areas in England that have HIA coverage and for local authorities that administer DFGs in house - to help drive efficiency, effectiveness and value for money in local DFG delivery. Government funding for the DFG in 2021-22 totals £573 million.
We are therefore seeking proposals from Tenderers that can demonstrate the necessary expertise and experience to:
- act as a centre of expertise and central point of coordination for all local authorities and HIAs;
- provide expert information, advice, training and accreditation to local authorities, HIAs and the wider home adaptations sector around their DFG delivery;
- help promote the integration of housing, health and social care through sharing best practice around the inclusion of home adaptations in local strategies, commissioning and investment planning;
- represent the sector, co-ordinate views and offer leadership as well as steering the sector in dealings with outside stakeholders, including Government;
- maintain websites and social media, which should include a publicly available database of all HIA services available in England, e-Newsletters, e-Bulletins, e-Briefings, reports and sharing good practice guides;
- gather front-line intelligence around local DFG delivery across England for Government and develop, maintain and analyse the data; and
- provide insight to inform MHCLG about the home adaptations policy delivery landscape and advise on policy development around home adaptations as required.
More information
Additional text
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he procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://dclg.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://dclg.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
About the buyer
Address
MHCLG Fry Building, 2 Marsham St, Westminster
London
SW1P 4DF
England
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