Published date: 31 May 2018

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 8 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal advisory and information services - 79140000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£50,000 to £80,000

Procurement reference

HOS Casework assistance

Published date

31 May 2018

Approach to market date

8 June 2018

Contract start date

9 July 2018

Contract end date

1 July 2020

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Housing Ombudsman is seeking assistance from legal housing firms with the goal of improving its current case turnaround times . The Ombudsman has a short term backlog and requires external support to meet its target of cases no older than 6 months by end of March 2109. An Expressions of Interest document is provided as part of this notice with further details of this opportunity.

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2018/2019 £55,000
2019/2020 £25,000

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Rosalind D'Cruz

Address

Exchange Tower
Harbour Exchange
LONDON
E14 9GE
England

Telephone

0207 431 3458 ext 3458

Email

RDcruz@housing-ombudsman.org.uk

Website

www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk