Published date: 8 March 2023

Last edited date: 16 March 2023

This notice was replaced on 1 December 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 1 December 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£15,000,000

Procurement reference

CPD4124003 PTME ONLINE SESSION

Published date

8 March 2023

Approach to market date

4 April 2023

Contract start date

21 August 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2026

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

DLUHC is planning a pre-market engagement event which will be held online from 10:00am on Friday 17th March 2023.

This will allow suppliers to provide feedback on the requirements and raise clarification questions directly to the project team. Suppliers must express an interest in attending this event no later than 12:00 hours on Wednesday 15th March 2023.

This will allow DLUHC to send invitations and provide supplementary information relating to some of the Annexes referenced in the attached specification.

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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) wishes to commission a systems wide evaluation of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping system, along with the delivery of a Test and Learn project. The total budget for this research work is up to £15m (excluding VAT) with the Test and Learn programme making up £12m of this budget. £0.5m has been set aside for a Deep Dives programme which includes some light-tough evaluation work of specific interventions. The remaining requirement is covered by £2.5m.

The Homelessness and Rough Sleeping (HRS) Programme provides funding for programmes designed to end rough sleeping and reduce homelessness. While there is some evidence on the impact of specific funds and interventions delivered by DLUHC, these interventions are delivered as part of a complex system where homelessness and rough sleeping is driven by both structural and individual factors, and service users interact concurrently with a wide range of government and third sector interventions. This overlap, in addition to the national roll out of most interventions, limits our ability to robustly evaluate different interventions in isolation from each other.


Please visit the following link to view previous notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/abd003c6-1074-46ea-ac08-2a4efe2ee7fb

More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2023/2024 £6,000,000
2024/2025 £3,500,000
2025/2026 £3,500,000
2026/2027 £2,000,000

Attachments

Links

  • https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research
  • Procurement plan
  • The project will be procured through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - RM6126 Research and Insights Market Place.

    Suppliers are able to apply to join the DPS at any time. During application to join the DPS, suppliers indicate which services they may be able to provide under the DPS. 

    Please note that new suppliers are able to register with the DPS via the following link and that this process can take at least 2 weeks: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research

    DLUHC will apply filter categories relevant to the requirement in order to create a supplier shortlist for running a further competition.

    If you have any questions about the DPS and would like to contact a member of the CCS team please use the links provided on the website above.

Additional text

PLEASE NOTE: The dates specified for the procurement exercise in this Notice are indicative and are subject to change. Current indications are that the Invitation To Tender will now go live during the week commencing 3rd April 2023.

About the buyer

Contact name

Temi Akinde

Address

2 Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DF
England

Email

commercialtenders@levellingup.gov.uk