Published date: 13 July 2022

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.


Closing: 21 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Housing services - 70333000

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

  • Provision of services to the community - 75200000

Location of contract

EC2P 2EJ

Value of contract

£26,000 to £75,000

Procurement reference

tender_310382/1087695

Published date

13 July 2022

Closing date

21 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 August 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract type

Service contract

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?

Yes

Description

Government has emphasized the need to transition current guests from temporary
Hotel provision to longer term settled accommodation. Recent good practice
guidance has broken down effective interventions into the following key areas:

Creating the conditions for Move On For example:

- Myth busting some of the expectations around housing and employment
markets in the UK particularly around size / quality of UK housing and access
to social housing)
- Providing practical information on transport in and around the UK (and
confirmation that many British nationals are required to travel some distance
to work)
- Facilitating the transition of families across local authorities by sharing key
information (including number of family members, gender, age, education
levels, mental health issues, past experiences and so forth) between local
authorities and relevant statutory services.

Supporting guests to accept a matched council property for example:

- Being clear that other properties are unlikely to be available and would be of
similar size and quality
- Being clear that this is the first step towards their longer-term plans in the UK,
not the location they need to remain in forever
- Helping guests understand the role of the council once they are moved into
settled accommodation
- Support the transition of families as they move on by providing them with
information about the local area, providing reassurance and a 'friendly face'
in the new area, and responding to any questions or concerns they may have
about the property or local area and community

Providing practical tools that may help for example:

- Providing maps of the UK on the wall to provide clarity on distances
- Helping guests download transport apps (trainline etc) onto phones so they
can understand time and distance to travel to family / employment
- Showing photos of the house and local area
- Using google maps to demonstrate distance to services and amenities

A commissioned Move-On service is actively working with guests to support them
with move-on - especially into the private rented sector. The wraparound support
service will be expected to support sign up to this service.

More information

Additional text

Please see the service specification situated in the RFQ Pack for more information. To bid for this opportunity, suppliers must be registered on the Capital E Sourcing tendering portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Commissioning Team

Address

Guildhall, PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
England

Email

commissioning@cityoflondon.gov.uk