Published date: 8 July 2024

Last edited date: 12 July 2024

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: 28 August 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£15,000,000

Procurement reference

HCA001-DN708500-41489994

Published date

8 July 2024

Closing date

28 August 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

16 December 2024

Contract end date

15 December 2028

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

Homes England is seeking to appoint a £15m (ex VAT) national framework agreement for four years, to replace the existing Strategic Research and Economic Analysis Framework. The framework will be used to procure economic, evaluation and research services specific to the housing sector and Homes England's Mission and Objectives as set out in the Strategic Plan.

Any organisation, or consortium, can apply to be a supplier if they can deliver all of the required services across England. Interested Suppliers should look carefully at the procurement documentation. Individual appointments will either be via direct award or further competition.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Homes England Strategic Research, Economics and Evaluation Framework 2024-2028

  • Opportunity
  • Published 8 July 2024

Links

Additional text

The opportunity can be accessed via Home England's e-Tendering system. Tenderers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through our e-Tendering system. If not already registered, candidates should register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=db4db62c-193d-ef11-812d-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=8ce2504f-133d-ef11-812d-005056b64545
All discussions, meetings, and communications will be conducted in English.

The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP.

This procurement and award are subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by Homes England and our contract with the supplier.
Bidders should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for Homes England to be able to honour our transparency obligations without undermining the bidder's commercial interests.
Candidates are advised that Homes England is subject to the freedom of information Act 2000 ('The Act'). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Homes England shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the act which relates to the information provided by the interested party.

Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.
Homes England takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or engage with Homes England.

Please refer to our anti-bribery and corruption policy by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information.
Homes England (the trading name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Further details on the number of participants are contained within the procurement documents.

All dates in this notice are indicative and may be amended.

The NUTS code included in this notice is 'UK'. However, the services will only be procured in England.

About the buyer

Address

1 Friargate
Coventry
CV1 2GN
United Kingdom

Email

commercial@homesengland.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england