Published date: 27 January 2023

Last edited date: 16 March 2023

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Approach to market date: 4 April 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£15,000,000

Procurement reference

CPD4124003

Published date

27 January 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

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.

Scope & Requirements:

The Test and Learn Programme of work will aim to improve outcomes by focusing on gaining a better understanding of 'what works', for who, where, why, and in what context. This will extend across prevention, intervention, and recovery programmes, and will include identifying, implementing, evaluating, and scaling effective practice.

The System Wide evaluation will provide contextual information to better understand delivery at the system and at the local level, providing a broader understanding of how the system does work and should work as a whole; provide a better understanding of how people enter and move through the homelessness and rough sleeping system and interact with different services or support, and; measure delivery and interventions using a common set of metrics, to understand the effectiveness of the HRS system and service delivery.

This evaluation will incorporate qualitative and quantitative methods to test how, and how well, interventions work and interact across the HRS system and their value for money.

Both will also facilitate knowledge sharing and support capability building for local leaders and practitioners, with the aim of advancing the understanding and use of evidence to improve services.

Feasibility studies are currently underway and will inform the specification of the main project.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Evaluation

  • Early engagement
  • Published 10 August 2022, last edited 10 August 2022

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2023/2024 £6,000,000
2024/2025 £3,500,000
2025/2026 £3,500,000
2026/2027 £2,000,000

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 3 April 2023.

About the buyer

Contact name

Temi Akinde

Address

2 Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DF
England

Telephone

0000 000 0000

Email

commercialtenders@levellingup.gov.uk