Published date: 3 April 2018

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: 24 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP307778140

Published date

3 April 2018

Closing date

24 April 2018

Contract start date

1 May 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Council wishes to procure a provider to deliver housing advice and homelessness prevention as an extension of the Council's provision and which is delivered in such a way as to better engage with people who may experience social exclusion or who struggle to engage with 'official' services. In addition the provider will be expected to commit sufficient managerial and staff resource to work with the Council's Housing Services to support the successful implementation of a new service model for preventing homelessness and will take a lead role on some aspects of service development in agreement with the Council.

This contract will be for an initial period of 1 year from 1st May 2018 with the option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 1 year. A fixed contract value of £102,850 per annum is available and bidders must be able to demonstrate how they will make the most effective use of that funding in a way that balances service provision with service development in collaboration with the Council.

More information

Links

Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK

Telephone

+441743252993

Email

procurement@shropshire.gov.uk