Tender

Rough Sleeping Initiative 21/22: Lots D and H

WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Tender

22 Apr 2021 at 13:05

Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is currently facilitating a public procurement process for the "Rough Sleeping Initiative 21/22: Lots D and H" within the homelessness sector. This tender is classified under project management consultancy services and is aimed at addressing rough sleeping across the region. The procurement is in the active tender stage, with the deadline for Lot D submissions set for 1700 on 7th May 2021 and for Lot H on 1700 on 21st May 2021. The deliveries are to be made in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, with contracts commencing on 1st June 2021 and concluding on 31st March 2022. The procurement method used is an open procedure, designed to facilitate broad participation. 

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on social services and consultancy, particularly those with expertise in homelessness support, community engagement, and personalised service delivery. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete, given the emphasis on outcome-focused solutions and the provision of social support networks. The successful delivery of the project could help these businesses expand their influence in the sector while addressing critical social issues in the West Midlands community.

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Notice Title

Rough Sleeping Initiative 21/22: Lots D and H

Notice Description

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), through the work of the Homelessness Taskforce, has for the second year, successfully secured funding from the Rough Sleeping Initiative (year 4), for the region. This funding to the WMCA from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is in addition and adds value to funds allocated to individual Local Authorities. The WMCA will liaise with partner Local Authorities to ensure relevance and strategic fit of services commissioned. The primary objective of the RSI Fund is to: - Help people sleeping rough off the streets - Help those who have moved off the streets to successfully progress away from rough sleeping - Prevent those in crisis, and at imminent risk, from sleeping rough The WMCA is now seeking submissions to deliver outcomes through the RSI Fund 2021-22. This is being done through two separate tenders made up of the following Lots: 1. Lot D: Outcome focused, spot purchase fund available to organisations to enable individual solutions for people sleeping rough, allowing flexible, personal planning and delivery. 2. Lot H: Social support networks, developing and testing new approaches to sustaining tenancies for people with a history of rough sleeping via use of peer led and other support to promote sustainable social networks to prevent a return to rough sleeping. The contract for this project will be based on the Memorandum of Understanding document provided under cover of each tender and bids are being assessed on the evaluation criteria outlined in the Specification document. Only those organisations that respond satisfactorily to the Standard Selection Questionnaire will have their tenders assessed. Please note that the deadline for tender returns for Lot D is 1700 on 7th May 2021 and for Lot H is 1700 on 21st May 2021. We are holding a pre-tender briefing for Lot H via MS Teams at 1500 on 6th May 2021, please see the Lot H tender documents for further details of how to register. In order to access the documents and submit a bid please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The tender reference for Lot D is itt_946 and the tender reference for Lot H is itt_947. If you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-907f7cc8-64d3-413c-bee4-9fd1a79a7577
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/03bebf7a-806e-47d7-8e6a-f34a7bebc9a8
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Apr 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 May 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
West Midlands Combined Authority
Contact Email
procurement.team@wmca.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B19 3SD
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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